Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies
@uguelphscottish.bsky.social
Research, graduate training and teaching on Scottish history and Scottish culture, with special emphasis on their global dimensions - at the University of Guelph.
News & Events: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottish
News & Events: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottish
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Before #Outlander: Remembering the #Jacobites in Scottish History. #TAIWANfest 2026, Sep 7, 4:30. Vancouver Playhouse Annex. Jacobite history with SFU Prof. Leith Davis & live music from the Sybaritic Scots. Learn the truth behind the fiction!
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August 24, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Before #Outlander: Remembering the #Jacobites in Scottish History. #TAIWANfest 2026, Sep 7, 4:30. Vancouver Playhouse Annex. Jacobite history with SFU Prof. Leith Davis & live music from the Sybaritic Scots. Learn the truth behind the fiction!
Book 🎻 programs.vancouvertaiwanfest.ca/dr-leith-dav...
Book 🎻 programs.vancouvertaiwanfest.ca/dr-leith-dav...
TAIWANfest is in a Dialogue with Scotland this year!
Join Professor Kevin James on August 30 as he explores how Scottish Highland culture was transformed and romanticized in the 19th century.
Habourfront Centre (Main Loft), Toronto | 1:00-2:00pm | Free Admission.
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
Join Professor Kevin James on August 30 as he explores how Scottish Highland culture was transformed and romanticized in the 19th century.
Habourfront Centre (Main Loft), Toronto | 1:00-2:00pm | Free Admission.
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
August 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
TAIWANfest is in a Dialogue with Scotland this year!
Join Professor Kevin James on August 30 as he explores how Scottish Highland culture was transformed and romanticized in the 19th century.
Habourfront Centre (Main Loft), Toronto | 1:00-2:00pm | Free Admission.
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
Join Professor Kevin James on August 30 as he explores how Scottish Highland culture was transformed and romanticized in the 19th century.
Habourfront Centre (Main Loft), Toronto | 1:00-2:00pm | Free Admission.
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
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Registration for NACBS 2026 opens tomorrow! A draft program is now available to view on our conference page.
We hope to see you in Pasadena!
www.nacbs.org/conference
We hope to see you in Pasadena!
www.nacbs.org/conference
Conference | NACBS
The North American Conference on British Studies annual conference homepage
www.nacbs.org
July 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Registration for NACBS 2026 opens tomorrow! A draft program is now available to view on our conference page.
We hope to see you in Pasadena!
www.nacbs.org/conference
We hope to see you in Pasadena!
www.nacbs.org/conference
Conference: ‘Jacobitism on the Home Front and Abroad’
Aberdeen, Scotland, 21-22 May 2027.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 31 October 2026.
Aberdeen, Scotland, 21-22 May 2027.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 31 October 2026.
Excited to share this CFP w/the Bluesky community! The sixth triennial conference of the Jacobite Studies Trust will be held in Aberdeen on 21-22 May 2027. Its theme is 'Jacobitism on the Home Front and Abroad'. Submissions are happily accepted until 31 Oct.
jacobitestudiestrust.org/activities.h...
jacobitestudiestrust.org/activities.h...
July 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Conference: ‘Jacobitism on the Home Front and Abroad’
Aberdeen, Scotland, 21-22 May 2027.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 31 October 2026.
Aberdeen, Scotland, 21-22 May 2027.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 31 October 2026.
Featured article in the latest issue of the International Review of Scottish Studies @edinburghup.bsky.social!
FREE to access!
FREE to access!
Great to see our article with Prof Gerard Carruthers published in the International Review of Scottish Studies.
It’s about the origins and inspiration of Robert Burns’s address ‘To a Haggis’ – 300 years of debates on the value and quality of Scottish food. 🏴🥘
www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...
It’s about the origins and inspiration of Robert Burns’s address ‘To a Haggis’ – 300 years of debates on the value and quality of Scottish food. 🏴🥘
www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...
