Our monthly networking event is back! January will focus on finance - banking, investments, capital, accounting, and more. If you want to work in this industry, or want to network with this industry, we invite you to join! This event is open to anyone who wants to network with students, faculty/staff, alumni, and others - you do not have to be interested in this field,
The Business Administration and Economics programs welcome Dr. Junnosuke Shino, professor at Waseda University and a former member of the Bank of Japan, for the annual Taylor B&E Lecture. Dr. Shino will present a talk on “Japan’s Macroeconomic Situation and Its Global Connections”—offering insight into how Japan’s economic trends influence the broader world economy. Tuesday, February 3, 2026 4–5 p.m. Cowgill 102 Free and open
SOUTHERN WHITE AMNESIA examines the family stories white Americans pass down through generations—or allow to be forgotten—about their role in slavery and its ongoing legacy. When Foster told a family member about discovering records showing their ancestors had enslaved people, the immediate response was “no”—followed by insistence that they would “surely know” if this were true. That moment of family denial launched this entire collection.
Nikky Finney is the author of "On Wings Made of Gauze"; "Rice"; "The World Is Round"; and "Head Off & Split", which won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2011. Her new collection of poems, "Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry," was released in 2020. Finney is Carolina Distinguished Professor at USC in Columbia where she is also director of the Ernest A. Finney
Funded by the William R. Kenan Jr. Fund. Followed by a book signing.
Presented by the Transylvania Theater Program
Hala Alyan is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor at New York University, and writer. Her work grapples heroically with themes of family, displacement, belonging, and what ‘home’ means. Of her work, author Fatimah Asghar writes, “I feel honored to be alive in a time where I can read Hala Alyan.”
