Events in UCIS

Tuesday, April 14

3:00 pm Information Session
Spring 2026 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office
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Join us for our weekly Global Distinction Drop-In Hours on Tuesdays from 3-4 pm in the Global Hub! Come learn how to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market, get the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receive special recognition at graduation, and stand out to prospective employers.

6:00 pm Language Table
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with French Club
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Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!

Hosted by the French Club

6:30 pm Film
Silent Asia 2026: A Page of Madness
Location:
Frick Fine Arts 125
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center along with Department of Music, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and Office of Institutional Engagement and Wellbeing
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A Page of Madness (狂った一頁, Kurutta Ichipēji 1926),  based on a story by Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata and directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, opened at the famed Musashino-kan theater with live Benshi narration. Considered “on par” with foreign films at a time when domestic production was still emerging, A Page of Madness divided critics, with some praising its cinematic technique and other lamenting its challenging narrative. Today, the film is perhaps the most famous “experimental” film of silent Japanese cinema, although the extent of its experimental nature is still highly debated. The film stands as a bizarre artifact of Japanese modernism and an experiment in Pure Cinema.

Considered lost in a fire at Shochiku Shimogamo Studio, a partial print was found in 1971. FPA France, which specializes in silent film restoration, debuted the new 4k restoration in 2023.