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9/27

Global Food Security During COVID

As part of “The World Today,” Perry World House welcomes Barron Segar, CEO of World Food Program USA, to examine the impacts of the pandemic, climate change, and conflict on global food security. The session is moderated by Jennifer Pinto-Martin, the Viola MacInnes/Independence Professor in the Biobehavioral Health Sciences.

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Hybrid

Through

9/29

Efrén C. Olivares

Efrén Olivares, alumni of Penn Carey Law, presents “My Boy Will Die of Sorrow,” which chronicles his work as an immigration lawyer in South Texas and how his own story as an immigrant resonates with that of his clients. Efrén is also the Deputy Legal Director at Southern Poverty Law Center's Immigrant Justice Project in McAllen, Texas.

3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Various locations

9/29

Arthur Tress

Japainese painting of river, people crossing bridge, and cherry blossoms.

In 2018, acclaimed photographer Arthur Tress donated over 1,200 titles to the Penn Libraries’ Kislak Center, including rare volumes from the late 1700s to the 1930s, as well as artist books related to kyōka poetry, erotica, and design, among others. In this symposium, scholars convene to discuss the world of Japanese books and collecting.

3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Hybrid

Through

10/31

ArBOOretum

Scarecrows holding "vote" sign with a belt in American-flag pattern

Morris Arboretum celebrates October with “ArBOOretum,” featuring more than 30 scarecrows on display throughout the Arboretum from Oct. 1 through Halloween. The theme this year is “Spooky Scarecrows.”

All Day

Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

China Penn football

The Chinese Question

Mae M. Ngai, a professor of Asian American studies and history at Columbia, discusses Chinese exclusion and the laws that prevented immigration and citizenship in the anglophone world.

For more information, visit wolfhumanities.upenn.edu.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Virtual

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