March 2: Occupy Wall Street roundtable
Roundtable discussion to look at Occupy Wall Street, crisis in higher education
1:42 p.m., Feb. 23, 2012--An event titled “We are the 99 percent: A Roundtable Discussion of Occupy Wall Street and the Crisis in Higher Education” will be held from 3-4:15 p.m., Friday, March 2, in 124 Memorial Hall.
Roundtable panelists will include faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students from across a range of disciplines.
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May 23: Ocean Currents Lecture
The College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment's Ocean Currents Lecture Series kicks off on May 23 in Lewes with Mark Warner discussing the future of coral reefs.
May 24: Adelante
The campus community is invited to attend the inaugural Adelante: Latino-Hispanic Graduation Celebration, sponsored by UD's Center for Black Culture, at 4 p.m., Friday, May 24.
Topics to be discussed will include:
- The significance of Occupy Wall Street.
- Occupy Wall Street and how it relates to issues on campus at UD and to higher education in general, including rising tuition costs and cuts to state funding.
- Possible responses to national inequalities as a campus community and as citizens.
A representative said that in an election year, the roundtable will provide a forum for discussion of "meaningful solutions for meaningful problems."
For details, contact OccupyUD@gmail.com.
