Common Book Author Talk: Braiding Sweetgrass with Robin Wall Kimmerer

Adler University is welcoming best-selling author and scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer on Jan. 16 for its latest Common Book Author Talk to discuss her award-winning nonfiction book, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants.

A member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and MacArthur Fellow, Kimmerer will also speak with Brianna Savage, manager of Community Action and Engagement at Adler University, on ways to decolonize education by integrating Indigenous and western knowledge. A Q&A with Kimmerer will follow their discussion.

Adler students, staff, and faculty, along with the general public, are encouraged to register for the Common Book Author Talk, to be held virtually at 2:30 p.m. CST.

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We are committed to making this event accessible to everyone, so we have added automatic closed captions in Zoom. If you require other accommodations to participate fully, please contact the Office of Admissions or call 312-662-4058 with as much notice as possible.

Please contact the office of admissions if you have any questions about these events.