Bloodstained Buddhas: Warfare, Violence, and Religion in Medieval China
Friday, April 1
4pm - 5:15pm
Blow Memorial Hall, Room 333

Geoffrey Goble introduces Chinese Esoteric Buddhism and reveals the surprising role that warfare and ritual technologies for murdering and afflicting enemies played in the creation and establishment of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.

Tyler Lecture Series
Friday, April 1
4pm - 6pm
Washington Hall, Room 201

Siva Vaidhyanathan (University of Virginia): Misunderstanding Free Speech: The Role of ‘Garbage’ in a Democratic Republic." 

European Studies guest lecture by Prof. Young - Sun Hong
Friday, April 1
5pm
Tucker Hall, 127A

Prof. Young-Sun Hong, Stonybrook College will give a talk titled: "The Global South in the Two Germanys: An Entangled History of the Cold War and Decolonization ".

The Asian Centennial presents Lloyd Suh's "The Chinese Lady" starring Rinabeth Apostol
Sunday, April 3
2pm - 3:30pm
Williamsburg Regional Library

The Asian Centennial and W&M Theatre proudly present Lloyd Suh's award winning play on the life story of Afong Moy, who at 14 was brought to the US from Guanzhou Province in 1834, and was put on display for the American public as "The Chinese Lady." 

Hesselbacher Talk:  Hologic Global Women's Health Index
Monday, April 4
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Chancellors Hall (formerly Tyler Hall), Room 219
German Colonial Legacies and Decolonial Activism: A Conversation with Professor Fatima El-Tayeb
Tuesday, April 5
5pm - 6:15pm
Zoom (email [[decolonizing]] for the link)

How do legacies of colonialism continue to shape German conceptions of race and national belonging? What might decolonial strategies focused on Europe look like, and what roles might European activists and artists of color play?

    2022 Ampersand International Arts Festival 
    Wednesday, April 6 - Sunday, April 10
    Various venues, including the Kimball Theatre, Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka, Commonwealth Auditorium, Tucker Theater, Swem Library, Muscarelle Museum of Art, and the Williamsburg Regional Library

    Entering its 15th year, the W&M Global Film Festival is now the Ampersand International Arts Festival, presented by William & Mary. 

    So You Made it To Graduation, Now What?
    Wednesday, April 6
    4pm - 5pm
    McLeod Tyler Wellness Center

    Explore themes of belonging, transition/change, and identity while you prepare to transition to a new job, graduate school, or face the unknown.




      The Patrick Hayes Writers Series presents Farah Ali
      Wednesday, April 6
      7pm
      Reves Center for International Studies, Reves Room

      Farah Ali is from Karachi, Pakistan. Her work won the 2020 Pushcart Prize and received special mention in the 2018 Pushcart anthology. 

      Jacqueline Vayntrub: "Ezekiel's Body Politic and The Bible's Body Poetic" 
      Thursday, April 7
      6pm - 7:30pm
      Blow Memorial Hall, Room 331

      A political look at the poetry and prophecy of Ezekiel

      GCC x Monitor Discussion on Various Forms of Conflict: Bombs and the Media in the Russia-Ukraine War
      Friday, April 8
      4:30pm - 6:30pm
      Small Hall, Room 110

      Join GCC and Monitor for an evening of roundtable discussions and invited speakers concerning the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the media’s effect on it. Come to Tidewater from 4:30 to 6:30 pm on April 8th to participate and grab some free food!

      Arab Arts Gala! An Evening of Film, Music & Dance
      Friday, April 8
      6pm - 10pm
      Williamsburg Regional Library Theater

      The W&M Middle Eastern Music Ensemble featuring a Sabah Fakhri tribute, Leah Glenn's Barefoot Modern Dancers, and preceded by Sirens, a Sundance Festival film about the first all-women thrash metal band in Lebanon directed by Rita Baghdadi.



