Series on life in the Middle East continues with focus on Palestine

The second part of Gettysburg College's Conflict and Resistance in the Middle East series begins on Jan. 30 with the emphasis shifting to Palestine. The reading, film, and lecture series looks at life during conflict in the Middle East. This part of the series includes book discussions, films, and...

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32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration to be held Jan. 23

Educator, author, and civil rights advocate Dr. Bettye F. Baker will speak at the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration January 23. The event will be held in Gettysburg College’s Christ Chapel at 7 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.

Baker has been a ...

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Acumen Fund’s Jacqueline Novogratz to speak at May 20 Commencement

Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty, will speak and receive an honorary degree May 20 at Gettysburg College's 177th Commencement. The 11 a.m. ceremony will take place - rain...

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Masculinity and “guy code” to be topic of talk Nov. 16

Michael Kimmel, pioneer of masculinity studies and professor of sociology at SUNY Stony Brook, will speak at Gettysburg College on Nov. 16.

Kimmel's lecture will focus on the lives of young American men, ages 16-26, as they enter "Guyland," a place that is both a stage of life and a new social...

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28th Annual Fall Convocation to feature award-winning journalist

Award-winning radio journalist, producer, and educator Deepa Fernandes will be the keynote speaker at Gettysburg College's 28th Annual Fall Convocation on Nov. 10.

The lecture, which is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. in the College Union Building Ballroom, will combine first-person narratives...

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September 11 witness to give public reading at Gettysburg College

Thomas Flynn will read his historic poem "Bikeman" at Gettysburg College on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Breidenbaugh Hall's Joseph Theater, located at the intersection of West Lincoln Avenue and North Washington Street.

Flynn rode his bike to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to cover...

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Civil War 150th anniversary kicks off at Gettysburg College

As nationwide commemorations of the Civil War's 150th anniversary begin this month, Gettysburg College is at the epicenter, with events on campus and the launch of a new Civil War blog, "901 Stories From Gettysburg."

The first of many campus events will present the conflict's deeply personal...

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Hunger activist Robert Egger calls Gettysburg graduates “Generation Now”

Hunger-combating activist Robert Egger, president and founder of D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., spoke to 631 graduates May 16 at Gettysburg College's Commencement Exercises, charging them not to accept the world as they have inherited it and to "do good and make money."

"You...

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Hunger activist Robert Egger to speak May 16 at Commencement; live video feed

Hunger-combating activist Robert Egger, president and CEO of D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., will speak and receive an honorary degree May 16, 2010 at Gettysburg College's 175th Commencement.

The 11 a.m. ceremony will take place on the north side of Pennsylvania Hall. Egger founded...

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Gettysburg College to celebrate Founders Day April 7 with lectures, events

Gettysburg College will mark 178 years since its founding, April 7, 1832, with events on campus and alumni outreach in the social media field.

On April 7, Robert Wilson, editor of "The American Scholar," will deliver a talk for the annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture. His talk, "Emerson Refreshed:...

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Expert on evolution, faith to speak March 25 at Gettysburg College

An expert on evolution and faith will speak March 25 at Gettysburg College.

The 7:30 p.m. talk, "Evolution and Faith: What is the Problem?," will take place in the College Union Building, Room 260 and will feature Georgetown University Professor John F. Haught. Haught testified in the "intelligent...

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Former Governor, Secretary Tom Ridge to talk Nov. 18; live stream video available

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Former Pennsylvania Governor and Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge will deliver the Henry M. Scharf Memorial Lecture Nov. 18 at Gettysburg College.

The 7:30 p.m. lecture will take place in the College Union Building Ballroom.

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Author Rebecca Walker to talk about feminism, identity Nov. 12

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Award-winning author and feminist Rebecca Walker will speak Nov. 12 at Gettysburg College's 26th annual Fall Convocation.

The talk will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the college's Christ Chapel at North Washington and Stevens streets. Walker will focus on third wave feminism...

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TV journalists Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt tell graduates ‘the future is optimistic’

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - TV journalists Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt spoke as a duo to 607 graduates May 17 at Gettysburg College's Commencement Exercises, charging them with optimism for the future, despite today's bleak financial climate.

"You are entering the world after college in the worst economic...

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Author of ‘Against Happiness’ to talk April 28

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - An author will discuss why he is against happiness April 28 at Gettysburg College.

The lecture, "Against Happiness," will take place in the College Union Building Room 260 at 7 p.m. Eric Wilson, an English professor at Wake Forest University, will talk from his book "Against...

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Fiction writer David Levinson to read April 23

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Fiction writer David Levinson will read from his work April 23 at Gettysburg College.

The 8 p.m. reading will take place in Breidenbaugh Hall's Joseph Theater. Levinson is the author of the forthcoming novel "Antonia Lively Breaks the Silence" and the short story collection...

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First 100 days of Obama administration to be talk topic April 15; cancelled

This lecture has been cancelled.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The first 100 days of the Obama administration will be the topic of the 12th Annual Blavatt Lecture April 15 at Gettysburg College.

The 7:30 p.m. lecture, "The Obama Administration: The First 100 Days," will take place in Masters...

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Lectures to focus on disabilities April 2-3

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Two talks centered on the topic of re-framing the discussion of disabilities will take place April 2 and 3 at Gettysburg College.

The April 2 talk, "Re-Framing Disability: New Ways of Seeing and
Representing Disability," will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the College Union...

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Poetry reading to take place April 8

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - A poetry reading will take place April 8 at Gettysburg College.

The 8 p.m. reading will take place in Pennsylvania Hall's third-floor Lyceum. Nance Van Winckel will read from her most recent work, "No Starling," which discusses political and spiritual responsibility within...

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Film analyzing Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be shown April 2

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - An award-winning documentary analyzing the current and historical causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be shown April 2 at Gettysburg College.

The 7 p.m. viewing of the film, "Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority," will take place in Breidenbaugh Hall's...

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