Scottish Food Patriotism and the Literary Antecedents of Robert Burns’s ‘To a Haggis’ | International Review of Scottish Studies
This article re-evaluates Robert Burns’s ‘To a Haggis’—arguably, the most globally recited food poem in world literature—by situating it within a long-overlooked tradition of Scottish food patriotism....
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June 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Featured article in the latest issue of the International Review of Scottish Studies @edinburghup.bsky.social!
FREE to access!
FREE to access!
📣New issue of the IRSS now online!
euppublishing.com/toc/irss/51/1
Featured Article is FREE to access:
Scottish Food Patriotism and the Literary Antecedents of Robert Burns’s ‘To a Haggis’ by Gerard Carruthers and Paul Malgrati.
Full issue 30 Days FREE (CODE: 30IRSS)
@edinburghup.bsky.social
euppublishing.com/toc/irss/51/1
Featured Article is FREE to access:
Scottish Food Patriotism and the Literary Antecedents of Robert Burns’s ‘To a Haggis’ by Gerard Carruthers and Paul Malgrati.
Full issue 30 Days FREE (CODE: 30IRSS)
@edinburghup.bsky.social
June 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
📣New issue of the IRSS now online!
euppublishing.com/toc/irss/51/1
Featured Article is FREE to access:
Scottish Food Patriotism and the Literary Antecedents of Robert Burns’s ‘To a Haggis’ by Gerard Carruthers and Paul Malgrati.
Full issue 30 Days FREE (CODE: 30IRSS)
@edinburghup.bsky.social
euppublishing.com/toc/irss/51/1
Featured Article is FREE to access:
Scottish Food Patriotism and the Literary Antecedents of Robert Burns’s ‘To a Haggis’ by Gerard Carruthers and Paul Malgrati.
Full issue 30 Days FREE (CODE: 30IRSS)
@edinburghup.bsky.social
The Prize is intended to promote the careers of ECRs, and especially those from social groups who remain under-represented in the SHR’s author profile, by providing an opportunity to publish in a leading peer-reviewed journal.
Deadline: Tuesday 8 September at 5pm.
Deadline: Tuesday 8 September at 5pm.
scottishhistoricalreview.org/fundingprizes
We've just launched our EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER ARTICLE PRIZE competition. See the website for more details:
We've just launched our EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER ARTICLE PRIZE competition. See the website for more details:
Prizes — Scottish Historical Review Trust | Promoting Research & Publication in the Field of Scottish History | Monograph Series | Edinburgh - Scotland - UK
scottishhistoricalreview.org
May 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The Prize is intended to promote the careers of ECRs, and especially those from social groups who remain under-represented in the SHR’s author profile, by providing an opportunity to publish in a leading peer-reviewed journal.
Deadline: Tuesday 8 September at 5pm.
Deadline: Tuesday 8 September at 5pm.
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Also worth noting are the very many specialist UK history societies which support researchers of differing backgrounds and career stages.
We've a new listing of 100 such organisations and scholarly communities bit.ly/4uu1yUr, with further listings of record societies & BlueSky networks #Skystorians
We've a new listing of 100 such organisations and scholarly communities bit.ly/4uu1yUr, with further listings of record societies & BlueSky networks #Skystorians
May 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Also worth noting are the very many specialist UK history societies which support researchers of differing backgrounds and career stages.
We've a new listing of 100 such organisations and scholarly communities bit.ly/4uu1yUr, with further listings of record societies & BlueSky networks #Skystorians
We've a new listing of 100 such organisations and scholarly communities bit.ly/4uu1yUr, with further listings of record societies & BlueSky networks #Skystorians
🌟Student Research Spotlight!
@uguelphhist.bsky.social MA student Gavin is researching national identity and militarism in Scottish chapbook songs of the Napoleonic Wars, investigating how songs widely available to the Scottish working class negotiate Scotland's position within the British union. 📖
@uguelphhist.bsky.social MA student Gavin is researching national identity and militarism in Scottish chapbook songs of the Napoleonic Wars, investigating how songs widely available to the Scottish working class negotiate Scotland's position within the British union. 📖
May 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🌟Student Research Spotlight!
