Events

Let’s Learn Summer Book Club: Lisa Cron, Story Or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life ★

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Let's Learn Summer Book Club: Lisa Cron, Story Or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life June 25, 12:00-1:00PM "A practical, heartfelt manual for anyone who needs to change minds and actions. Lisa Cron shares the art of practical empathy with leaders who care enough…

BFF: Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities – 2nd Reading Group ♥

Zoom

BFF: Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities - 2nd Reading Group (Friday, July 9) X Black Womxn Daily, AAPI Womxn in Leadership, and Academic & Professional Women at UCI would like to invite you to a Best First Friday (BFF): Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities – 2nd Reading Group event and hangout scheduled for Friday, July…

Best First Friday (BFF): Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities – 3rd Reading Group ♥

Zoom

Join the X Black Womxn Daily, AAPI Womxn in Leadership, and Academic & Professional Women for a Best First Friday (BFF): Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities – 3rd Reading Group event scheduled for Friday, September 3rd (12pm - 1pm pst). We hope that in an effort to build community, attendees prepare for the event by…

Read to Create: A Workshop with Monica Youn and Krystal Tribbett, featuring the poetry of Tracy K. Smith ♥

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Read to Create: A Workshop with Monica Youn and Krystal Tribbett, featuring the poetry of Tracy K. Smith Friday, October 15, 2021 12:00-1:30pm PDTZoom meeting, free and open to all. RSVP HERE In this workshop, poet Monica Youn (UCI English) and curator Krystal Tribbett (UCI Libraries) will explore “Declaration,” a short poem by former Poet…

 Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America | Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz, Figures of the Future: Latino Civil Rights and the Politics of Demographic Change ♥ ★

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A virtual presentation of the Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America book talk series Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz Figures of the Future: Latino Civil Rights and the Politics of Demographic Change For years, newspaper headlines, partisan speeches, academic research and even comedy routines have communicated that the United States is undergoing a profound demographic transformation—one that will purportedly…

Affordable Textbooks For You and Your Students ♥

Affordable Textbooks For You and Your Students Is it possible to have a textbook that is customizable to your needs, accessible on the first day of class, and affordable for students? The answer is YES! Join the UCI Libraries to learn more about Open Educational Resources (OER) and other Affordable Course Materials that can reduce…

AAPI Womxn in Leadership Book Discussion on “The Refugees” ♥ ★

AAPI Womxn in Leadership Book Discussion on “The Refugees” Please join the AAPI Womxn in Leadership for a virtual Book Discussion on Tuesday, February 1st (12pm – 1pm PST) to discuss The Refugees by Pulitzer-Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Please come prepared to share a chapter that resonated with you or a lesson gained…

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen by UCI Illuminations ♥ ★

Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center

Join us for a stirring and provocative evening of fiction, history and commentary with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen Date and time Thu, February 3, 2022 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST Add to calendar Location Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center 311 W Peltason Drive A Irvine, CA 92697 View Map About this…

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen by UCI Illuminations ♥ ★

Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center

Join us for a stirring and provocative evening of fiction, history and commentary with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen Date and time Thu, February 3, 2022 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST Add to calendar Location Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center 311 W Peltason Drive A Irvine, CA 92697 View Map About this…

Sandra Cisneros, Award-winning author of “House on Mango Street” ♥ ★

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Please join us for an inspiring evening with author Sandra Cisneros, author of the beloved novel “House on Mango Street,” about a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, this novel depicts a new American landscape through its multiple characters. The author will be introduced by Professor…

A Reading and Conversation with Writer and Urbanist Nadia Owusu ♥★

Please join us for an evening with Whiting Award-winning writer and urbanist NADIA OWUSU. Nadia will engage us with a reading, dialogue with professors, Q&A with audience members and a book signing. Her debut memoir, Aftershocks, was named a best book of 2021 by Time, Vogue, Esquire, NPR, and over a dozen others. It was…