Calendar of Events

On Display: The Public Lives of 20th-Century American Women

Mudd Library

At the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, a new exhibition examines the Library’s Public Policy Papers collection as it relates to 20th-century American women to show that women have, in fact, always been involved in public policy. Open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., until March 2020.

First Impressions: The Print Trade in Children’s Books

Cotsen Children's Library Princeton

A new exhibition in the Cotsen Children’s Library explores the representation of the print trade in children’s books and toys from the 19th and early 20th centuries from the writer, to the printer and the engraver, and finally to the bookshop. The exhibition can be visited Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and […]

Is Population Growth a Problem: If so, What Would be an Ethical Response?

101 Friend Center 101 Friend Center, NJ

Is the world’s present population, of around 7.7 billion, a problem that we should try to do something about? Should we be concerned at predictions from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs that in 2050 the population will reach 9.7 billion and that it will continue to grow to nearly 11 billion […]

16th Annual Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture: Where We Come From

101 McCormick

Emily Jacir will reflect on her work Where we come from which Edward Said wrote about in his last published piece before his death. She will address questions of community, activism, being an Arab and secularism in relation to Edward Said as well as share personal observations. She will trace explorations on archives, translation and […]

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