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Bioethics Public Seminar Series
Controversies and Complexities
in LGBTQ Health Care
Schedule: January 27, Wednesday, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Panelists: Emily Antoon-Walsh, MD, MA, FAAP (she/her); Barry DeCoster, PhD (he/him); Henry Ng, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACP (he/they).
Do you feel prepared to provide excellent care to your LGBTQ patients? Calls for social justice and corrective actions are being mounted by various and intersectional
constituencies. These calls for social change must be reflected in improved clinical care,
as well. What do LGBTQ patients want from their healthcare providers? What are some
of the ethical and clinical challenges that clinicians and patients face? This seminar will
address these broadly understood health issues that impact the LGBTQ community, as
we aim toward an inclusive and equitable health delivery system. Bring your questions
and take part in this exciting and timely conversation with a panel of MSU alumni.
Zoom webinar registration: bit.ly/bioethics-jan27

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University welcomes
Dr. Nicoletta Pireddu
Georgetown Humanities Initiative
Wednesday, January 27
4pm EST
Register for free
The Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University is pleased to welcome Dr. Nicoletta Pireddu on Wednesday, January 27 at 4pm for a Zoom presentation on her work as the Inaugural Director of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative at Georgetown University, which aims to support the research and teaching of the University’s humanistic scholars. In her talk, Dr. Pireddu, will discuss the objectives of the Initiative, past and current projects by the Initiative, as well as her vision for future work and events, particularly in collaboration with world language and SLA scholars and departments. View the full flyer HERE.
Nicoletta Pireddu is Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Georgetown University and Inaugural Director of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UCLA and one in English and American Literatures from Università “Ca’ Foscari” in Venice, Italy.
Her research and publications revolve around interdisciplinary approaches to literature, translation studies, and intellectual history, with particular attention to the idea of Europe and the Mediterranean, transnational identities, borders, and migration. Her projects have been sponsored by fellowships from leading institutions like the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Howard Foundation at Brown University, and the Borchard Foundation. Prof. Pireddu is also the recipient of the American Association for Italian Studies Book Award, the “Mario Soldati” Award for literary criticism, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Kathleen Berzock | Wednesday, February 17 | Zoom Webinar | 6pm
Dr. Kathleen Berzock is the Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, at the Block Museum, at Northwestern, specializing in African art. Her co-edited book (with Christa Clark) Representing Africa in American Art Museums: A Century of Collecting and Display (2010) chronicles more than a century of building and presenting collections of African art in the United States.
This event is additionally sponsored by the African American and African Studies Program and the Museum Studies Program.
This virtual event is free and open to the public please register to join using the link below:
https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_61OzIX-5RfWPD9DOryNOOw
Dr. Aline Godfroid will be leading two discussions on time management for doctoral students in Second Language Studies and other research-focused grad programs. Do you find you need help balancing your research, coursework, and job? Want to organize so you still have time to socialize, read, and relax? Then these sessions are for you!
- Tuesday, January 19, 10:35 AM to noon
- February 23, 10:35 AM to noon
The second session will build on the first session and thus, will be most beneficial to people who also joined January 19.
Location: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93798163438
Please email SLS Graduate Student Joanne Koh, by clicking on “Email” above next to “Contact,” to receive the passcode to the meeting(s).