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Past Events

Sep 24 2024

Poetry Club with Joanna Fuhrman

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
6:30 PM 8:00 PM
Murray Hall, Room 107 (first floor)
Event Type: Writers House
Poetry Club with Joanna Fuhrman
Sep 23 2024

Poetry Club with Joanna Fuhrman

Information
Monday, September 23, 2024
6:30 PM 8:00 PM
Location Murray Hall, Room 107 (first floor)
Event Type: Writers House
Poetry Club with Joanna Fuhrman
Sep 18 2024

Voting meeting - Jurecic

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 302
Event Type: Chair's Office
Voting meeting - Jurecic
Sep 13 2024

Career Advising: Preparing Materials + Working w/ a Mentor

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Friday, September 13, 2024
10:30 AM 12:00 PM
Zoom
Event Type: Graduate Office
Career Advising Preparing Materials Working w a Mentor
Sep 11 2024

Welcome Reception

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
4:30 PM 7:00 PM
Event Type: Chair's Office
Welcome Reception
Sep 11 2024

FYDG

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
12:00 PM 1:30 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate Office
FYDG
Sep 11 2024

Faculty meeting

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 302
Event Type: Chair's Office
Faculty meeting
Sep 11 2024

Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Murray 302
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Faculty Meeting
Sep 05 2024

Graduate Executive Committee

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Thursday, September 5, 2024
11:30 AM 12:30 PM
Zoom
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Graduate Executive Committee
Sep 04 2024

PC Meeting

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
10:00 AM 1:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Chair's Office
PC Meeting-Lunch
Sep 03 2024

First Day of Fall 2024 Classes

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
First Day of Fall 2024 Classes
Sep 02 2024

Labor Day

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Monday, September 2, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
Labor Day-Holiday
Aug 28 2024

First Year Orientation

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
9:30 AM 2:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate Office
First Year Orientation
Aug 02 2024

Job Talk

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Friday, August 2, 2024
4:00 PM 5:30 PM
MU 302
Event Type: Chair's Office
Job Talk
Jul 31 2024

Staff Holiday Party

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
12:00 PM 3:00 PM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Staff Holiday Party
May 29 2024

Last Day of Regular Spring Classes

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
Last Day of Regular Spring Classes-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
May 12 2024

University Commencement

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Sunday, May 12, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
University Commencement-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
May 08 2024

Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
10:00 AM 1:00 PM
Murray Hall 302
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Faculty Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
May 06 2024

Graduate  Orals Exam Week

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Monday, May 6, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
Graduate Orals Exam Week
May 01 2024

Undergraduate Honors Symposium

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
2:00 PM 4:00 PM
MU 302
Event Type: Symposium
Undergraduate Honors Symposium-Undergraduate students in the English Honors Program will present their thesis projects in moderated
May 01 2024

MA Exam (tentative – based on need)

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
9:00 AM 4:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
MA Exam tentative based on need
Apr 30 2024

Graduate Written Exams

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
11:00 AM 5:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
Graduate Written Exams
Apr 25 2024

Graduate Program Symposium

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Writers House
Event Type: Graduate
Graduate Program Symposium
Apr 24 2024

Student Review - ABD Students

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
Student Review - ABD Students-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Apr 24 2024

EC Meeting

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Zoom
Event Type: English
EC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Apr 19 2024

The Digital Revolution in Publishing: Seminar with John B. Thompson

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Friday, April 19, 2024
12:00 PM 5:00 PM
Murray Hall 302
Event Type: Seminar
The Digital Revolution in Publishing Seminar with John B Thompson-What are the social forces shaping book publishing today What new players and new relations has the
Apr 18 2024

Plenary Roundtable- Colloquium on Independent Publishing

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Academic Building West 6051 (CCA room)
Event Type: Roundtable
Plenary Roundtable- Colloquium on Independent Publishing-Please join us for the plenary roundtable of the Second Colloquium on Independent Publishing The rou
Apr 17 2024

GEC Meeting

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
GEC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Apr 17 2024

FYDG

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
FYDG-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Apr 10 2024

Book Celebration for Dana Luciano's How the Earth Feels: Geological Fantasy in the Nineteenth-Century United States

