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Kalamazoo College will host two visiting scholars this month for annual lectures in religion<\/a> and mathematics<\/a>, scheduled for May 6 and May 12.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, an associate professor from Oberlin College will provide the 2026 Thompson Lecture in Religion at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, in the Olmsted Room at Mandelle Hall, with a talk titled Leisure and Religion in South Asian Women\u2019s Workplaces in Spain<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emilia Bachrach will draw from her ongoing ethnographic research in Barcelona, Spain, to consider how South Asian Hindu and Muslim women build social and economic networks while navigating their minoritized religious status. Her monograph on the subject,\u202fReligious Reading and Everyday Lives in Devotional Hinduism<\/em><\/a>,\u202fwas published in 2022 as part of the American Academy of Religion\u2019s Religion in Translation Series with Oxford University Press. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The memorial event is named for Paul Lamont Thompson, who was K\u2019s president from 1938\u201349. It brings in speakers who enrich the ethical understanding of the College\u2019s position in society. The lecture was established by a gift from Thompson\u2019s sons and daughters-in-law to recognize the crucial role he played in guiding the College through the Depression and World War II.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A meet-and-greet reception will follow the lecture. Contact Office Coordinator Sarah.Bryans@kzoo.edu<\/a> for more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, in the 2026 George Kitchen Lecture, a teaching professor from the University of Michigan will explore mathematical models that are used to predict real-world behavior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, P. Gavin LaRose will discuss Discrete Population Models, Cobwebs and Chaos<\/em> in Dewing Hall, Room 103. The talk will investigate a population of creatures such as bacteria or insects and model what it would do. Attendees can expect to find some mathematical cobwebs, surprises and chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitchen loved mathematics and believed that its applications could be cultivated in every student. The memorial lectureship named for him was established in 1999 to honor the mathematician who inspired students and fellow math teachers at Portage North High School and K.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oberlin College Associate Professor Emilia Bachrach<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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P. Gavin LaRose, University of Michigan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact Office Coordinator Kristen Eldred at 269.337.7100 or keldred@kzoo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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