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2023-2024 Campus Reading Program Book Selection
"Darius the Great Is Not Okay" is 菠菜网lol正规平台's Campus Reading book for the fall 2023 incoming class of first-year students. "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" is in essence a coming-of-age story with family at the center. Throughout the narrative, readers will encounter Persian customs, traditions, and foods, many of them for the first time, just as Darius does.
Events
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Fireside Chat with Author Adib Khorram
September 13, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM in Student Union Theatre
Meet Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Author Adib Khorram followed by a book signing.
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Multi-National Family Experience
October 12, 2023, Time: 11:30 - 12:45 pm in Student Union Room 3
Multi-National Family Experience Panel Discussion moderated by Rona Halualani (Communication Studies). Panelists include Cynthia Teniente-Matson (菠菜网lol正规平台 President), Nadia Sorkhabi (Child & Adolescent Development), Jinni Pradhan (CAPISE)
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The Science and Art of Star Trek - Panel Discussion
October 23, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm in Student Union Room 4A
The Science and Art of Star Trek - Panel Discussion with Michael Kaufman (Dean College of Science), Matthew Spangler (Dept Chair Film, Theatre & Dance), Kimb Massey (Professor Radio-TV-Film) & Rebecca Chan (Assc. Professor Philosophy)
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The Global Assault on Women's Rights: the Case of Iran and Afghanistan Panel Discussion
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm via Zoom (Registration required)
The Global Assault on Women's Rights: the Case of Iran and Afghanistan Panel Discussion with Ahoura Zandiatashbar - Asst. Prof., Urban & Regional Planning, 菠菜网lol正规平台; Halima Kazem-Stojanovic - Oral Historian & Project Manager - Hoover Afghanistan Research & Relief Team, Stanford University; and Tanya Bakhru - Prof., Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, 菠菜网lol正规平台. Moderated by Persis Karim, Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies.