Spirit, Pride, Sun Devil Family Tradition
Shaping tomorrow, today, requires path-breaking, creative solutions
That challenge has never been more critical than it is today, as an alarming “syndemic” of intersecting crises—the coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice and accompanying civil unrest, and cascading environmental hazards—destabilize social systems and threaten human survival across the planet. This is a pivotal time for educational institutions to re-envision their roles and priorities.
Science and technology need the arts and humanities
The Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies invites you to an evening with award-winning author Zadie Smith. This dialogue will interrogate the ways we teach and write about English literature. In what ways can we adapt and appropriate the canon to imagine different and more inclusive futures?
About Zadie Smith
If we hope to achieve the global will and cooperation needed to meet the challenges of the climate crisis, we need stories of hope and transformation, not just disaster and deprivation. These stories should be rooted both in local realities and scientific insights. If we can inspire communities around the world to imagine their own positive climate futures, we can begin to imagine and undertake the work necessary to rebuild our economies and cultures on more sustainable foundations.
Enjoy free yoga for the whole family!
Invite healthy fun into your home. Tune in for free Zoom yoga classes designed with young yogis in mind. Classes will be easy to follow for all ages and cover concepts like healthy stretching and mindful breathing. No materials are needed to participate, but comfortable clothing and a yoga mat are recommended. Yoga instruction will last 45 minutes.
Movies on the Field: Raya and the Last Dragon
November 11, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
Frank Kush Field at Sun Devil Stadium
Register up to 6 guests per party!
Come one, come all! Blending the knowledge and rigor of academic presentations with the energy and liveliness of talk shows and open mics, the Seize the Moment Variety Show is an hour of pop-up talks, interviews, presentations and more celebrating the dynamic, interdisciplinary work of the Humanities Lab and Leonardo Labs at Arizona State University.
With his string of bestselling novels, Neal Stephenson has carved out a space at the forefront of contemporary fiction, exploring and shaping our cultural imaginary about the future and how it might feel to inhabit it. In his latest novel, Termination Shock, Stephenson explores one of the most pressing global issues of our time—climate change. Frustrated by the inaction of the world’s nations and international institutions, billionaire restaurant chain magnate T.R.
Challenges in Jewish Ancestral Research
Jewish genealogy | lecture series
Janette Silverman, Ancestry.com
Join us for our Affinity Group Coffee series, virtual events designed to bring together ASU families with shared interests to connect, share resources and build community. Families are invited to join any of these six coffee events, all scheduled Feb. 5 through Feb. 10. Bring your Sun Devil spirit and your coffee for a casual family-to-family gathering.