@uguelphhist.bsky.social MA student Gavin is researching national identity and militarism in Scottish chapbook songs of the Napoleonic Wars, investigating how songs widely available to the Scottish working class negotiate Scotland's position within the British union. 📖
@uguelphhist.bsky.social MA student Gavin is researching national identity and militarism in Scottish chapbook songs of the Napoleonic Wars, investigating how songs widely available to the Scottish working class negotiate Scotland's position within the British union. 📖
Scottish History MA student Suzanne presented at the British Commission for Maritime History New Researchers Conference. She introduced the audience to her primary source research for her Masters thesis about the widows of the Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, which took place on October 14, 1881.
April 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Scottish History MA student Suzanne presented at the British Commission for Maritime History New Researchers Conference. She introduced the audience to her primary source research for her Masters thesis about the widows of the Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, which took place on October 14, 1881.
Join us online tomorrow, Thursday 23 April, 1pm (EDT) on Zoom. All are welcome to attend!
Join us online next week for The Frank Watson Book Prize Lecture presented by Dr. Catriona Macdonald from the University of Glasgow.
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
📅 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰️ 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
📅 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰️ 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
April 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Join us online tomorrow, Thursday 23 April, 1pm (EDT) on Zoom. All are welcome to attend!
Join us online next week for The Frank Watson Book Prize Lecture presented by Dr. Catriona Macdonald from the University of Glasgow.
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
📅 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰️ 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
📅 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰️ 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
April 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Join us online next week for The Frank Watson Book Prize Lecture presented by Dr. Catriona Macdonald from the University of Glasgow.
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
📅 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰️ 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
📅 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰️ 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
Grant Schreiber presented ‘Discipline, Education, and Correction: Social Control of the Poor in seventeenth-century Aberdeen’ at the Canadian-Scottish Studies Colloquium.
Proud of our alumni and the contributions they are making to new work in Scottish Studies.
www.youtube.com/live/Qw0gwA5...
Proud of our alumni and the contributions they are making to new work in Scottish Studies.
www.youtube.com/live/Qw0gwA5...
April 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Grant Schreiber presented ‘Discipline, Education, and Correction: Social Control of the Poor in seventeenth-century Aberdeen’ at the Canadian-Scottish Studies Colloquium.
Proud of our alumni and the contributions they are making to new work in Scottish Studies.
www.youtube.com/live/Qw0gwA5...
Proud of our alumni and the contributions they are making to new work in Scottish Studies.
www.youtube.com/live/Qw0gwA5...
Join the livestream this Friday 10 April!
Keynote speaker: Rob Dunbar (University of Edinburgh)
Fantastic line-up of speakers with talks beginning at 1:00pm (EDT).
Programme details and the Livestream link can be found here:
www.mcgill.ca/can.../canad...
Keynote speaker: Rob Dunbar (University of Edinburgh)
Fantastic line-up of speakers with talks beginning at 1:00pm (EDT).
Programme details and the Livestream link can be found here:
www.mcgill.ca/can.../canad...
April 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Join the livestream this Friday 10 April!
Keynote speaker: Rob Dunbar (University of Edinburgh)
Fantastic line-up of speakers with talks beginning at 1:00pm (EDT).
Programme details and the Livestream link can be found here:
www.mcgill.ca/can.../canad...
Keynote speaker: Rob Dunbar (University of Edinburgh)
Fantastic line-up of speakers with talks beginning at 1:00pm (EDT).
Programme details and the Livestream link can be found here:
www.mcgill.ca/can.../canad...
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The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast talks to Donald S. Murray about his new novel The Loch of the Bees, out now from @saraband-books.bsky.social. Donald discusses his inspirations, as well as history, Gaelic culture & language – & the attempts to suppress them
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www.scotswhayhae.com/post/the-sti...
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www.scotswhayhae.com/post/the-sti...
