DATE: Opening reception noon-4 p.m. Feb. 4; exhibit on display Feb. 4 to April 29. Hours are noon-4 p.m. Saturdays/Sundays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays.

A series of exhibits and events in celebration of Black History month will be held during winter and into spring quarter at UC San Diego's Geisel Library.

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (01/31/2012) —The Institute for Advanced Study will host a forum Monday, February 13 to discuss "Questions Without Borders: Why Future Research and Teaching Will Be Interdisciplinary" from 3:30 to 5 pm in Coffman Union, 300 Washington Avenue S.E., Minneapolis.

Liberal-democratic attitudes in the Middle East and North Africa aren't universal, say two University of Toronto sociologists.

Having closely watched the Arab uprisings that began just over a year ago, UCLA historian James Gelvin shudders whenever he hears the term "Arab Spring." - "'Spring' implies renewal and joy, and we're still a long way from that occurring as a r

In public programs, Stanford scholars share their views on the groundbreaking artistic endeavors of photographer Walker Evans.

When Carlos Alonso was a student at Escuela Secundaria de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, the island's elite public high school, all his teachers were Ph.D.s, professors on loan from the University of Puerto Rico.

Scholars respond with their own questions about Platonist philosophy. - We learn from historian Jacyln Maxwell, by way of Porphyry's biography, that the third century BC philosopher Plotinus didn't eat much.

The first senate meeting of winter quarter focused on The Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford.

The history of the Chinese American community in San Diego will be the subject of a February 4 lecture and book signing at UC San Diego's Geisel Library by Murray K. Lee, author of the recent book, In Search of Gold Mountain: A History of the Chinese in San Diego, California.