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October 2026
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“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.
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2026 Penn State Marathon Reading
10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
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Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Jonathan Dunn, Ph.D.
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
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The Comparative Literature Luncheon Series: Collaborative Translation
12:15 p.m.–1:30 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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Journalism, Trust, and the Future of an Informed Democracy
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
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“Art as Autobiography”: Talk by Abel Azcona
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
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“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.
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.
2026 Outstanding Alumni Lecture
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
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Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Carrie Jackson
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.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.
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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.
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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
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Americans Without Borders:
3:30 p.m.–5:30 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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“Rethinking Birthing Skill: Amplifying African Indigenous Birthing Epistemologies and Practices in Maternal Health Discourse”
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Ukrainian Soldier-Poet Yaryna Chornoguz
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
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The Comparative Literature Luncheon Series: Paul Buchholz
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
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AFS Brown Bag Lecture Series: Ida Djenontin
12:30 p.m.
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“Safeguarding Democracy: Addressing Risks to the 2026 Midterm Elections”
4:00 p.m.–5:30 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.
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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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Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Elsi Kaiser
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
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