2023-2024 Campus Reading Program Book Selection
"Darius the Great Is Not Okay" is 菠菜网lol正规平台's Campus Reading book for the fall 2023 incoming class of first-year students. "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" is in essence a coming-of-age story with family at the center. Throughout the narrative, readers will encounter Persian customs, traditions, and foods, many of them for the first time, just as Darius does.
Events
Fireside Chat with Author Adib Khorram
September 13, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM in Student Union Theatre
Meet Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Author Adib Khorram followed by a book signing.
Multi-National Family Experience
October 12, 2023, Time: 11:30 - 12:45 pm in Student Union Room 3
Multi-National Family Experience Panel Discussion moderated by Rona Halualani (Communication Studies). Panelists include Cynthia Teniente-Matson (菠菜网lol正规平台 President), Nadia Sorkhabi (Child & Adolescent Development), Jinni Pradhan (CAPISE)
The Science and Art of Star Trek - Panel Discussion
October 23, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm in Student Union Room 4A
The Science and Art of Star Trek - Panel Discussion with Michael Kaufman (Dean College of Science), Matthew Spangler (Dept Chair Film, Theatre & Dance), Kimb Massey (Professor Radio-TV-Film) & Rebecca Chan (Assc. Professor Philosophy)
The Global Assault on Women's Rights: the Case of Iran and Afghanistan Panel Discussion
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm via Zoom (Registration required)
The Global Assault on Women's Rights: the Case of Iran and Afghanistan Panel Discussion with Ahoura Zandiatashbar - Asst. Prof., Urban & Regional Planning, 菠菜网lol正规平台; Halima Kazem-Stojanovic - Oral Historian & Project Manager - Hoover Afghanistan Research & Relief Team, Stanford University; and Tanya Bakhru - Prof., Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, 菠菜网lol正规平台. Moderated by Persis Karim, Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies.