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“Back in Bahia” exhibit featured in Michigan Daily (February 16, 2026).
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"The future of Sudan must be written by its own people."
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Events
Feb
28
Multi
CAS Exhibit. Making Armenian Americans - Project Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project
10th Floor Gallery, Weiser Hall from February 2 to April 30, 2026
8:00 AM
Feb
28
Korean Cinema NOW | FAQ | 막걸리가 알려줄거야
1:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Mar
07
Korean Cinema NOW | A Traveler’s Needs | 여행자의 필요
1:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Mar
10
WCEE Emerging Issues Lecture. Why Greenland Matters Now
Gabriella Gricius, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Konstanz, Senior Fellow at the Arctic Institute, and Fellow at the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network
4:00 PM
Forum Hall
Palmer Commons
Mar
12
Multi
CAS Exhibit. Հմայարան / Hmayaran by Levon Kafafian (Detroit-based Artist)
International Institute Gallery, 547 Weiser Hall from March 12-30, 2026
8:00 AM
International Institute Gallery, Room 547
Weiser Hall
Mar
12
A New World of Authoritarian Welfare?
Linda Cook (Brown University), Dorit Geva (University of Vienna), Joseph Wong (University of Toronto), Erdem Yoruk (Koç University), Luciana Souza de Leao (U-M)
4:00 PM
Room 2435
North Quad
(for II staff and faculty; requires SSO login)
