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May 4, 2011
Brenda Flanagan reads at the American Center

 The American Center has the pleasure of inviting you to a reading and talk by
Brenda Flanagan

 The American Center has the pleasure of inviting you to a reading and talk by
Brenda Flanagan
Dr. Brenda Flanagan teaches creative writing, and African American and
Caribbean Literatures at Davidson College in North Carolina. Her
collection of short stories, In Praise of Island Women & Other Crimes
has been translated into Russian. Her prize-winning novel, You Alone
Are Dancing, was published by the University of Michigan Press. In her

February 27, 2011
Meet professor Robert Ellmann

When he was "just a kid" he would take baths with "two nice black twin sisters from next door." He says that it was nothing since they were all so young but that there was "racial harmony in the bathtub."

A man some students meet at least once a week is not just a teacher but a well-travelled person of many experiences and occupations.

Robert Ellmann teaches wide range of subjects in which he shares with the pupils his wealth of knowledge and outlook on philosophy. Sitting in the cafeteria, looking through papers for his next lecture, Ellmann started to answer questions at first a little nervously, not knowing what was coming, but quickly he became relaxed and forthcoming.

February 6, 2011
Imagine: Rachel Arena reaches out with folk and jazz

She traveled to Prague to find more inspiration and really find herself, she says. "I needed a revival in my life that's why I came here. All this inspiration exploding into my music, writing about Prague and the world."

November 15, 2006

February 4, 2011
American students flock to Prague

 

In years past, cities like Barcelona and Florence have consistently trumped Prague as a popular study abroad destination for American students. Now, after a nearly five-fold increase over the last five years, it seems the Czech capital's catching up fast.

 

February 4, 2011
American students flock to Prague

In years past, cities like Barcelona and Florence have consistently trumped Prague as a popular study abroad destination for American students. Now, after a nearly five-fold increase over the last five years, it seems the Czech capital's catching up fast.

In years past, cities like Barcelona and Florence have consistently trumped Prague as a popular study abroad destination for American students. Now, after a nearly five-fold increase over the last five years, it seems the Czech capital's catching up fast.

February 3, 2011
Are American students treated differently?

"One of my classes is a joke," says Ashli Myles, a senior from Michigan.

December 1, 2010