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Recent Events
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Apr 26
Apr 26, 2022
Migrants and Mercenaries on the Outlaw Ocean (Ian Urbina, Abel Lecture)
Apr 26, 2022
Apr 26, 2022
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Apr 8
Apr 8, 2022
Solomon Getahun, “The Horn of Africa in Flux”
Apr 8, 2022
Apr 8, 2022
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Mar 25
Mar 25, 2022 – Mar 26, 2022
Gifts For the River Film Festival
Mar 25, 2022 – Mar 26, 2022
Mar 25, 2022 – Mar 26, 2022
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Mar 22
Mar 22, 2022
An Evening with Carole Lindstrom
Mar 22, 2022
Mar 22, 2022
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Mar 22
Mar 22, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022
Gifts for the River
Mar 22, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022
Mar 22, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022
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Feb 22
Feb 22, 2022
Jim Diana, “Protecting the Great Lakes Ecosystem” (Exhibit Opening)
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
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Feb 17
Feb 17, 2022
Abundant Waters: Our Relationship with Michigan’s Most Abundant Resource
Feb 17, 2022
Feb 17, 2022
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Feb 16
Feb 16, 2022
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock
Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
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Feb 16
Feb 16, 2022
Water Justice with Dr. Mona
Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
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Nov 8
Nov 8, 2021
Gifts for the River: Art, Nature, and Community!
Nov 8, 2021
Nov 8, 2021

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Critical Engagements

Cities, Coasts, and Everywhere Else

Is the future urban? Is geography fate? Why and where are we polarized? The CE theme for 2022–2023 is “Cities, Coasts, and Everywhere Else.”
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About CE

Critical Engagements is a collaborative project housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences that makes the academic mission of Central Michigan University concrete by highlighting how our students, faculty, and community are tackling the world’s most pressing and difficult questions. → More details

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