Articles from April 2018
WorldCanvass ReCap: Translating Music
Thursday, April 12, 2018
On Thursday, March 1, the internationally acclaimed Elias String Quartet took WorldCanvass inside the process of music-making. In a performance-filled program called Translating Music, members of the quartet and Elizabeth Oakes, director of the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program in the School of Music, discussed what it takes to bring a piece to life by focusing on two themes—nationality in music and storytelling through music. This program was part of a week-long residency at the UI, which included a number of classroom and public engagements as well as a concert at Hancher Auditorium.
UI student receives a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship award to the Czech Republic
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
UI student receives a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship award to the Czech Republic
In the news: Islam Awareness Week hopes to increase understanding of the religion
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Muslim Student Association will host a variety of educational events for Islam Awareness Week on campus, including a ‘fastathon,’ a chance to try on a hijab, and a play.
A day in Prague
Thursday, April 5, 2018
I’m currently beginning my third month living in Prague, and it has truly flown by. I can remember my first night here perfectly – I was jet-lagged, scared, homesick, and just entirely overwhelmed. Now, only about seven weeks later, I am adjusted, happy, and Prague feels like home.
UI student receives a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship award to Germany
Thursday, April 5, 2018
UI student receives a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship award to Germany
UI student receives a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship award to South Korea
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
UI student receives a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship award to South Korea
In the news: Community Conversations help non-native English speakers learn in relaxed environment
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
The UI Conversation Center and Friendship Community Project hold Community Conversations to help people in the community learn English in a relaxed environment.
In the news: World literature comes to Lit City
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Iowa City will host the Cities of Literature annual meeting to mark the 10-year anniversary of its literature designation.
How I survive as a vegetarian in a major agricultural country
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
When I told my study abroad advisor I wanted to go to Uruguay for my semester abroad, she told me, “I hope you’re prepared to eat a lot of beef.” As a vegetarian, this probably should have been a red flag.
Cherry blossoms (at last!!)
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
During the months of March and April, Tokyo undergoes a transformation. Neighborhoods, rivers, parks, and temples become shrouded in white and pink. Cherry blossom season is, perhaps, a bit like our Christmas—a time in which people forget time, to soak in the sakura for a few blissful and carefree hours.
Pagination