Articles from March 2019

ESG lecture examines the paintings of Goya during the Peninsular War

Thursday, March 7, 2019
The European Studies Group will present a guest lecture by Janis A. Tomlinson of the University of Delaware on "Goya: The War Years 1808-1814" at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, in 116 Art Building West.  The event is free and open to the public.

International Programs Major Project to focus on reading and re-translation Mar. 28-30

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
“Reading and Re-translation" is an international and interdisciplinary colloquium dedicated to the theorization and practice of reading.

History all around me

Monday, March 4, 2019
To me, American history feels more compartmentalized than history in Europe. I tended to approach American history as something I would have to travel at least a day or more to find. Meanwhile, in Freiburg, I can see nine hundred years of history a few inches apart.

In the news: Tippie graduate dubbed 2018 Global Citizen of the Year Award finalist

Monday, March 4, 2019
The experiences of UI alum Jeremy Marks traveling through China, South Africa, and Europe made him a finalist for the 2018 Global Citizen of the Year award.

UI professor to teach and conduct research in Mexico as a Fulbright scholar

Friday, March 1, 2019
The University of Iowa is pleased to announce that Leslie Locke, assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Iowa, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Mexico for the 2019-20 academic year. Locke will be co-teaching a course and working on a collaborative research project that centers on the perspectives of public school leaders and teachers regarding their work as educators and serving students and families with the most need.