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Justice Beyond Borders: The Marc Fogel Case April 14

12pm Reves Center for International Studies, Reves Room View Full Event

Prof. Salim Vally, DHET-NRF SARChI Chair in Community, Adult and Workers’ Education (CAWE), University of Johannesburg

African-Arab Exchange: Salim Vally "South Africa, Palestine and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle" April 15

9:30am - 10:50am Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 139 View Full Event

Is Love a Political Act? Perspectives on Love in the Thought of Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil April 15

5:30pm Wren Building, Room 204 View Full Event

We’ll be grilling brats and burgers, serving traditional sides like potato salad, and offering a variety of drinks.

German House Spring Barbecue April 19

1pm - 3pm Tazewell Hall (Randolph Complex), BBQ Area at Randolph Complex View Full Event

GRI Presents East Asia's Geopolitical Shifts April 22

12pm - 1pm Swem Library, The Hive Event Space View Full Event

Modern Languages & Literatures Commencement Ceremony - Class of 2025 May 17

4:30pm - 5:30pm Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium View Full Event

Department of Modern Languages & Literatures Graduation Ceremony May 17

4:30pm - 6:30pm Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium View Full Event

Justice Beyond Borders: The Marc Fogel Case

Monday, April 14

12pm

Reves Center for International Studies, Reves Room

Justice Beyond Borders: The Marc Fogel Case and U.S. Advocacy for Wrongfully Detained Americans in Russia

African-Arab Exchange: Salim Vally "South Africa, Palestine and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle"

Tuesday, April 15

9:30am - 10:50am

Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 139

SALIM VALLY will present "South Africa, Palestine and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle". Distinguished South African scholar and activist, Vally discusses the history of the Palestine solidarity in South Africa and the anti-Apartheid struggle.

Space limited

Is Love a Political Act? Perspectives on Love in the Thought of Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil

Tuesday, April 15

5:30pm

Wren Building, Room 204

This talk explores the political power of love through Arendt's Amor Mundi & Weil's "madness of love." It examines how love, starting in personal relationships, extends to public and political spheres, offering transformative potential in times of crisis.

German House Spring Barbecue

Saturday, April 19

1pm - 3pm

Tazewell Hall (Randolph Complex), BBQ Area at Randolph Complex

Celebrate the annual German House Spring BBQ with us on Saturday, April 19 at 1:00 PM at the Randolph Complex!

GRI Presents East Asia's Geopolitical Shifts

Tuesday, April 22

12pm - 1pm

Swem Library, The Hive Event Space

GRI Presents East Asia's Geopolitical Shifts: How Three Years of War in Ukraine Have Transformed China-Russia-North Korea Relations. The Hive Event Space (ground floor of Swem, G31). 12:00-1:00 pm. Lunch will be provided. Co-sponsored by Government

Modern Languages & Literatures Commencement Ceremony - Class of 2025

Saturday, May 17

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium

Department of Modern Languages & Literatures Graduation Ceremony

Saturday, May 17

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium

2025 Department of Modern Languages & Literatures Graduation Ceremony & Reception

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Welcome, prospective students!

Monday, March 24 - Wednesday, April 30

Washington Hall, TBD

Prospective students are welcome to contact our Program Director, Prof. Pacini (gxpaci@wm.edu), for information about French & Francophone Studies at W&M.

Welcome, prospective students! March 24 - April 30

Washington Hall, TBD View Full Event