Join Ambassador Jeff Flake and Salam Al-Marayati for a thoughtful conversation on how faith communities can strengthen democracy and civic life. Representing Latter-day Saint and Muslim perspectives, they will explore how shared values and spiritual principles can inspire unity and hope in America. Open to all, with audience Q&A and a light reception. Attend in person or via Zoom Webinar; registration required. Free parking provided for in-person guests.
The Literature Program in the ASU Department of English presents the next installment in its Professor In Your Neighborhood series. Professor Lee Bebout will discuss his new book: "Rules for Reactionaries: How to Maintain Inequality and Stop Social Justice" in conversation with Associate Professor Kathleen Lamp, a specialist in rhetoric.
Arizona State University welcomes the award-winning author and leading computer scientist Melanie Mitchell as a guest in its TomorrowTalks series. Mitchell will discuss her book "Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans" in an online event on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at 12 p.m. Arizona / MST (12 p.m. PDT / 1 p.m. MDT / 8 p.m. CDT / 3 p.m. EDT).
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at ASU presents a reading by two of its star graduates: poet and translator M.L. Martin (MFA 2009) and fiction writer Hayden Casey (MFA 2022). The event takes place on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at 6 p.m. in Ross-Blakley Hall (RBHL), room 196 on ASU's Tempe campus.
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Join us for an inside look at crafting linguistic systems.
From the complex sounds of the Fremen dialects in Legendary's "Dune" to the intricacies of Kryptonian Glyphs in the most recent "Superman" movie, come meet the team that brings your favorite fictional languages to life.
As part of a celebration of the ASU Department of English’s 125th anniversary, Professor of Practice Nnedi Okorafor discusses her latest work of metafiction, “Death of the Author” (2025) as well as the “She Who Knows” series in conversation with Professor Matt Bell, founding director of the ASU Worldbuilding Initiative. A reception will follow.
Join us at this official opening of the "What Is a Quasquicentennial?" exhibit which chronicles the history of the Department of English at ASU. All are welcome; refreshments will be served. We'll gather in the exhibit area on the first floor of Hayden Library on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at 4 p.m.
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ASU hosts journalist and BBC editor Eliot Stein, author of "Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive," for a virtual visit on Oct. 1, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Jewish ethical thought has teachings that often parallel the Western “Just War” tradition, which defines conditions under which war is morally permissible. In what ways do Jewish teachings align with or differ from this tradition? How does Jewish teaching relate to views of just war in contemporary Western democracies? Given that the State of Israel is a contemporary democracy, how does its conduct of war relate to Jewish and Western norms, particularly in the wake of Hamas’ October 7 attack?
What is liberal about a liberal arts education? And what is its value, especially in an era when artificial intelligence is omnipresent? If it is an education that befits a free person and citizen, as Western tradition contends, what sort of study can achieve this? What is the role of religion and theology in such study?