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"Love and Domination: Sexual Consent and the Hebrew Bible"

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This talk explores the question of sexual consent in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. When is biblical sex about love or procreation, and when is it a weapon of power and domination? 

Please join us for this talk given by Dr. Jason Gaines, Professor of Practice and Director of Undergraduate Studies and member of the Department of Jewish Studies at Tulane University. 

Immigration Reform At Long Last?

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The pandemic has put in stark relief the role undocumented immigrants play as essential workers in our nation's economy. Will the Biden Administration finally pass legislation to address our nation's immigration crisis?

In this panel discussion, New Orleans area immigrant advocates will discuss the need for immigration reform that includes an earned path to citizenship for the over 10.4 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. today and what else is at stake in this debate. Join us!

Wolf Pack Welcome

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Wolf Pack Welcome is a program to kick off the Fall semester for the newest members of the Pack! There are a variety of programs and events to help you prepare for classes, meet other incoming students, participate in Loyola traditions, and more. Some programming includes New Student Convocation, keynote speakers discussing social justice and sexual assault, fun late night socials and so much more!

2021 Environment Program Capstone Celebration

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The Loyola Environment students have been working hard the past few years to enhance their on-campus curriculum through their capstone experiences. To earn a degree from the Environment Program, each student must complete a project which further develops their skills as a scholar. We hope you will join us in watching each presentation and learn how Loyola University New Orleans Environment students have turned their passion into purpose.

Virtual Session on the National Dialogue on Catholic Pastoral Ministry with Youth and Young Adults

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Join LIM professor Tracey Lamont and LIM graduate Diana Hancharenko as they discuss key takeaways from the National Dialogue on Catholic Pastoral Ministry with Youth and Young Adults Final Report, its relationship to Pope Francis’ exhortation Christus Vivit, the Synod on Young People the Faith, and Vocational Discernment, and practical implications for ministry with young people.  Dr. Lamont will share how to begin this process of listening, dialogue, and discernment with ministry leaders, parents and  youth and young adults in our faith communities. Mrs.

Out of the Red: My Life of Gangs, Prison, and Redemption

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Dr. Christian Bolden, an Associate Professor in Criminology and Justice at Loyola University and winner of the 2021 Faculty Senate Award for Research, will discuss 

Loyola French Club hosts a virtual French Film Festival

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The Loyola Society for Francophone Cultures will post a table just outside of the Danna Center on Thurs. March 4 to promote its upcoming virtual Tournees Film Festival beginning March 9. There will be flyers and small treats to people who come by.

Neo-baroque Eccentricities: Rethinking National Symbols and Narratives of the Past

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How can an art form that originated in 17th-century Europe be reinvented through a cinematic language to challenge familiar narratives and national identities in contemporary Latin America?

Latin American Literary (Re)Mappings, or How to Decolonize the Geographical Imagination

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This presentation will review the ways in which Early Modern cartography and Spanish-American texts produced geographical knowledge, and how that knowledge influenced the way both colonizers and colonized peoples across the Americas imagined and related to their territory, its inhabitants, environment and resources.