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Events
Jul
14
Dancing with the Dragon | Dancing with the Dragon at Dart for Art
5:30 PM
Off Campus Location
Sep
29
Guerline Jozef | 2026 Wallenberg Medal and Lecture
4:30 PM
Auditorium
Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Oct
05
WCEE Distinguished Lecture. Europe's Coalition of the Willing, Ukraine, and the Future of NATO
François Heisbourg, Senior Advisor for Europe, International Institute for Strategic Studies
5:00 PM
Room 1010
Weiser Hall
Nov
02
M. Teresa Poggi Italy and the Mediterranean Distinguished Lecture. “Signor Presidente:" Giorgia Meloni and the Italian Laboratory
Rachel Donadio, contributing writer at
The Atlantic, former
The New York Times Rome Bureau Chief and European Culture Correspondent
5:00 PM
Room 1010
Weiser Hall
Dec
03
Annual Copernicus Lecture. The Beauty and Significance of Interwar Polish Popular Music
Jan Młynarski, award-winning Polish musician
5:00 PM
Amphitheatre
Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
(for II staff and faculty; requires SSO login)
