Daily Archives: September 23, 2010

New Exhibit in Libraries’ Special Collections

Of Spice and Men: An Exhibit of Rare Books and Maps Related to the Commercial Revolution from the Medieval to the Early Modern World In September 2010, CEMERS will host its annual conference. This year’s conference, “Negotiating Trade: Commercial Institutions … Continue reading

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Syrian Cultural Event at the Library of Congress

Dusk at the Umayyad Mosque – Damascus, Syria In a program focusing on Syrian architecture and music, Imad Moustapha, Syrian Ambassador to the United States and Nasser Rabbat, Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic … Continue reading

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Critical Language Scholarship Program Summer 2011

Application Now Open Deadline: November 15, 2010 The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2011 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages. … Continue reading

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“Negotiating Trade: Commercial Institutions and Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Medieval and Early Modern World

“Negotiating Trade: Commercial Institutions and Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Medieval and Early Modern World,” 1p.m., Friday, Sep. 24: UUW-324 and UUW-325; Saturday, Sep. 25: Fine Arts. Free to all Binghamton University students and faculty. Sponsors: Center for Medieval and Early … Continue reading

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British Modernities Working Group Lecture Series Begins Today

The first speaker in The British Modernities Working Group lecture series is Sally Mitchell, professor emerita, Department of English, Temple University. Mitchell’s talk, “Advertising the Woman Question: Consumers, Class, Politics,” will be held at 4:30 p.m. today, Sept. 23, in … Continue reading

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