Posts tagged convocation lectures
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Tonight in Finney Chapel at 7:30pm: Jonathan Alter and Ross Douthat discussing Super Tuesday.
Salman Rushdie spoke in Finney Chapel last Wednesday to a packed house.
For more images from Rushdie’s talk, visit our Flickr.
Photo by John Seyfried.
We are the storytelling animal.
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Multicultural Resource Center: Convoked by a writer: Salman Rushdie
You might know him for Midnight’s Children or Satanic Verses. Or even for his previous romantic association with Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi. This prolific writer was also knighted in 2007 for his important contributions to English literature. You may have probably guessed the identity of this…
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rain and rushdie
the man himself, ushered in by a sky of grey and a town of wet.
Spoke here last night in Finney Chapel… reblog if you went! What did you think?
Adrian Fenty ‘92 was the youngest person ever elected mayor of Washington, D.C., serving from 2007 through January 2, 2011. As D.C.’s fifth mayor, Fenty championed innovative solutions to the district’s greatest challenges. He opened the 2011-12 convocation lecture series in Finney Chapel on September 13th. Fenty is also a distinguished visiting professor of politics this semester.
More photos of Fenty’s talk can be found on Flickr.
Photo by John Seyfried.
General Anthony Zinni is a retired four-star general in the U.S. Marine Corps and former commander in chief of the U.S. Central Command. He completed the 2010-11 Convocation Lecture Series.
Photo by John Seyfried. More images can be viewed here.
Writer, lecturer, feminist, and political activist Gloria Steinem gives a convocation lecture in Finney Chapel on March 2nd, 2011.
Photos by John Seyfried.
For more images, check out the Gloria Steinem album on Flickr.
Feminist crusader Gloria Steinem sees desire for activism at Oberlin College
Writer and historian Nell Painter visited Oberlin as part of the 2010-11 Convocation Lecture series on February 22nd.
Additional photos can be found in the Nell Painter album on Flickr.
Photos by John Seyfried.
