Annual Speaker’s Series Gila Ashtor, PhD, LP, Columbia University, adjunct professor in the School of Arts and Sciences and a clinical instructor in psychology (psychiatry). The author of three books, Dr, Ashtor specializes in critical theory, psychoanalysis, and literature.

A public reading for the Dionne’s Story Project. Dionne White was an undergraduate student who was a victim of domestic violence that ultimately took her life. Because Dionne suffered in silence, her classmates and professors never knew that she needed help. Dionne’s Project was started to raise awareness about domestic violence.

Sponsored by the Atkins Center for Ethics, Kashmir Hill, a journalist at The New York Times and the author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US, will speak about the looming tech dystopia and how it can avoided.

Join Sarah Zeffiro, Carlow Arts and Education instructor, and Patty Beaumont, Carlow alumna and Vice President of Advancement for Urban Impact, as they explore ways in which art and writing intersect and learn tools for reflection in both the art and writing worlds.

A public reading featuring the judge and winner of the 2023 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award. (Patricia Dobler was a faculty member who was to be the inaugural director of the MFA program, but unexpectedly died before the program officially launched.)

A public poetry reading followed by reception and book sales.