The Sting Is In The Tale: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Donald S. Murray...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali headed to Stirling to talk to writer Donald S. Murray about his new novel The Loch Of The Bees, which is published with Saraband Books.
The two met at the la...
www.scotswhayhae.com
April 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast talks to Donald S. Murray about his new novel The Loch of the Bees, out now from @saraband-books.bsky.social. Donald discusses his inspirations, as well as history, Gaelic culture & language – & the attempts to suppress them
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www.scotswhayhae.com/post/the-sti...
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www.scotswhayhae.com/post/the-sti...
Happy Tartan Day to all those celebrating their connections to Scotland!
April 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Happy Tartan Day to all those celebrating their connections to Scotland!
Frank Watson Book Prize Lecture presented by Dr. Catriona Macdonald from the @glasgow.ac.uk.
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
🗓 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
All are welcome to attend!
FREE tickets: bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
🗓 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
All are welcome to attend!
FREE tickets: bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
April 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Frank Watson Book Prize Lecture presented by Dr. Catriona Macdonald from the @glasgow.ac.uk.
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
🗓 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
All are welcome to attend!
FREE tickets: bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future
🗓 Thursday 23 April, 2026
🕰 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
All are welcome to attend!
FREE tickets: bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
Join us online in 2 weeks (30 March) for the International Scots Lecture!
Dr Daniel Arbino, University of Miami Libraries, will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia.
All are welcome to attend!
FREE registration: bit.ly/IntScotsLect...
Dr Daniel Arbino, University of Miami Libraries, will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia.
All are welcome to attend!
FREE registration: bit.ly/IntScotsLect...
March 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Join us online in 2 weeks (30 March) for the International Scots Lecture!
Dr Daniel Arbino, University of Miami Libraries, will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia.
All are welcome to attend!
FREE registration: bit.ly/IntScotsLect...
Dr Daniel Arbino, University of Miami Libraries, will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia.
All are welcome to attend!
FREE registration: bit.ly/IntScotsLect...
Fantastic lineup of speakers!
All are welcome, and the event will be livestreamed.
All are welcome, and the event will be livestreamed.
Join us on 10th April for the annual Canadian-Scottish Studies Colloquium! We have a fascinating range of speakers and panels lined up. The event will be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person. RSVP at [email protected]
March 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Fantastic lineup of speakers!
All are welcome, and the event will be livestreamed.
All are welcome, and the event will be livestreamed.
Join us online for the International Scots Lecture!
📅 Monday 30 March, 2026
🕰 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
Daniel Arbino (University of Miami Libraries) will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia.
FREE Registration: bit.ly/IntScotsLect...
📅 Monday 30 March, 2026
🕰 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
Daniel Arbino (University of Miami Libraries) will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia.
FREE Registration: bit.ly/IntScotsLect...
March 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Join us online for the International Scots Lecture!
📅 Monday 30 March, 2026
🕰 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
Daniel Arbino (University of Miami Libraries) will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia.
FREE Registration: bit.ly/IntScotsLect...
📅 Monday 30 March, 2026
🕰 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
Daniel Arbino (University of Miami Libraries) will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia.
FREE Registration: bit.ly/IntScotsLect...
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This #IWD2026, the @scotmaritimemuseum.bsky.social hosts a special talk & book launch by @ninabake2.bsky.social
🗓 Sat 7 March, 6pm (doors 5.30pm)
📍 Linthouse, Irvine Harbourside
Discover the untold stories of Scottish Merchant Navy women lost to enemy action
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-and-b...
🗓 Sat 7 March, 6pm (doors 5.30pm)
📍 Linthouse, Irvine Harbourside
Discover the untold stories of Scottish Merchant Navy women lost to enemy action
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-and-b...
