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October 2026
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Brown Bag Discussion: Daphne Maurer, O.C., Ph.D.
11:00 a.m.
The Comparative Literature Luncheon Series: Sam Frederick
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
EMP Lab Meeting
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
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Academic Writing: Structure, Flow, and Paraphrasing
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Department of Political Science Lecture Series: Joshua Kertzer, Harvard University
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
“The Culture of Deliberative Democracy in Ireland” Student Film Screenings
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
“A History of Uncertainty: Science between the Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe”
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
EPPIC Speak UP: Weekly English Speaking Group
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Consortium for Early Modern and Medieval Studies Lecture Series with Colby Gordon
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
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Consortium for Early Modern and Medieval Studies Workshop with Colby Gordon
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
2026 Penn State Marathon Reading
10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Sociology Colloquium Speaker Series: Natasha Warikoo
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Guobin Yang on “Online Diaries in the History of the Chinese Internet: Form, Accordance, Affect”
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
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African Studies Global Virtual Forum: Decoloniality and Southern Epistemologies – Maya Alkateb-Chami
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Jonathan Dunn, Ph.D.
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Applied Linguistics Roundtable
2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
“Words as Psychological Windows: What Language Reveals About the Human Mind”
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Film Studies Working Group
6:00 p.m.
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The Comparative Literature Luncheon Series: Collaborative Translation
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
EMP Lab Meeting
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Workshop: The Sounds of American English
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Partus and Property: Reading Black Mothering into the Black Radical Tradition
noon–1:00 p.m.
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Webinar: “Advanced by Design: Curriculum, Rigor, and Transformation through Collegiate Language Programming”
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
“The Political Supreme Court: A Forgotten History”
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
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AFI Book Talk on Architecture of Migration (2023)
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Journalism, Trust, and the Future of an Informed Democracy
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
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Africana Studies Global Virtual Forum: Decoloniality and Southern Epistemologies – Laura Doyle, Mwangi wa Gĩthĩnji
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Jupitara Ray
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
East and Southeast Asian Film Series
6:00 p.m.
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EMP Lab Meeting
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
“Art as Autobiography”: Talk by Abel Azcona
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Workshop: Syllables and Stress in American English
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Sung Ha Yun on “Wŏn Buddhist Meditation: A Guided Mindfulness Practice”
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS: “Finding Purpose in a Warming World”
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
“Six Brief Actions on Autobiography” Performance by Abel Azcona
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
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Webinar: Basic Research and Classroom Research – A dialogue between Shawn Loewen and Robert De Keyser
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Department of Political Science Lecture Series: Justin Kirkland, University of Virginia
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
The Process of Writing Trauma: Workshop in Spanish by Abel Azcona
12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Penn State IKS Speaker Series: Sung Ha Yun “Women’s Liberation in Modern Korean Religion”
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
WGSS Speaker Series: Brooke Hull
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Ukrainian Band Kommuna Luxe
7:00 p.m.
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Steven and Janice Brose Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Fay A. Yarbrough
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Charles Exley on “The Voice and the Silhouette: Miura Tamaki and the Grain of Celebrity”
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
The Phenomenological Discussion Group Meeting
6:00 p.m.
2026 Outstanding Alumni Lecture
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
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Africana Studies Global Virtual Forum: Decoloniality and Southern Epistemologies – Oluwasola Kemi Rauf
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Carrie Jackson
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
“Measuring Social Connection: Reflecting on Three Years of The American Friendship Project”
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
“Integrated Multilingualism: Translanguaging and Linguistic Social Justice” – Jeff MacSwan
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
“Becoming Black, Becoming Palestinian”
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Steven and Janice Brose Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Fay A. Yarbrough
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Film Screening and Talk: I Am What I Am
6:00 p.m.
La teta asustada (Claudia Llosa, 2009)
6:00 p.m.
The Penn State Film Studies Working Group
6:00 p.m.
The Film Studies Working Group
6:00 p.m.
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Steven and Janice Brose Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Fay A. Yarbrough
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
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The Comparative Literature Luncheon Series: Adrian Wanner
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
EMP Lab Meeting
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Workshop: The Rhythm of American English
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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What’s it giving? Nonbinary “they” and the fight to queer meaning
noon–1:00 p.m.
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“Forgiveness as a Moral Virtue in Restorative Justice”
noon
Don Vosburg Academic Technologist of Learning Innovation
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Reading New Books: Gestural Listening In and Beyond the Classroom by Laura Feibush
4:00 p.m.
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Animal Subalterns with Jonathan Dickstein
3:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Americans Without Borders:
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
The 2026–2027 Child Study Center’s Lois Bloom Lecture
4:15 p.m.
Workshop: Writing Abstracts for Papers and Conferences
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
The 2026 Emily Dickinson Lectureship in American Poetry presents Victoria Chang
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
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CGWR Webinar Series
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Emiko Muraki
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
“Rethinking Birthing Skill: Amplifying African Indigenous Birthing Epistemologies and Practices in Maternal Health Discourse”
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Honorary Colloquium for Rosa Eberly
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Ukrainian Soldier-Poet Yaryna Chornoguz
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Film Screening and Talk: Another Sky
6:00 p.m.
The Film Studies Working Group
6:00 p.m.
The CMLIT Horror Network Film Screening Series
6:00 p.m.
Penn State Horror Network Film Series
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
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The Comparative Literature Luncheon Series: Paul Buchholz
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
EMP Lab Meeting
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Work-in-Progress Workshop
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Workshop: Intonation in American English
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Networking: Breaking the Ice at Professional Events
“The Wakandization of Africa: Unity, Black Power and the Problem of Utopia”
noon–1:00 p.m.
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“Inclusion and Exclusion by Design: Immigrant Integration during the Industrial Era and the Role of Religious Organizations”
noon–1:15 p.m.
“The Great Perceptual Divide: Identity and Democracy in the United States and Britain”
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
AFS Brown Bag Lecture Series: Ida Djenontin
12:30 p.m.
A Training: What is AI and Why is it Happening to Me?
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Finding Connection in a Divided World: A Reading and Conversation with Jeremy Engels
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
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“Safeguarding Democracy: Addressing Risks to the 2026 Midterm Elections”
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Workshop: Writing Introductions and Methods Sections in Research Papers
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
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Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Catherine Travis
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Applied Linguistics Roundtable
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
East and Southeast Asian Film Series
6:00 p.m.
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De Jong Lectureship Series
9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
The Comparative Literature Luncheon Series: Chris Hoshnic
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
EMP Lab Meeting
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
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“My Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart: Trauma and the Lyric Memoir”
noon–1:00 p.m.
The Language of LinkedIn: Tips for Career Connections
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
The Language of LinkedIn: Tips for Career Connections
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Webinar: “OPI-DA: A Dynamic Assessment Approach to Diagnosing Learner Oral Proficiency” (Jie Zhang and Sophia Qin)
10:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m.
Nelson Mandela Lecture
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Workshop: Writing About Data and Results in Research Papers
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Workshop: Writing a Literature Review
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
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Language Research Symposium
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Elsi Kaiser
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Department of Political Science Lecture Series: Jay Krehbiel, University of Buffalo
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Visiting Speaker: Emotion as Social Indexicality: Developing Affective Repertoires in L2 French – Rémi van Compernolle
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Film Studies Working Group
6:00 p.m.
The Film Studies Working Group
6:00 p.m.
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