Professor Alex Lubin (Director of the Center for American Studies and Research at the American University of Beirut) on Wednesday May 7th at 4:00pm in the MCC. Professor Lubin will be discussing the parallels between Palestinian and African American coalition politics. This event is co-sponsored by The Department of Black Studies, the Black Studies Graduate […]

Abigail Washburn is a critically acclaimed singer, composer and banjo player known for her collaborations with the Sparrow Quartet, the Wu Force,and her duet performances with Bela Fleck. Her albums include Sparrow Quartet, City of Refuge, Song of the Traveling Daughter, Afterquake by Abigail Washburn and Shanghai Restoration Project and Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow […]

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is the author of four books on China and the editor or co-editor of several more, including most recently Chinese Characters:Profiles of Fast-Changing Lives in a Fast-Changing Land, which contains chapters by both fellow academics and such acclaimed journalists as Peter Hessler, Leslie T. Chang, Evan Osnos, and Ian Johnson. Wasserstrom is a […]