Talk and Book Launch- Featuring Dr Nina Baker OBE
The untold story of female Merchant Navy seafarers who lost their lives to enemy action in the First and Second World Wars
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
This #IWD2026, the @scotmaritimemuseum.bsky.social hosts a special talk & book launch by @ninabake2.bsky.social
🗓 Sat 7 March, 6pm (doors 5.30pm)
📍 Linthouse, Irvine Harbourside
Discover the untold stories of Scottish Merchant Navy women lost to enemy action
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-and-b...
🗓 Sat 7 March, 6pm (doors 5.30pm)
📍 Linthouse, Irvine Harbourside
Discover the untold stories of Scottish Merchant Navy women lost to enemy action
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-and-b...
🌟NEW DEADLINE!!!🌟
Two fellowships, each valued at CAD$1,500.
Apply by 15 March!
Two fellowships, each valued at CAD$1,500.
Apply by 15 March!
The deadline for applications has been extended. If you're interested in this opportunity, apply by no later than March 15, 2026.
Learn more: www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/work-u....
@uguelphscottish.bsky.social
Learn more: www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/work-u....
@uguelphscottish.bsky.social
Applications for the Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership (S-CAP) visiting research fellowships are now being accepted. Visit the University of Guelph and utilize our extensive Scottish Studies Collection – one of the largest outside the UK. Deadline: March 1, 2026.
Learn more: uoguel.ph/s-cap.
Learn more: uoguel.ph/s-cap.
February 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
🌟NEW DEADLINE!!!🌟
Two fellowships, each valued at CAD$1,500.
Apply by 15 March!
Two fellowships, each valued at CAD$1,500.
Apply by 15 March!
Apply by 1 March 2026!
Two Fellowships, valued at CAD$1500.
S-CAP Visiting Research Fellowships are designed to foster original research and scholarship by scholars utilizing the @uofguelph.bsky.social Scottish Studies Collection, held at the @uofglibrary.bsky.social.
Two Fellowships, valued at CAD$1500.
S-CAP Visiting Research Fellowships are designed to foster original research and scholarship by scholars utilizing the @uofguelph.bsky.social Scottish Studies Collection, held at the @uofglibrary.bsky.social.
Applications for the Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership (S-CAP) visiting research fellowships are now being accepted. Visit the University of Guelph and utilize our extensive Scottish Studies Collection – one of the largest outside the UK. Deadline: March 1, 2026.
Learn more: uoguel.ph/s-cap.
Learn more: uoguel.ph/s-cap.
February 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Apply by 1 March 2026!
Two Fellowships, valued at CAD$1500.
S-CAP Visiting Research Fellowships are designed to foster original research and scholarship by scholars utilizing the @uofguelph.bsky.social Scottish Studies Collection, held at the @uofglibrary.bsky.social.
Two Fellowships, valued at CAD$1500.
S-CAP Visiting Research Fellowships are designed to foster original research and scholarship by scholars utilizing the @uofguelph.bsky.social Scottish Studies Collection, held at the @uofglibrary.bsky.social.
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Re-posting to account for time zones, etc.
Hybrid event via Zoom if you're not able to make it in person. Angus is an excellent scholar and a fine person. @achconference.bsky.social @scothistnetwork.bsky.social #grenada #carriacou
“It Was You!” The Legacy of Scottish Names in Carriacou
Dr. Martin's hybrid talk will discuss the legacy of place & person names in Carriacou, Grenada, revealing the deep involvement of the Scots.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Re-posting to account for time zones, etc.
Hybrid: Online via Zoom!
Make Ready! 🏰 On 3 March, Isobel Barnard from @kingshistory.bsky.social will present: ‘The Castle in 14th Century Scotland: A Sociological Study of Masculine Identity'.
🗓️ 03 March
⏰ 17:30 GMT
🏛️ IN PERSON @ihr.bsky.social & 💻 ONLINE
Sign up now: bit.ly/londonmedieval
🗓️ 03 March
⏰ 17:30 GMT
🏛️ IN PERSON @ihr.bsky.social & 💻 ONLINE
Sign up now: bit.ly/londonmedieval
February 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Hybrid: Online via Zoom!