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Lonneke Geerlings (Free University of Amsterdam) speaks about Rosey E. Pool, Tuesday, October 3, 12-1:30pm, BCC Auditorium
Sep. 19, 2017—Join us for a lecture by Lonneke Geerlings from the Free University of Amsterdam as she speaks about Rosey E. Pool, the woman who was Anne Frank’s teacher and W.E.B. Du Bois’ confidant. Lunch provided. Dr. Rosey E. Pool was a Dutch Jewish educator, translator and political activist. In her remarkable life, she taught Anne Frank,...
Reading by Richard Blanco, Wednesday, March 15, 7pm, reception and book signing to follow, Wilson 126
Jan. 11, 2017—Reading by Richard Blanco, Wednesday, March 15, 7pm, reception and book signing to follow, Wilson 126 Richard Blanco is the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history—the youngest, first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in such a role. Born in Madrid to Cuban exiled parents and raised in Miami, the negotiation of cultural identity...