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Author and activist speaks to UT “I am not broken”

Emily Schnipke, Managing Editor
January 31, 2017
Filed under Community

“Strangers pat me on the head, they whisper… things about courage and inspiration. They declare me special.” Eli Clare, a writer and activist, spoke these words on Jan. 30 in Memorial Field House at the University of Toledo to a crowd of different ages, abilities and sexualities. Clare used... Read more »

University of Toledo holds lecture on climate change

Morgan Kovacs, News Editor
January 24, 2017
Filed under News, Top Stories

A lecture about climate change which focused on how we know climate change is real and what we can do about it was presented by Andy Jorgensen, associate professor of chemistry and environmental sciences. The lecture was presented to a group of about 40 at the Lake Erie Center on January 19. According... Read more »

Award-winning author Danzy Senna speaks at The University of Toledo

Meg Perry, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

Award-winning author Danzy Senna visited the University of Toledo to read from her memoir Where Did You Sleep Last Night? as well as answer questions, and hold a book signing. The event was held Thursday, Nov. 3 for the 27th annual Richard M. Summers Memorial Lecture presented by the English Departme... Read more »

Daymond John gives lecture at University of Toledo

Morgan Kovacs, News Editor
October 18, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

Would you take the deal? It’s a dream that many have: the opportunity to be invested in by Shark Tank’s finest. Investing in others is one way that Daymond John gives back. The University of Toledo welcomed entrepreneur John to speak on Tuesday night as part of the Jesup Scott Honors College ... Read more »

Daymond John comes to UT

Amber Thomas, Community-Co Editor
October 18, 2016
Filed under Community, Top Stories

Daymond John, CEO and founder of the 90’s era FUBU brand and an investor on ABC'S reality television series Shark Tank, spoke to University of Toledo students and community members yesterday, Oct. 18, at the Nitschke Auditorium as part of the Jesup Scott Honors College Distinguished Lecture Series. As... Read more »

Ambassador Andrew Young speaks at The University of Toledo

Ambassador Andrew Young speaks at The University of Toledo

Morgan Kovacs, News Editor
October 4, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories

A crowd of over 500 people braved the rainy weather Thursday night to hear Ambassador Andrew Young speak in Savage Arena for the tenth anniversary of the Edward Shapiro Lecture Series, presented by the College of Arts and Letters. Young is a Civil Rights icon, former UN Ambassador and former mayor of... Read more »

Poet Jillian Weise speaks at Toledo about disability rights

Emily Lorton, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2016
Filed under News

Students and faculty filled the Canady Center in Carlson Library Sept. 19 to listen to Dr. Jillian Weise perform her award winning poems in an event hosted by UT Disability Studies Program. Weise presented her poems, including “Poem for his Ex,” “I Own a Gun,” “I Had a Little Cash” and... Read more »

Civil Rights Icon and former UN Ambassador to speak at The University of Toledo

Civil Rights Icon and former UN Ambassador to speak at The University of Toledo

Morgan Kovacs, News Editor
September 27, 2016
Filed under News

  The Edwards Shapiro Distinguished Lecture Series will welcome Civil Rights icon and former UN Ambassador Andrew Young to speak at Savage Arena Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7pm. “This year’s Shapiro lecture features Andrew Young, a living legend in the struggle for racial and social justice... Read more »

Richard Russo spoke about academic novels at the University of Toledo Oct. 22

Yasmine Abdullah, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2015
Filed under News

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and teacher discussed his 1997 book, Straight Man, with attendees on Oct. 22 in Doermann Theater. Richard Russo began the lecture speaking about academic novels and how they can sometimes be ambitious and deeply personal,... Read more »

Chemistry Lecturer Speaks at University of Toledo

Riley Sproul, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2015
Filed under News

John Warner gave a lecture on Green Chemistry in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department and the recent addition of the University of Toledo’s School of Green Chemistry and Engineering. Green Chemistry is a program in which chemists try to find new ways to create... Read more »

Toledo art museum director to speak about visual language in lecture series

Samantha Rhodes, Managing Editor
March 18, 2015
Filed under News, Top Stories

Over 30,000 rare works of art from around the globe can be found in the Toledo Museum of Art — as can the next speaker in the Jesup Scott Honors College Distinguished Lecture Series. Brian Kennedy, director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art since 2010, will give a lecture titled, “Do You Spe... Read more »

Science lectures to be held throughout spring semester

Torrie Jadlocki, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2015
Filed under News

Science and interactive fun have come together at the University of Toledo’s Saturday Morning Science lecture series. Entering its tenth year, the lecture series is hosted by Joseph Schmidt and John Bellizzi, both UT associate professors of chemistry. The spring 2015 lectures feature a variety o... Read more »

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