The Record: Happenings
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

Chancellor Martin to give 2025 State of the University addressThe WashU community is encouraged to watch Chancellor Andrew D. Martin give priority updates and share other important information during the livestream at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25. Dwight A. McBride, senior advisor to the chancellor and the Gerald Early Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies in Arts & Sciences, will moderate the event. |
Upcoming events
FEB 21 |
Artists’ panel on ‘Seeds’ exhibition5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 Steinberg Hall Auditorium Four artists participating in “Seeds: Containers of a World to Come” join a panel discussion on their projects and the overall exhibition. A reception will follow. |
FEB 24 |
Conversation on labor, changing economy3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 Knight Hall, Emerson Auditorium The Weidenbaum Center will host a conversation featuring a panel of political experts. The panel will discuss workforce trends, tariffs, immigration and the potential shifts ahead. A reception will follow. |
FEB 25 |
S.T. Lee Lecture on safeguarding human health5–7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25 Hillman Hall, Clark-Fox Forum The McDonnell International Scholars Academy welcomes Samuel Myers, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health, as part of the Center for the Environment’s Environmental Research & Creativity Week. |
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‘The Wolves’ opens Friday in Edison Theatre7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 Nine players take to the pitch. The competition is fast, creative and ruthless. And that’s before they meet the other team. In “The Wolves,” Pulitzer-nominated playwright Sarah DeLappe captures the raw energy, unfiltered banter and accumulating pressure of an elite girls’ soccer team. |
Looking ahead
FEB 28 |
Civil Society brunch: ‘The liberal arts and the myth of thinking for myself’10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28 |
MAR 3 |
International Writers Series: Oksana Maksymchuk5:30–7 p.m. Monday, March 3 |
MAR 6 |
Leadership Perspectives: ‘She Suite’4–7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6 |
Exhibits and ongoing events 'Thursday Nights at the Museum' honors Black History MonthJoin WashU for a special conversation between "5 On Your Side" news anchors and Black St. Louisans as part of the "Thursday Nights at the Museum" series. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Missouri History Museum. |
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