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When the River Becomes a Cloud / Cuando el río se transforma en nube

October 29, 2024

People holding up art to the sky

An exhibition by DeepTime Collective (Amanda Leigh Evans & Tia Kramer) Opening Reception: The opening reception of When the River Becomes a Cloud as well as a gallery talk by Tia Kramer will be held on Thursday, November 21st, at noon in the EWU Gallery of Art.   Closing Reception/Lecture: A closing reception and lecture by Amanda

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2024 EWU Latino/a/x & Chicano Graduation Ceremony

July 25, 2024

2024 EWU LATINO & CHICANO GRADUATION

The Latino and Chicano graduation was first celebrated in June of 2021, an alternative commencement to celebrate the work of EWU Latino and Chicano students from marginalized communities – an opportunity to honor shared perseverance in the face of unique obstacles. 80% of the graduates fell under the category of first-generation college students – undergraduates

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Spring 2024 Production: New Play Festival

Spring 2024 Production: New Play Festival

New Play Festival Eastern Washington University Theatre presents a festival of short new plays written by EWU theatre students and Inland Northwest playwrights. The festival features performances of five ten-minute plays, a one-act play, and a devised theatre piece written, directed, designed, stage managed and performed by students under the mentorship of Theatre faculty. This

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Afropolitanism: Expressing Black Joy

January 31, 2024

Afropolitanism: Expressing Black Joy

In honor of Black History Month February 2024, Eastern Washington University’s Africana Studies presents: Afropolitanism: Expressing Black Joy Africana Studies has partnered with departments and programs across campus to offer a wide range of events throughout the month with plenty of opportunities to learn and connect with the campus community. Join us at any of

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Beyond the Fence – Ellen Picken | Feb 15th – April 12th

January 30, 2024 by Jazmine Jackson

Ellen Picken

Reception/Lecture: Thursday, February 15th | Noon Location: Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art | Art Building Hours: Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and closed weekends, holidays and for spring break March 27-31, 2023. Admission is free “Beyond the Fence Ancient men and women tucked inside their secret homes hint at things gone

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Engage and Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life

January 26, 2024

Chertok Lecture Asad Asad

Thursday, March 7th Noon to 1:30pm | PUB NCR Zoom option available: ewu.zoom.us/j/82411008097 Some eleven million undocumented immigrants reside in the United States, carving out lives amid a growing web of surveillance that threatens their and their families’ societal presence. Asad L. Asad’s book Engage and Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday

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Afropolitan Projects and Diasporic Cultural Politics: Context, Contest, and Connections

Anima Adjepong - Chertok Lecture

Thursday, February 29th Noon | Join us via Zoom In my book, Afropolitan Projects: Redefining Blackness, Sexualities and Culture from Houston to Accra, I examine the diverse cultural and transnational strategies through which Ghanaians position themselves as citizens of the world. The Afropolitan is a politic, identity, and aesthetic that insists on elevating Africa’s place

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MLK Day of Service: Empowerment Through Action

MLK Day of Service- January 15th 2024 - Empowerment Through Action

Spokane Convention Center | Centennial Ballroom – 300 BCD Hosted by:  Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good EWU Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Africana Studies Black Student Union Schedule:  11:30 – 12:15pm | Light Refreshments & Explore the Resource Fair 12:30 – 1:30pm | Keynote Speakers

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