Join the Medieval Institute for its 23rd annual Mellon Colloquium. The colloquium is a half-day public seminar discussion with the institute's 2024–25 Mellon Fellow, Kayla Dang (assistant professor of theological studies and the Renard Professor of Islamic Studies, Saint Louis University), on her book-in-progress. She will be joined by three distinguished discussants: Christian C. Sahner (University of Oxford), Alison Vacca (Columbia University), and Sarah Bowen Savant (Aga Khan University). Professor Dang's book project tells a new history of the Zoroastrian religion by focusing on its priests—the individuals responsible for recording and transmitting Zoroastrian religious knowledge, which survives in extant Zoroastrian Middle Persian (or Pahlavi) books. Using Arabic sources alongside Middle Persian ones, she studies the priesthood in and as part of Islamic society, and she brings Zoroastrianism more firmly into emerging discussions about the interactions of Muslims, Christians, and Jews, and others in the medieval Middle East. Lunch will be provided to those who register for the event using this form. If you cannot attend in person, then you can register to join via Zoom. Questions about this event? Email us at medinst@nd.edu. Schedule 9:45 a.m. Refreshments 10:00 a.m. Opening Remarks 10:05 a.m. Kayla Dang, "The Zoroastrian Priesthood in Islamic Society (9th–10th Centuries)" About the Speaker: Kayla Dang is an assistant professor of theological studies and the Renard Professor of Islamic Studies at Saint Louis University. Her current research, which engages a variety of classical languages (including Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Latin, Syriac, and Middle Persian), focuses on the history of the Zoroastrian priesthood from antiquity into the medieval period. 10:25 a.m. Christian C. Sahner, “Tabaristan in the Early Islamic Period” About the Speaker: Christian C. Sahner is the associate professor of Islamic history, University of Oxford and Margoliouth Fellow in Arabic, New College. He researches the history of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia during the transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Professor Sahner is especially interested in relations between Muslims and non-Muslims (including Christians and Zoroastrians), religious conversion, Islamic sectarianism, and the intertwined histories of the Umayyad, ʿAbbasid, and Byzantine empires. 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break 11:00 a.m. Alison Vacca, "A Tenth-Century Causasian Albanian History of Religion" About the Speaker: Alison Vacca isthe Gevork M. Avedissian Associate Professor of Armenian History and Civilization at Columbia University and editor of Al-'Usur al-Wusta: the Journal of Middle East Medievalists. 11:20 a.m. Sarah Bowen Savant, "Making the Arabic Book (700-1500): Memory Made and Remade" About the Speaker: Professor Sarah Bowen Savant is a cultural historian specializing in the Middle East and Iran ca. 600-1100 at Aga Khan University. She also serves as founding director of the AKU-ISMC's Centre for Digital Humanities. 11:45 a.m. Lunch (provided) 12:15 p.m. Questions and Discussion 1:00 p.m. Conclusion   Originally published at medieval.nd.edu.

Why Well-Run Companies Will Continue to Fail  is presented by Alex Slawsby, chief growth officer, InnoLead, an organization that creates  content, events and tools to help the world’s largest network of corporate strategy, innovation and R&D leaders drive change more successfully. The Ten Years Hence speaker series explores issues, ideas, and trends likely to affect business and society over the next decade. The theme of the 2025 series is Innovation: The Process of Creation and Renewal. Ten Years Hence is sponsored by the Eugene Clark Distinguished Lecture Series endowment. This is one of seven lectures in the Ten Years Hence Lecture Series. See website for details and other lecture dates. Free and open to students, faculty, staff and public.

Come support the top three undergraduate and top three graduate teams as they compete for cash prizes during the final presentations of the 2025 DEI Grow the Good in Business Case competition. The six teams will present to the judges and winners will be chosen. The competition challenges students to find creative solutions to real-life cases through the power of business — revealing new pathways to address issues impacting daily life ranging from pay equity and job discrimination, to representation in leadership, individual biases and systemic inequities. Through shared learning, the competition builds greater awareness and understanding of how respect for human dignity is foundational to a flourishing society. Visit businesscase.nd.edu for more information.

This event, hosted by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and co-sponsored by the Keough-Naughton Institute and Native American Initiatives, brings together Potawatomi and Gaeltacht community members and scholars to discuss shared and divergent experiences in preserving and revitalizing language. The gathering will take place in the Pokagon Band Family Activity Center in Dowagiac, Michigan, and will include music and a traditional Potawatomi meal. PanelistsKevin Daugherty Language Teacher and Elder, Pokagon Band Bmethwen/Kyle Malott Advanced Language Specialist, Pokagon Band Mskwathigwék/Rhonda Purcell Director of Ėthë Bodwéwadmimwat, Pokagon Band Adhna Ní Bhraonáin Public Relations Officer, BÁNÚ Róisín Nic Dhonncha Lecturer, Department of Irish, Mary Immaculate College Rónán Ó Dochartaigh Course Manager, Oideas Gael   If you are interested in attending the event and transportation options from campus to the Pokagon Band Family Activity Center,  please complete this registration form.  Any questions can be directed to Ariel Clark-Semyck, program administrator, at aclarkse@nd.edu.Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.

The Percussion Ensemble will present works written for battery and concert percussion, as well as original compositions and student arrangements, all utilizing traditional and nontraditional instruments and numerous extended techniques. For tickets, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu. Originally published at music.nd.edu.

Two Worlds. One Stage. Broadway legend Mandy Patinkin and opera superstar Nathan Gunn are joining forces to present a uniquely powerful musical evening. Through solos and duets, these versatile and irresistible performers will cover a range of musical genres, showcasing their mastery of the stage and audiences, long-time friendship, and resulting deft comic timing. This concert marks Gunn's sixth appearance in the Presenting Series, where he can teach Patinkin a thing or two about DPAC! GET TICKETS