Student Resources
Humanities Lecture Links (2020-21)
All times given are Pacific Time
Local
- Internet Studies Center Lecture Series
- Humanities Washington calendar, with lots of online events
- Humanities Washington “Bedtime Stories”
- Virtual events at the Whatcom Museum
Museums
Virtual events at the British Museum:
On virtual museums:
Digital Humanities
Universities
Cambridge
East Asian Studies Zoom lectures
Oxford
Interesting upcoming:
Art History and Archaeology of Central Asia: National, Regional and Global
Fridays at 2pm London/6pm Tashkent (Weeks 2, 3, 4, and 5), Michaelmas Term, 2020
This webinar series will explore the art history and archaeology of Central Asia from antiquity to the present day. please see the programme for more details and how to join.
“The Ages of Globalization,” on “interactions of technology, geography, and institutions… [in] seven ages of globalization”: (10/27 @ 9 am)
Princeton
Interesting upcoming:
- Print and the Arabo-Islamic Renaissance (10/19 @ 9 am)
- Racialization in Late Antique Italy and Italian Historiography (10/19 @ 9am)
Stanford
- All This Rising: Humanities in the Next Ten Years: (11/2 @ 11 am)
- Thinking with Islamic Things: (11/10 @ 11 am)
- Say What Your Longing Heart Desires: Women, Prayer & Poetry in Iran: (12/10 @ 11 am)
University of Central Florida
Lunch in Pompeii: How Metal Shaped Pompeii and the Roman Empire (10/28 @ 9 am)
University of Chicago
- Humanities Lectures Calendar
- Humanities Day with talks on Popol Vuh, and “Jewish Music in Times of Exile”: https://humanitiesday.uchicago.edu/ (10/17, all day)
- Women in Philosophy: Helga Varden, "Sex, Love, and Gender: A Kantian Theory" (Oct. 21 @ 4 pm)
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
A series of virtual lectures hosted by the International Research Consortium “Fate, Freedom, and Prognostication” at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. See the full schedule.
University of Washington
Yale
Franke lectures (this year with a particular interest in Karl Mark)
Campus Resources
A variety of resources are available to help students with their academic work and preparation for a career and graduate school. We encourage students to become familiar with resources at Western Washington University and professional psychology organizations. We also present information about local activities and attractions.
- Academic Advising Office
- Admissions Office
- Counseling Center
- Important Dates and Deadlines (from the Registrar Office)
- Ethnic Student Center
- Plagiarism: The Students Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism, Dept of Sociology, WWU
- Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty, University Judicial Affairs, WWU
- Scholarship Center
- Student Financial Resources
- Sustainable Transportation
- Tutoring Center
- Writing Center
Volunteer Resources
There are many opportunities for students to volunteer, gain valuable skills, and give back to the community. Students may contact the Center for Service Learning at Western Washington University or the Whatcom Volunteer Center to learn about current and upcoming volunteer experiences. Students also may contact faculty members in the Liberal Studies Department, who may know of opportunities