      The Patrick Hayes Writers Series presents Kellie Jo Ford
      Friday, April 8
      7pm
      Washington Hall, Room 201

      Ford, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is the author of the widely-acclaimed Crooked Hallelujah (Grove, 2020), which was long-listed the Story Prize and the PEN/Hemingway Prize, among other awards and honors. 
      "The Kids Aren't Alright: Afro-German Afrofuturism and the Fight for Futurity" 
      Monday, April 11
      5pm - 6:15pm
      Washington Hall, Room 315

      Professor Priscilla Layne (UNC Chapel Hill) will present research from her forthcoming book Out of this World: Afro-German Afrofuturism. 

        Virtual Days in DC - Careers in Public Policy & Advocacy
        Monday, April 11
        5pm - 6:30pm
        Virtual/Online: See Event for Login Details

        Virtual Days in DC - Careers in Public Policy & Advocacy

          One Tribe One Day
          Tuesday, April 12
          All day
          Around the world

          Join us for One Tribe One Day on Tuesday, April 12. All day long, across the globe, our community will gather virtually and in person to celebrate this annual W&M tradition by giving back and paying it forward.

            AAH Distinguished Lecture: How Was Art Electrified? The Formation of the Global Brain in China
            Tuesday, April 12
            5pm - 6:30pm
            Andrews Hall, Room 101

            The Department of Art & Art History Distinguished Lecturer,

            Eugene Y. Wang, Professor of Asian Art, Harvard University, “How Was Art Electrified? The Formation of the Global Brain in China”.

            This lecture contributes to W&M's Asian Centennial celebration.

            International Humanitarian Law and the Rules of Engagement in Wartime
            Wednesday, April 13
            12:50pm - 1:50pm
            Law School, Zoom

            As the Russia-Ukraine War continues to ensue, Senior Legal Advisor Thomas Harper presents the legal framework of international humanitarian law and the rules of engagement during war to assess possible violations related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

              Virtual Days in DC - Nonprofit Organizations Information Session
              Thursday, April 14
              4pm - 5:30pm
              Virtual/Online: See Event for Login Details

              Virtual Days in DC - Nonprofit Organizations Information Session

                Art History Keynote Speaker, Dr. Alex Dika Seggerman, Fourth Annual Art History Senior Colloquium
                Thursday, April 14
                5pm
                Muscarelle Museum of Art

                Art History Colloquium Keynote speaker, Dr. Alex Dika Seggerman, Rutgers University-Newark, precedes the colloquium on April 14, 5pm, Muscarelle Museum. Part of the Fourth Annual Art History Senior Research Colloquium,  April 15,  Muscarelle Museum.

                Art History Fourth Annual Senior Colloquium
                Friday, April 15
                9:30am - 3:30pm
                Muscarelle Museum of Art

                 Art History Fourth Annual Senior Research Colloquium, April 15, 9:30am - 3:30pm, Muscarelle Museum. Colloquium Keynote speaker, Dr. Alex Dika Seggerman, Rutgers University-Newark, precedes the colloquium on April 14, 5pm, Muscarelle Museum.

                Your Best (Asian) American Girl: A Cabaret (preview)
                Friday, April 15
                3pm - 4pm
                Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre

                The Asian Centennial, APIA, & TSD present Sumié Yotsukura's cabaret debut in fulfillment of her honors thesis in APIA. This intimate hour of song and story charts her journey of how an Asian American girl fell in love with American musical theatre.

                Tyler Lecture Series 2022
                Friday, April 15
                4pm - 6pm
                James Blair Hall, Room 229

                Margaret Meserve (Notre Dame): Forgeries and Fictions in Early Modern Print. 

                Russian & Post-Soviet Studies / Undergraduate research showcase
                Saturday, April 16
                2pm - 3:30pm
                Washington Hall, Room 315

                A panel showcasing Russian & Post-Soviet Studies students’ research

                Your Best (Asian) American Girl: A Cabaret
                Saturday, April 16
                3pm - 4pm
                Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre

                The Asian Centennial, APIA, & TSD present Sumié Yotsukura's cabaret debut in fulfillment of her honors thesis in APIA. This intimate hour of song and story charts her journey of how an Asian American girl fell in love with American musical theatre.

