Events

The University Center for the Humanities at Western Michigan University presents informative and interesting speakers throughout the year.

Upcoming Events: 2023-24

October 6, 7, 8*, 13, 14, 15*- Theatre

"Intimate Apparel" - Lynne Nottage | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU

October 26 - Books and Beer

Untamed Shrews: Negotiating New Womanhood in Modern China - Shu Yang (World Languages and Literatures) - | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU

October 27, 28, 29*, Nov 2, 3, 4, 5*- Theatre

"Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" - Dave Malloy, Adapted from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU

November 2 - Book Discussion

Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts - discussion leader: Alen Hamza (English) | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU | Register

November 9 - University Center for the Humanities

Reginald Dwayne Betts - Executive Director, Freedom Reads - "Freedom Reads" - | 7 p.m.| 2452 Knauss Hall, WMU

November 10, 11, 12*, 16, 17, 18, 19* - Theatre

"Clue" - Sandy Rustin - | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU

November 16 - Books and Beer

Natural Allies: Environment, Engery, and the History of US-Canada Relations - Daniel Macfarlane (School of the Environment, Geography, and Sustainability) - | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU

November 30, Dec 1, 2 - Theatre

"Next Stop, Broadway!" -  | 7:30 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU

December 7 - Books and Beer

Foundations and American Political Science: The Transformation of a Discipline, 1945-1970 - Emily Hauptmann, Department of Political Science - | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU

February 2024 - 2, 3, 4*, 8, 9, 10, 11* - Theatre

"More Fun Than Bowling" - Steven Dietz | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU

February 8, 2024 - Books and Beer

Translation of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again - Jeffrey Angles, Department of World Languages and Literatures | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU

March 2024 - 15, 16, 17*, 22, 23, 24*- Theatre

"Argonautika" - Mary Zimmerman | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU

March 14, 2024 - Univerisity Center for the Humanities

Roosevelt Montás - Columbia University Center for American Studies - "Rescuing Socrates - How the Great Books Changed My Live and Why They Matter for a New Generation" | 7 p.m.| 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU

March 21, 2024 - Books and Beer

On the Basis of Race: How Higher Education Navigates Affirmative Action - Lauren Foley, Department of Political Science | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU

April 2024 - 5, 6, 7*, 11, 12, 13, 14*- Theatre

"SpongeBob SquarePants" - Stephen Hillenburg, Book by Kyle Jarrow, Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU

April 4, 2024

Poets and the Fools Who Love Them: A Memoir in Essays - Richard Katrovas, English - | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU

May 2024 - 17, 18, 19*, 24, 25, 26*- Theatre

"Julius Caesar" - William Shakespeare | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU

 

 

Past events

List of past events