by Public Relations | Nov 5, 2014 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Canisius presents Téa Obreht who will read from her works on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Obreht’s visit, which is part of the Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series, is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the reading. Seating is limited. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Obreht was born in the former Yugoslavia and spent her childhood in Cyprus and Egypt before eventually immigrating to the United States. Her writing has been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, Zoetrobe: All-Story, and The New York Times. Obreht’s first novel, The Tiger’s Wife, was awarded the Orange Prize for Fiction, named a National Book Award Finalist, and selected one of the best books of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, O: The Oprah Magazine and The San Francisco Chronicle. She has been named by The New Yorker as one of the 20 best American fiction writers under 40 and included in the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” list.
For more information, contact Mick Cochrane, PhD, professor of English, at Ext. 2662.
Submitted by: Mick Cochrane, PhD, professor, English
by Public Relations | Nov 5, 2014 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
The Teacher Education Club at Canisius College will welcome Erika Meyer, of Entreculturas, to campus on Monday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Regis Room (North) in the Richard E. Winter ’42 Student Center. Meyer will speak about social justice issues occurring in school systems both in the United States and abroad. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Entreculturas is an offshoot of the larger organization, Fey Algeria, which in Spanish translates to “faith and joy.” It is a well-known Jesuit-Hispanic organization that promotes social justice primarily in education. The organization builds and provides supplies to schools in Third World countries. Its main goal is to promote a better understanding of the injustices happening in education and to act as a change agent for a better system.
Erika Meyer is a projects officer for Entreculturas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame, and a master’s degree in social work and pastoral ministry from Boston College.
For more information on the Entreculturas lecture, contact Nicki M. Calabrese, PhD, associate professor of teacher education, at 888-2766 or email at calabren@canisius.edu.
Submitted by: Nicki Calabrese, PhD, associate professor, Teacher Education
Canisius presents Téa Obreht who will read from her works on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Obreht’s visit, which is part of the Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series, is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the reading. Seating is limited. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.