A reception marking the gift of 15 lithographs of drawings by the 20th century’s greatest artist, Pablo Picasso, to the art and art history department and The College of Arts and Sciences will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama. The reception is in honor of the donors of the lithographs, Dr. Virginia Rembert Liles, professor emeritus of art and art history, and Raeford Liles.
Dr. Nathan Katz, professor and chair in the department of religious studies at Florida International University, where he also directs the Program in the Study of Spirituality, will give The University of Alabama department of religious studies’ 2009-2010 Aaron Aronov Lecture.
Eyewitnesses will tell what really happened during the fall of the Berlin Wall at a panel discussion titled “The Cold War & The Fall of the Berlin Wall: A Retrospective” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the Ferguson Theatre on The University of Alabama campus.
Lino Gutiérrez, former U.S. ambassador to Argentina and Nicaragua and a University of Alabama alumnus, will deliver a lecture and meet with faculty and students at UA Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The historically submerged voices of African-American women will be heard in a symposium Thursday, Nov. 19, at The University of Alabama.
William Christenberry, Tuscaloosa native and University of Alabama art department graduate, will offer a lecture to open a homecoming exhibition of his work, “Land/Memory,” Thursday, Nov. 5.
Sanspointe, a professional dance company, will present “Dances Fall” Tuesday, Oct. 27, in The University of Alabama’s Morgan Auditorium.
All eight of The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences’ 2009-2010 Rural Medical Scholars have been awarded scholarships from the Alpha Lambda Chapter of Theta Xi Endowed Scholarship.
The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance presents “Dance Alabama!” from Tuesday, Oct. 13, to Friday, Oct. 16, in Morgan Auditorium on Stadium Drive in the UA Theatre District.
The Association for Integrated Studies, a nationwide consortium of academics in interdisciplinary programs, will hold its annual conference from Wednesday, Oct. 7, to Sunday, Oct. 11, at The University of Alabama.