Reader Spotlight w/ Dr. King
Political Civility
In conjunction with the first political debate, TEDxUM, Pi Sigma Alpha, College Democrats, and the College Republicans, jointly hosted a presidential debate watch party at the Residential College South on Monday, September 26. More than 100 students attended this event. Associate Professor of Political Science, Conor Dowling, provided opening remarks about political civility and discourse. Following the event, Associate Professor of Political Science, Marvin King, moderated a discussion about the debate.
Oxford Science Cafe
On January 24, 2017, the Oxford Science Cafe will host Professor of Chemistry, Randy Wadkins. Dr. Wadkins, a speaker at the inaugural TEDxUM, will screen his TEDx talk and follow it with a Q&A with members of the Oxford Community. This event will take place at Lusa’s Bakery.
Date: Tuesday, January 24
Where: Lusa on N. Lamar Blvd.
Time: TBA
Admission: Free
Speaker: Dr. Randy Wadkins
Description: First, we will show Dr. Wadkins’s talk from last year and then have a follow-up audience Q&A with Dr. Wadkins.
Contact: Torkel Nord Bjarnamen at tonordbj@go.olemiss.edu
TEDWomen
TEDxUM hosted a live stream of the TEDWomen conference on Thursday, October 27. This provided an opportunity for the UM community to watch a live TED Conference as it was happening. We look forward to hosting TED Conference live streams whenever the opportunity is available to us.
Additional Activities
We are currently planning additional activities related to the investiture of the University of Mississippi’s Jeffrey M. Vitter. We are also working with prison officials in north Mississippi on a way to bring TED talks to Mississippi’s incarcerated population.
Contact: Marvin King at marvin@olemiss.edu