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What an incredible evening of hope! Thanks to Nicholas Kristof and Marilynne Robinson for gracing us with their presence...
10/20/2026

What an incredible evening of hope! Thanks to Nicholas Kristof and Marilynne Robinson for gracing us with their presence and words! Big thanks to University of Iowa SJMC University Lecture Committee The Iowa Writers' Workshop Iowa City of Literature fredrickson&byron University of Iowa English Department UI Center for Human Rights for their generous sponsorship!

Video from the event coming soon!

Join us for our Writers’ Group tonight at 6:30 - 7:30 PM in The Space at Old Brick as we discuss Flannery O’Connor’s, Th...
10/20/2026

Join us for our Writers’ Group tonight at 6:30 - 7:30 PM in The Space at Old Brick as we discuss Flannery O’Connor’s, The Fiction Writer and The Church. Come when you can and leave when you must.

October 23, 6-8pm. Graduate students are invited to share a meal and discuss readings related to living as a person of f...
10/16/2026

October 23, 6-8pm. Graduate students are invited to share a meal and discuss readings related to living as a person of faith in the academy. Hosted by lowa professors, Dr. Alex Smith (Political Science) and Kate Smith (Pharmacy) at their home. If you plan to attend please RSVP with Kate Smith at [email protected] and directions will be sent. Transportation provided as needed.

For artists on campus that want to consider what it means for their faith to inform their work as an artist! Led by two...
10/07/2026

For artists on campus that want to consider what it means for their faith to inform their work as an artist! Led by two Iowa MFA grads, Agnes Harry Mills and Rey Tawiah-Quashie!

All are welcome!

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From the Geneva scrapbook: “the least I can do is give my life as a freedom fighter.” Dr. Cornel West spoke at Geneva Th...
10/06/2026

From the Geneva scrapbook: “the least I can do is give my life as a freedom fighter.” Dr. Cornel West spoke at Geneva The University of Iowa to a full-capacity crowd. Lecture was entitled “Beyond Eurocentrism and Multiculturalism.”

Big thanks to Anahita Ghazvinizadeh and Marilynne Robinson for a magical afternoon of filmmaking and storytelling! What ...
10/05/2026

Big thanks to Anahita Ghazvinizadeh and Marilynne Robinson for a magical afternoon of filmmaking and storytelling! What an honor! If you missed out you can check out Anahita’s film, My Life Is Wind, and come Oct. 19th to MacBride Hall to hear more from Marilynne and Nicholas Kristof!

10/05/2026

"You just added 70 plus years to someone's life."

Jon shares the moment that led him from saving a young girl in the ER straight to treating abandoned kids in Rwanda just two weeks later. A powerful story on finding your purpose and answering the call when no one else will. 🎙️

🎧 Listen to the full episode on our Substack!

10/02/2026

“I did amputations in a schoolroom... I used veterinary anesthetic.”

Jon takes us back to his intense six weeks in the Endosho refugee camp, facing massive disease outbreaks and practicing groundbreaking field medicine with almost no resources. You won't want to miss this one.

🎙️ Listen to the full incredible story at our Substack!

We’re back on Tuesday Oct 6, 6:30pm at the Space! Bring yourself, bring a friend, bring another question about anything:...
10/01/2026

We’re back on Tuesday Oct 6, 6:30pm at the Space! Bring yourself, bring a friend, bring another question about anything: faith, Christianity, the Bible, God, Theology.

All young adults are welcome 🙏

This week we’re beginning with the question: Was Mary Sinless? (And where do Protestants and Catholics *actually* disagree?)

Sometimes good things come together fast. This event on Sunday, October 4th with two incredible artists and human beings...
09/29/2026

Sometimes good things come together fast. This event on Sunday, October 4th with two incredible artists and human beings is one of those events!

Join us in Shambaugh Auditorium in the Main Library from 3:30-5PM as we welcome (back) award winning filmmaker and former chair of UI’s screenwriting program, Anahita Ghazvinizadeh! We will view her new film, My Life is Wind, which is loosely inspired by Pulitzer Prize winner, Marilynne Robinson’s book, Gilead. Following the film, Marilynne will be joining Anahita for a conversation about her work. You won’t want to miss it!

This event is free and welcome to all!

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