Events

Join Sheila Ager, Professor in Classical Studies and Dean of Arts, for this special lecture. Dr. Ager is an expert in Greek history, specializing in the Hellenistic age – the years between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the suicide of Cleopatra in 30 BC. 

Immerse yourself at the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business for an insightful discussion moderated by CBC IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed, accompanied by renowned science fiction writer and tech visionary, Cory Doctorow, and tech policy entrepreneur, Vass Bednar. Together, they will delve into the pivotal interplay between imagination, public policy, and advocacy.

In this ongoing lecture series presented by the Foundation for Palestinian Studies Fund at the University of Waterloo, we learn about and engage with each other to understand new perspectives and to work for peace in this often volatile region of the world. Right now, when Palestinians and Israelis alike are suffering and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating, we will come together again to talk and to listen.

In this ongoing lecture series presented by the Foundation for Palestinian Studies Fund at the University of Waterloo, we learn about and engage with each other to understand new perspectives and to work for peace in this often volatile region of the world. Right now, when Palestinians and Israelis alike are suffering and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating, we will come together again to talk and to listen.

The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk and Q&A with artist, inventor, and professor Ken Goldberg. 

The Indigenous Speakers Series is honoured to present Chelsea Vowel, a public intellectual, writer, and Associate Lecturer and Cree language instructor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta.

The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk and Q&A with experimental roboticist AJung Moon. 

The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk and Q&A with posthuman care expert Amelia DeFalco. 

The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk and Q&A with digital rhetoric expert Heather Woods. 

The 2024 Silversides guest speaker, Samer Al- Saber, is an artist/scholar and Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at Stanford University. His work concerns identity, race, and ethnicity at the intersection of Islam and the arts.