Ryan Jobson, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago, examines how the rise and fall of the oil industry impacts post-colonial nationalist visions of the future in Trinidad and Tobago. Jobson asks us to consider if there can be a viable political and economic future for Trinidad and Tobago without oil, a question that should be relevant to us all living in a fossil fuel-based global economy.

Julie Riess ’82 will tell how a shared passion and commitment to educating children, training teachers, and empowering parents led to creating DAY ONE.

Come get a first look at what the future holds after Ask Banner and our pre-reg systems are replaced! 

Campus community only, please.

This film, created by Ahmed Moussa, takes you behind the scenes of The Garbage Monster, an innovative theatrical production that toured Cairo in June 2024, using applied theatre to spark conversation and action around climate change and garbage pollution.

Join artist and researcher Sa’dia Rehman for an interdisciplinary conversation about art and architecture, ecocatastrophe, and the law, with Azra Dawood, the Loeb's Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Academic Programs, and Arpitha Kodiveri, Vassar Assistant Professor of Political Science and author of Governing Forests. This program is presented in conjunction with the Loeb exhibition Water/Bodies: Sa’dia Rehman.

Eduardo Navega, director

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

Featuring student winners of the soloist competition. Eduardo Navega, conductor

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

NYC contemporary dance company presents works by Omar Roman de Jesus, Norbert de la Cruz III, and Jaime Carabetta—three of today’s most in-demand choreographers.

All are invited to join us in kicking-off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on Monday, May 5th from 6:00–7:30 p.m. in the Villard. Join us for dinner, game night, and being in community with each other!

Campus community only, please.