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  • Emily Ryan
  • Kevin Liu
  • Caleb Beaumont

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Educate & Act: Grant Funding & Non-Profits

Tue, Feb 17, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm CST

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Educate & Act: Student Senate Elections & Engaging Your Representatives

Tue, Mar 10, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm CDT

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Educate & Act: Consumerism, Fast Fashion, & Disposable Economies

Tue, Mar 24, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm CDT

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250 More?: Democracy and Governance In The AI Age

Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6pm to 7pm CST

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, Simons Media Room

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Poetry Reading: Brandon Kilbourne and 'Natural History'

Tue, Nov 18 7pm to 8:30pm CST

Marvin Hall, The Forum

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Complicated Legacies and the Current Moment: A Dialogue about the Work of Museums

Mon, Nov 17 3:30pm to 5pm CST

Spooner Hall, The Commons, Rm. 106

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Red Hot Research - Body, Land, Memory

Fri, Nov 14 4pm to 5:30pm CST

Watson Library, 3 West

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Public Talk: Post-Dust Bowl Kansas and the Making of a Regional Anthropocene

Fri, Nov 14 1pm to 2pm CST

Spencer Research Library, North Gallery

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Motivations for Generating Disinformation and Understanding How It Spreads

Thu, Nov 13 5:30pm to 6:45pm CST

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Educate & Act: Higher Education & Democracy

Wed, Nov 12 5:30pm to 6:30pm CST

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