As part of Open Access Week, a global event in its sixth year, the Libraries are hosting a series of events relevant to open access, copyright and fair use, data sharing, electronic theses and dissertations, and sustainability from Oct. 22-26.
The events begin Oct. 22 with “Perspectives on Open Access: Practice, Progress and Pitfalls,” a panel discussion via webcast, on the 26th floor of the Du Bois Library from 4-5:30 p.m.
Laura Quilter, copyright and information policy librarian, will present “Copyright & Fair Use,” on Oct. 23 from noon to 2 p.m. on the 26th floor of the Du Bois
A wide array of events and activities are planned for Homecoming from Oct. 20-28.
Afro-American and Afro-German culture and activism will converge Oct. 10-11 in two programs focusing on the life and work the late Audre Lorde, the influential African-American and lesbian poet who ignited the Afro-German movement in the 1980s, and late poet May Ayim, a founder of the Black German Movement.
Barry Bluestone, director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University, will present a talk on “Economy and Equity: Strategies for Cities and Massachusetts” on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 4:30 p.m. in 302-304 Gordon Hall.
The Center for Teaching and Faculty Development's Lunch & Learn series will examine the Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) Program on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from noon to 1 p.m.
Research by Tameka L. Gillum, associate professor of Public Health, was the subject of a recent podcast produced by Sage Publications.
Gail Hareven, one of Israel's most prominent writers, will speak at the Yiddish Book Center, 1021 West St., on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. Her topic will be “Is there room for a room of one's own? On politics and writing in Israel.”
Professor Linda Tropp, director of the Psychology of Peace and Violence Program, recently returned from Cyprus where she worked with an initiative aimed at supporting reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on the divided island.