The Record Happenings

Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024

WashU community invited to civic dialogue event, meal

A civic dialogue event, The Longest Table, is returning to WashU next week with a new location and a new topic of conversation. On Thursday, Sept. 5, the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement will welcome students, faculty and staff to Brookings Quadrangle to share dinner and to discuss the upcoming election.

Upcoming events

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Stern Family Lecture on freedom of speech, Israel-Hamas war

6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3

The Department of Jewish, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies in Arts & Sciences will host a conversation between WashU’s Lee Epstein and Barak Medina, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on freedom of speech in the U.S. and Israel. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin will moderate the talk.

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A conversation with Chancellor Martin, Lee Epstein on free speech

4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4

Student Affairs welcomes Chancellor Martin and Lee Epstein to discuss freedom of expression on a university campus. Student Union President Hussein Amuri will serve as moderator.

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Public interest law series kicks off

2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6

The 26th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series kicks off with a lecture on reproductive justice by Kim Mutcherson of Rutgers University.

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Black Rep launches 48th season with ‘Blues in the Night’

7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4

The Black Rep will launch its 48th season with Sheldon Epps’ beloved musical revue “Blues in the Night.” The Broadway-style revue is a love letter to the early days of jazz and blues. The show will take place Sept. 4 to 22 in Edison Theatre.

Looking ahead

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Chancellor’s discussion with Valerie Jarrett, alumnus Michael Isikoff

4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9

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WashU Supplier Tradeshow

11 a.m.–2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10

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‘Stress, Aging, Disparities and Cancer’

3:30–5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11

Exhibits and ongoing events

‘Capturing Nature’ exhibit

Stop by the Thomas Gallery in Olin Library to view the “Capturing Nature” exhibit, on display through Dec. 15. The exhibit, curated in collaboration with the Bernard Becker Medical Library, Missouri Botanical Garden’s Peter Raven Library and the Julian Edison Department of Special Collections, highlights the ways in which humans capture, study and use plants.

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Save the Date

WashU Mindfulness Week

Tuesday, Sept. 24– Friday, Sept. 27