Event Archive

2020 WID Distinguished Lecture

Jonathan Meiburg, lead singer and songwriter of acclaimed band Shearwater, is also a writer and researcher whose travels have led him to some of the world’s most remote places. His forthcoming book describes South America’s wildlife and landscapes through the eyes of the crow-like falcons called caracaras and of Victorian naturalist William Henry Hudson.

Music master class: “Making (and not making) a living in music”

Meiburg's band Shearwater has released nine studio albums for Matador and Sub Pop records, including Palo Santo, Rook, The Golden Archipelago, Animal Joy, Fellow Travelers, and Jet Plane & Oxbow. In 2018 they re-created David Bowie’s“Berlin” Trilogy of albums for WNYC’s New Sounds program (available on Bandcamp). Meiburg has collaborated with Sharon Van Etten, Xiu Xiu, Bill Callahan, and Brian Eno, and toured with Coldplay, St. Vincent, Clinic, Wye Oak, and Dinosaur Jr, and co-founded the band Loma with members of Cross Record. Join him to discuss the pitfalls and opportunities of pursuing a musical career in the digital age.

University Writing & Research Conference Program Spring 2020

At the spring 2020 event, University Writing (UW 1020) students who have been nominated by a faculty member will share their research and writing experiences with an audience of fellow student

Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents: "Never Caught"

Erica Armstrong Dunbar discussed her book, Never Caught, the story of George Washington's thwarted efforts to catch his extraordinary runaway woman slave, Ona Judge.Never Caught has been nominated for the 2017 National Book Award in Non-fiction.