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Fashion Designer Kenneth Cole Discusses Corporate Social Responsibility
Renowned American fashion designer and humanitarian Kenneth Cole, Chair of the Foundation for Aids Research (amfAR) will speak about his work on the frontlines of important social and public health issues for more than 25 years. Sponsored by SPH and the UM Tobacco Research Network.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
4:00 pm
SPH Auditorium II
Plagiarism and College Culture
Susan D. Blum, Professor of Anthropology at Notre Dame, will talk about her recent book “My Word: Plagiarism and College Culture.” She brings an anthropologist’s eye to the high incidence of academic dishonesty reported in national surveys of college students and argues that understanding today’s college culture—more technologically saturated, results-oriented, and less centered on the individual experience than the academic culture of previous decades—is a necessary first step in addressing this issue.
Following Professor Blum’s talk, two University of Michigan students will make comments. Justin Bristol is President of the LS&A Honor Council and Andrea Bartoszewicz is Vice-President of the Honor Council in the College of Engineering. Both have worked extensively to create a culture of academic integrity at UM and have participated in numerous hearings of cases of alleged misconduct. They will talk about how Professor Blum’s analysis resonates with their experiences as UM students and Honor Council members.
November 12, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Hussey Room, Michigan League
International Lawmaking Through Treaties: Reflections On the Challenges of Negotiating and Ratifying Treaties in the United States
Jeffrey D. Kovar, Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes at the U.S. Department of State will speak at this International Law Workshop sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law.
Monday, November 16, 2009
4:00–5:15 p.m.
Hutchins Hall, Room 138
Fremont, USA: A City's Encounter With Religious Diversity
Film and discussion led by the film’s co-director/producer, Ellie Pierce, of Harvard’s Pluralism Project
Thursday, November 19, 2009
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor District Library (343 S. Fifth Avenue), Multi-Purpose Room