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Room 6051

Book Celebration for Dana Lucianos How the Earth Feels Geological Fantasy in the Nineteenth-Century United States-Book Celebration for Dana Lucianos How the Earth Feels Geological Fantasy in the Nineteenth-Century
Apr 08 2024

Paradise Eclipsed: A Marathon Reading of Milton's Paradise Lost

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Monday, April 8, 2024
9:30 AM 5:30 PM
Voorhees Mall
Event Type: Undergraduate Education
Paradise Eclipsed A Marathon Reading of Miltons Paradise Lost-Celebrate this years total solar eclipse by joining the English Department for a day-long reading of
Apr 03 2024

UCC Meeting

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
Zoom
Event Type: Undergraduate
UCC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Apr 03 2024

Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Zoom
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Faculty Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Mar 27 2024

FYDG

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
FYDG-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Mar 20 2024

GEC Meeting

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
GEC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Mar 20 2024

Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Zoom
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Faculty Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Mar 20 2024

Properties of Voice

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
10:00 AM 7:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building West Room 6051
Event Type: Center for Cultural Analysis
Properties of Voice-What does it mean to have a voice As a metonym for participation in liberal democracy the voice sign
Mar 19 2024

Graduate Open House

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Graduate
Graduate Open House
Mar 18 2024

Graduate Open House

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Monday, March 18, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Graduate
Graduate Open House
Mar 09 2024

Spring Recess

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
Spring Recess-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Mar 06 2024

UCC Meeting

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
MU 302
Event Type: Undergraduate
UCC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Mar 06 2024

Graduate Program Internal Grant meeting

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
Graduate Program Internal Grant meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Mar 06 2024

Student Review - CW - Fall 2023

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
Student Review - CW - Fall 2023-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Mar 06 2024

Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Murray Hall 302
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Faculty Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Feb 28 2024

Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Murray Hall 302
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Faculty Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Feb 26 2024

Job Talk 7

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Monday, February 26, 2024
4:00 PM 5:30 PM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Job Talk 7
Feb 21 2024

Sigma Tau Delta Game Night

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Murray Hall Room TBD
Event Type: Undergraduate
Sigma Tau Delta Game Night
Feb 21 2024

Life After Rutgers with Alex Kasavin, RU English '07

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
5:30 PM 5:00 PM
Murray Hall Room 302
Life After Rutgers with Alex Kasavin RU English 07-Life After Rutgers with Alex Kasavin RU English 07 A relaxed evening to meet RU English Department g
Feb 21 2024

EC Meeting

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: English
EC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Feb 21 2024

Job Talk 6

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Job Talk 6
Feb 19 2024

Job Talk 5

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Monday, February 19, 2024
4:00 PM 5:30 PM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Job Talk 5
Feb 16 2024

Admissions Final meeting

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Friday, February 16, 2024
10:00 AM 5:00 PM
MU 302
Event Type: Graduate
Admissions Final meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Feb 14 2024

FYDG

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
FYDG-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Feb 14 2024

Job Talk 4

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Job Talk 4
Feb 08 2024

Job Talk 3

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
4:00 PM 5:30 PM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Job Talk 3
Feb 07 2024

UCC Meeting

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Undergraduate
UCC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Feb 07 2024

GEC Meeting

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
GEC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Feb 07 2024

Zoom Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Zoom
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Zoom Faculty Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Feb 05 2024

Job Talk 2

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Monday, February 5, 2024
4:00 PM 5:30 PM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Job Talk 2
Jan 31 2024

EC Meeting

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: English
EC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Jan 31 2024

Dissertation Check-in

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
Dissertation Check-in-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Jan 31 2024

Job Talk 1

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Job Talk 1
Jan 25 2024

Daphne Brooks - Rhapsody and Ruin Porgy & Bess and the Story of America

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building Room 1170
Event Type: Invited Lecture
Daphne Brooks - Rhapsody and Ruin Porgy Bess and the Story of America-Daphne A Brooks is William R Kenan Jr Professor of African American Studies American Studies Womens
Jan 24 2024

Zoom Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Zoom
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Zoom Faculty Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Jan 17 2024

Admissions - Initial Meeting

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
1:00 PM 2:30 PM
MU 305
Event Type: Graduate
Admissions - Initial Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Jan 17 2024

FYDG

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
FYDG-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Jan 16 2024