                Departmental Lecture - "Streaming Emperorship in Praise of Constantine" 
                Tuesday, April 19
                5pm - 6:30pm
                Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 220

                The Department of Classical Studies presents the Professor Roger Rees, Professor in the School of Classics at University of St. Andrews, St Andrews, UK , on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 5:00 pm, Boswell 220.     


                Viet Thanh Nguyen to Deliver Lecture and Receive Hatsuye Yamasaki Prize ‘37 for Visionary Leadership
                Wednesday, April 20
                5pm
                Zoom

                The Reves Center for International Studies, in cooperation with the Asian Centennial Committee, sponsors Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen to deliver the 2022 McSwain-Walker Lecture, “Refugees, Language, and the Meaning of ‘America.'"  

                GSWS 2022 Braitwaite Lecture presents Beth Ritchie
                Wednesday, April 20
                6pm - 7pm
                https://cwm.zoom.us/j/97379798747

                Reflections on Gender Violence & Structural Racism: The Demand for Abolition Feminism by Beth Ritchie

                Invited lecture with Eduardo Lalo
                Thursday, April 21
                5pm - 6pm
                Washington Hall, Room 201
                The LGBTQI+ Community and Russia's War Against Ukraine
                Thursday, April 21
                5pm - 6pm
                Washington Hall, Room 315

                Hear from Ukrainian LGBTQI+ activists Bogdan Globa and Olena Globa how Russia's war against Ukraine is affecting the LGBTQI+ community.

                Mardi Gras After Party 
                Friday, April 22
                1pm - 9:30pm
                Muscarelle Museum of Art, Lawn

                Join the Muscarelle Museum of Art for our 2nd Annual Chalk Art competition on Friday, April 22nd from 1:00-9:30 pm! We will be celebrating all day with live music, food trucks, games, and a chance to win cash prizes! Registration is free.

                IIC Earth Day Celebration and Open House
                Friday, April 22
                2pm - 5pm
                Institute for Integrative Conservation

                IIC OPEN HOUSE AND EARTH DAY CELEBRATION,  FRIDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2-5 PM



                Tyler Lecture Series 2022
                Friday, April 22
                4pm - 6pm
                James Blair Hall, Room 229

                Eliot Borenstein (NYU): Plots against Russia: Conspiracy, Sincerity, and Propaganda

                Government 2022 Baxter-Ward Fellow: Vivek S. Sankaran
                Monday, April 25
                5pm - 6:30pm
                Tucker Hall, 127A

                Vivek S. Sankaran is a W&M Government alum and currently works as the Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic, and is the Director of the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.

                Conflict in Ukraine and the Unleashing of a Global Humanitarian Crisis
                Thursday, April 28
                12pm - 1pm
                Zoom

                An on-the-ground report on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine from Doug Mercado '85, currently serving with the World Food Programme (WFP) as the Head of Area Office for Romania, supporting WFP’s emergency operations in Ukraine. 

                An Evening with Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III, Cayuse and Walla Walla, Director, National Park Service
                Thursday, April 28
                6:15pm - 8pm
                Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka

                An Evening with Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III, (Cayuse and Walla Walla), Director, National Park Service 

                Moderated by Robert Rose, with interviewers Andrew Fisher and Nikki Bass


                Arthur A. Matsu Historical Marker Dedication
                Saturday, April 30
                11am - 12pm
                Zable Stadium at Cary Field

                Join us for  a ceremony celebrating the dedication of the Commonwealth of Virginia Arthur A. Matsu Historical Marker and Matsu Arcade.

                  Masquerade at the Muscarelle Asian Centennial Gala Fundraiser
                  Saturday, April 30
                  6pm - 8pm
                  Muscarelle Museum of Art
                  The Asian Centennial Committee invites the community to celebrate the Asian Centennial with art, music, dance, song, and food in Masquerade at the Muscarelle, a gala fundraiser benefiting the Asian Pacific Middle Eastern Fund, to support future programs.
                  Music of India Ensemble Spring Concert
                  Saturday, April 30
                  7:30pm - 9:30pm
                  Ewell Hall, Recital Hall

                  Please join the William & Mary Music of India Ensemble for its final concert of the year.

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