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Author Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures
No full textAuthor Margot Lee Shetterly
MEET THE WOMEN YOU DON'T KNOW, BEHIND THE MISSION YOU DO.
HIDDEN FIGURES
JOIN MARGOT LEE SHETTERLY, author of the book Hidden Figures, now in release as a major motion picture, as she talks about the incredible, often overlooked story of the African American women who powered much of the mathematics behind the race to make spaceflight a reality.
Wednesday, January 25th | 7:30 p.m.
Loeb Playhouse | Stewart Center
Purdue University
Free | Open to the Public
Event sponsors: College of Science, College of Engineering, The Graduate School, Black Cultural Center, the Departments of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, and the Schools of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
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Purdue University research repository: A dataset solution
No full textThe Purdue University Research Repository (PURR) is the free, online research data collaboration platform and data management service solution for Purdue researchers made possible through a partnership of the Purdue University Libraries, the Office of Vice-President Research, and Information Technology at Purdue. PURR provides researchers with a virtual project collaboration space, the ability to issue dataset publications with unique Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), while meeting the challenges of dataset accessibility and preservation. In doing so PURR exemplifies the continued role of Libraries in the research life-cycle of the university by providing a tool and a suite of services that ensure research data’s durability, accessibility, and longevity
Purdue football practice
No full textE. G. Van Bibber and E. U. Sleight -Purdue- Dec. 4, 1929Football Group and Game Shots (1931-1940); PhotoIntercollegiat
Soledad O'Brien Presents Black in America Tour 2015
No full text#PurdueTalks
#IAmTheConversation
SOLEDAD O’BRIEN
PRESENTS
BLACK IN AMERICA
Tour 2015
SOLEDAD
OBRIEN
Critically acclaimed journalist, educator and mentor
DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX
Labor economist and noted author and commentator
CHUCK D
Founder of legendary group Public Enemy
DR. VENETRIA PATTON
Purdue professor of English, director of African American Studies and Research Center
TUESDAY, FEB. 10 • 6-7:30 P.M. • ELLIOTT HALL OF MUSIC
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
EA/EOU
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MOOCs Comparison and Implications for Purdue NanoHub-U MOOCs
No full textA massive open online course (MOOC) is an online course aiming at large-scale participation and open access via the web. Currently there are three main MOOCs providers: i.e. Udacity, Coursera, and edX. This presentation compared these providers in terms of their technical features and business models. On the other hand, the author presented how Purdue NanoHUB-U designed and developed MOOCs
The Office of Diversity & Inclusion Spring 2016 Lecture Series, Chisholm '72 Unbought & Unbossed
No full textThe Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Spring 2016 Lecture Series
CHISHOLM '72
Unbought & Unbossed
Catalyst for Change
Shirley Chisholm for President
Film screening and discussion about the historical 1972 run for U. S. President by Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.
CHISHOLM '72 is produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker SHOLA LYNCH.
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
7:00 PM
FOWLER HALL
Shola Lynch holds a graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University, is the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Curator at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and her work has been aired on BET, CNN, ESPN, HBO Sports and PBS.
Sponsored By:
Purdue UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
PURDUE LIBERAL ARTS
African American Studies And Research Center
PURDUE LIBERAL ARTS
Film and Video Studies
PURDUE LIBERAL ARTS
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
EA/EO
The Fierce Urgency of Now, Keynote Address by Marc Lamont Hill
No full textTHE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW
A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 2015, 7 PM.
LOEB PLAYHOUSE, STEWART CENTER
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Address by
MARC LAMONT HILL
Marc Lamont Hill is an award-winning journalist, author, activist and television personality who has appeared on CNN, BET, and HuffPost Live. He is also Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College.
His talk will be preceded by a 6 p.m. candlelight vigil march from the Black Cultural Center to Loeb Playhouse, hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
For a complete listing of events and more on Dr. King, go to purdue.edu/mlk
Like Purdue MLK events on Facebook at PurdueBCC
PURDUE UNIVERSITY division of diversity and inclusion
Sponsored by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion
EA/EOU • Produced by Purdue Marketing and Media ODI.14.5123
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83rd Annual Literary Awards, Featuring Zadie Smith
No full textThe Department of English, College of Liberal Arts, and Purdue University Libraries Present...
The 83rd Annual Literary Awards
April 17, 2014
Featuring
Zadie Smith
author of White Teeth
4:30 PM - Reception, Anniversary Drawing Room, PMU
5:30 PM - Literary Awards Banquet, North Ballroom, PMU
Tickets: 25 (Non-Students)
English Department | HEAV 324, 494-3740 | Order by April 11
8:00 PM - Zadie Smith Reading, Fowler Hall, STEW
Free & Open to the Public
For more information: http: //www.cla.purdue.edu/english/literaryawards
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Tomás Fernández Robaina
No full textA researcher at the Biblioteca Nacional in Havana and a professor at the University of Havana, Fernandez Robaina is a prolific author on AfroCuban issues. A tireless anti-racism activist, he is a member of the executive board of the Articulacion Regional Afrodescendi-ente de America Latina y el Caribe, Capitulo Cubano (ARAAC), Cuba's main alternative anti-racist organization. He is also a member of the Cofradia de la Negritud and the Comision Aponte, a government body, devoted to anti-racist activities. Tomas Fernandez Robaina, an openly gay scholar who has always lived in Cuba, will be at Purdue for two days to discuss the history of the progress of two communities, the LGBTQ and The Afro Cuban, especially since the start of the Cuban Revolution.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
TOMAS FERNANDEZ ROBAINA
PROFESSOR AND AFRO CUBAN SCHOLAR. HABANA, CUBA
HOMOSEXUAL LIFE PAST. AND TODAY.
AFROPEOPLE AND THE SOCIAL CHANGES IN CUBA
* RECEPTION TO FOLLOW IN STAAKS LOUNGE IN SC @ 4
NOV. 2ND MON. @ 2PM
LAWSON 1142
NOV. 3RD TUE. @ 3PM
STANLEY COULTER 239
Sponsored by The Department of Spanish and Portuguese, The LGBTQIA Center, American Studies, The Latino Cultural Center, The Black Cultural Center, African American Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Dean\u27s Bible Author Narrative Video
No full textThis author narrative video describes The Dean’s Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality. This book was published by the Purdue University Press. Copyright 2014
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