First Day of 2024 Spring Classes

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
First Day of 2024 Spring Classes-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Dec 23 2023

Closed for Winter Break

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Saturday, December 23, 2023
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
Closed for Winter Break
Dec 13 2023

GEC Meeting

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
11:15 AM 12:45 PM
Zoom
Event Type: Graduate
GEC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Dec 13 2023

FYDG

Information
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
FYDG-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Dec 13 2023

Last Day of Regular Fall Classes

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
Last Day of Regular Fall Classes-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Dec 07 2023

Literature, Film, and Media Studies

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
3:30 PM 5:00 PM
CCA Academic Building West Room 6051
Event Type: English
Literature Film and Media Studies-What is the place of Film Studies in the 21st century English department How have changes in the dis
Dec 06 2023

Translating Latin American Literature: A Conversation with Megan McDowell

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
1:15 PM 2:45 PM
Murray Hall 302
Translating Latin American Literature A Conversation with Megan McDowell-A conversation with National Book Award-winning translator Megan McDowell on her experiences transla
Dec 06 2023

UCC Meeting

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Undergraduate
UCC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Dec 06 2023

Faculty Meeting

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
10:00 AM 1:00 PM
MU 302
Event Type: English
Faculty Meeting-Montez Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Nov 30 2023

Poetry Club

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
3:00 PM 4:30 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Writers House
Poetry Club-All Rutgers students faculty and staff are invited to take part in this monthly poetry club Led by A
Nov 30 2023

RBI Lunchtime Talks - Isabel Duarte-Gray's Unbinding Latinidad: Book History and the Horizon of Publishable Latinidad

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Academic Building West, CCA Seminar Rm 6051
RBI Lunchtime Talks - Isabel Duarte-Grays Unbinding Latinidad Book History and the Horizon of Publishable Latinidad-Isabel Duarte-Grays Unbinding Latinidad Book History and the Horizon of Publishable Latinidad co-spo
Nov 29 2023

Pre-Orals Workshop

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
Pre-Orals Workshop
Nov 23 2023

Thanksgiving Recess

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Thursday, November 23, 2023
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
Thanksgiving Recess-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Nov 22 2023

Change in Designation Day (Friday)

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
Change in Designation Day Friday-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Nov 21 2023

Change in Designation Day (Thursday)

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Event Type: Rutgers
Change in Designation Day Thursday-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Nov 17 2023

Career Advising - Mock Interviews

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Friday, November 17, 2023
10:30 AM 12:00 PM
Zoom
Event Type: Graduate
Career Advising - Mock Interviews-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Nov 16 2023

RBI Lunchtime Talks - Nicholas Dames' The Chapter: A Segmented History from Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Academic Building West, CCA Seminar Rm 6051
RBI Lunchtime Talks - Nicholas Dames The Chapter A Segmented History from Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century-Launch for Nicholas Dames The Chapter A Segmented History from Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century
Nov 15 2023

SAS Mellon Fellowship meeting

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
1:00 PM 2:30 PM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
SAS Mellon Fellowship meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Nov 15 2023

EC Meeting

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Zoom
Event Type: English
EC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Nov 10 2023

El Monte Conference

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Friday, November 10, 2023
8:30 AM 5:00 PM
Rutgers Academic Building
Event Type: Conference

El Monte Conference-EL MONTE Narratives Aesthetics and Afrodiasporic Spirituality in the Contemporary Caribbean November
Nov 09 2023

El Monte Conference

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
8:30 AM 6:30 PM
Rutgers Academic Building
Event Type: Conference

El Monte Conference-EL MONTE Narratives Aesthetics and Afrodiasporic Spirituality in the Contemporary Caribbean November
Nov 08 2023

GEC Meeting

Information
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
Zoom
Event Type: Graduate
GEC Meeting-Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely
Nov 08 2023

FYDG

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
MU 107
Event Type: Graduate
FYDG-Please note that University operating status may cause changes to the schedule
Nov 07 2023

The Rutgers Book Initiative Launch Party for the Scarlet Letterpress

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
5:15 PM 7:15 PM
MU 309
Event Type: English
The Rutgers Book Initiative Launch Party for the Scarlet Letterpress-Roundtable on Media History Through Making with speakers Ryan Cordell Matthew Kirschenbaum Christy P