Bringing it all back – to Tulsa!
He's a songwriter, poet and Nobel laureate, as well as the namesake of an archive, institute and soon-to-open center right here in Tulsa. You guessed it: We're talking about Bob Dylan, the astonishing and inspiring cultural giant who turns 80 this year. In advance of a virtual symposium convening May 22-24 to explore all things Dylan, Sean Latham, the director of TU's Institute for Bob Dylan Studies (and a major fan in his own right), shares his thoughts on Dylan's career, impact on popular culture and the amazing resource that is The Bob Dylan Archive.
Some kind of alchemy
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From New France to Old France
Far from their origins in the vast French colony once known as Louisiana, Choctaw Nation objects are about to gain new visibility in an exhibition soon to open in Versailles. Playing an instrumental role in this project is TU communications alumna Cady Shaw (BA '99). Besides contributing her expert knowledge to the exhibition, Shaw notes that such reconnections with Choctaw items residing outside the community also "help us to reclaim and revitalize our ancestral knowledge and traditions." Through the study of objects removed to France in the 18th century, Choctaw makers and artists today have been able "to recreate cultural practices that hadn't been seen or created by Choctaws in hundreds of years. It helps our tribe fill in cultural information that empowers us to tell a more complete story of who our ancestors were."
Princely curiosity, Choctaw patrimony
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Fulbright stars
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Erin Iski and Professor of Marketing Brian Chabowski are the latest University of Tulsa faculty members to receive Fulbright awards. While in the Czech Republic, Iski will explore the use of specialized microscopy to understand and investigate biological molecules on gold nanoparticles. An expert in sustainability, Chabowski will travel to Finland, where he will focus on international social ventures; marketing channel sustainability; emergent and sustainable energy solutions for small and medium enterprises; and digital entrepreneurship and sustainability competitiveness.
Lasting connections
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Names to faces
Chapman Professor of English Laura Stevens is leading a team of students on a project to investigate The University of Tulsa's predecessor institution, the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls. Working with Midge Dellinger, an oral historian with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the TU researchers are focused on finding the names of each of the girls who attended the school in order, Stevens noted, "to connect Indigenous peoples with their ancestors." For Elizabeth Bailey, one of the project students and a citizen of the Choctaw Nation, there's also a personal dimension: "I want to honor these women and the Muscogee Nation whose trauma allows me to be here at this university."
Archival quest
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Paving the way for Black women in engineering and at NASA
Wednesday, May 12, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Register online
Join us as we welcome Aprille Ericsson, new business lead at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Instrument Systems and Technology Division. Register to receive the login link.
Music on the Porch
Thursday, May 13, 5-8 p.m.
Book your tickets
Come on out to Gilcrease for our next Music on the Porch evening, this time featuring live music by Bossa. There'll also be the usual food and drinks, lawn games and a special class called What Makes a Great Photograph?
Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Symposium
Friday, May 21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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The Tulsa Law Review will host a free public symposium as part of the commemoration of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. This one-day conference will feature the work of law professors, artists, poets, Black Wall Street business owners and historians.
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