Gloria S. Duclos Convocation
This year’s Convocation asks each member of our community to question ourselves, our society, our institutions and our leaders. A full year of events on the theme of Race and Participatory Democracy. Learn more about Gloria S. Duclos Convocation.
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Anastasia Antonacos, piano: Celebrating Convocation (5/4)
Hear music inspired by democratic ideals and political events in America and beyond over the past 150 years (8PM)
Artist Talk: Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. & Screening of "Proceed and Be Bold" (5/16)
Meet the artist! A man who is unafraid of asking uncomfortable questions about race and artistic pretension (6:30PM)
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Maine Humanities Council Events
Using literature, history, philosophy, and culture, the MHC brings people together in conversation that crosses social, economic, and cultural barriers.
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Reza Jalali’s “The Poets and the Assasin” to be performed at USM on Feb. 14
Annual W. E. B. DuBois lecture addresses racism, segregation outside Southern U.S.
Democracy, civic action center of lecture at USM
Award-winning author to speak about 'The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North' at USM's 2nd annual W. E. B. Du Bois lecture event Nov. 6
Where Do Jews Fit in America's Culture of Race? Full Length Video Recording of the Event
First Iranian film festival in Maine to be hosted by USM Honors program as part of year-long Gloria S. Duclos Convocation
Henrietta Lacks' descendants discuss bioethics, race and compassion at USM
USM to host “Descendants of Henrietta Lacks” bioethics lecture Oct. 13
USM kicks off 2017 Convocation with unprecedented outdoor event on Portland Campus
