Dialogue & Dignity Series Begins This Week
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The new Dialogue & Dignity series on campus will include speakers, workshops and conversations aimed at building appreciation for discussion that includes different points of view for the development of understanding and good solutions to our most pressing issues.
The first events in the series will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25 and will feature Zareena Grewal (Yale University), with a public presentation titled “Reading Muslims: Race, Islam and the War on Terror.” A luncheon and open office hours will also be part of the visit (see calendar section for details).
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Grewal is a historical anthropologist and documentary filmmaker whose research focuses on race, gender, religion, nationalism and transnationalism across a wide spectrum of American Muslim communities. Grewal is also an Associate Professor of American Studies, Religious Studies, Middle East Studies, and Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University, where she teaches courses about documentary film, U.S. cultural and political interests in the Middle East and South Asia, Islam in the United States and global debates about the reform of Islam.
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Additional speakers in the series will include:
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- Wednesday, Jan. 31: Mira Sucharov (Carleton University), “Identity & Justice in Israel / Palestine”
- Tuesday, March 5: Liora Halperin (University of Washington), “Gaza, Israel, Palestine: Histories of the Present”
- Monday, March 25: Omer Bartov (Brown University), “Speaking of Genocide: The Holocaust, Israel-Palestine & the War in Gaza since the October 7th Massacre”
- Monday, April 1: Ethan Katz (UC Berkeley)
- Thursday, April 4: Sarah Eltantawi (Fordham University)
- Wednesday, April 10: David Myers (UCLA) and Hussein Ibish (Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington), “How Did We Get Here? A Multi-Lens on the History of Israel-Palestine”
- Friday, May 3: Sa'ed Atshan (Swarthmore College) “Understanding Gaza: Tracing Violence and Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel"
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More details about each speaker and related campus events and activities will be announced closer to each visit.
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Emergency Communications Update
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To update your cell phone information for emergency alerts:
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- Log on to my.whitman.edu.
- Select “Campus Alert” in the “Profile” section of the menu.
- Enter or update your information as needed.
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If your information appears to be correct, but you did not receive this morning’s notification about the 2-hour delay, please email Internal Communications Strategist Bradley Nelson.
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Get the Most Out of Your Premera Health Insurance Plan
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If you are newly enrolled with your Premera health plan, congratulations, you are covered! Next steps?
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- Create an account at premera.com to find out all about your benefits.
- Put your Premera ID card in your wallet so you’ll have it when you need it. Better yet, download the Premera app on your smartphone so you can access it even easier.
- Schedule your covered preventive care appointments for the year.
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Spring Trivia Season Begins Tomorrow
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Monthly trivia nights resume this semester, so gather your friends and colleagues and register your team of up to five people for the spring season of Battle of the Whit(s). All members of the Whitman community are welcome and you can participate in as many or few sessions as fits your schedule.
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- Tuesday, Jan. 23
- Tuesday, Feb. 13
- Tuesday, March 5
- Tuesday, April 9
- Tuesday, May 7
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All trivia nights will take place from 5–7 p.m. (trivia begins at 5:30 p.m.) in the Reid Campus Center Café. Brews, ciders and wines will be available to purchase (for those 21 and over).
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LGBTQIA+ Student Services has been busy giving the Queer Resource Center a makeover, with a new paint job, furniture, stuffed animals and more. Stay tuned for an open house announcement and follow @lgbtqiawhitman for more updates.
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Reid Campus Center, Room 207
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Memorial Building, Room 205
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Penrose Library, Room 313
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Sherwood 114 or Reid Side Lawn (weather dependent)
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Dialogue & Dignity Luncheon: “Campus Climate in Time of War”
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Memorial Building, Room 331
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Dialogue & Dignity: Open Office Hours
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Memorial Building, Room 326
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Gods at the Movies: Bollywood Film Screening
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Reid Campus Center (RSVP)
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Reid Campus Center, Basement
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom (RSVP)
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