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Conceptual artist and African-American activist damali ayo will give a presentation for the Washington University Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 15 in Graham Chapel. The event, co-sponsored by Mortarboard and the Social Justice Center, is a multimedia presentation that interacts directly with the audience to address issues of racial injustice.

She’s the first of six speakers appearing this spring as part of The Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows’ Lecture and Workshop Series.

The talk is part of “Unsettled Ground: Nature, Landscape and Ecology Now!” a series of lectures, panel discussions, artistic interventions and workshops.

Their project investigates the relationship between power and self-presentation by asking women to respond to a seemingly simple question.

Dhomhnaill has been hailed by the Irish Literary Supplement as the “most acclaimed Gaelic poet of the century”; Akins is the author of four novels.

“The Black Artists’ Group was a seedbed for artistic innovation,” says Benjamin Looker, author of a 2004 book on the influential yet little-remembered collective.

The main event in the commemoration, the “Celebrating 100 Years of Federal Information” presentation and reception, will be Feb. 15 in Rebstock Hall.

Women’s hoops stays tied for 1st in UAA The No. 3 women’s basketball team (18-2, 8-1 UAA) picked up two UAA road wins to remain in first place in the conference race. The Bears defeated Carnegie Mellon University, 83-58, on Feb. 3 in Pittsburgh. Senior Danielle Beehler finished the first half with 17 points and […]

Among the cases will be the denaturalization appeal of a former Nazi concentration camp guard and a psychologist’s First Amendment claim alleging wrongful termination.

To say that athletics defines Joe Worlund may be a bit of a stretch. But to say that Worlund has defined much of what happens in the Athletic Complex may not be too far-fetched. Whether directing a fledgling intramural program, assuming a role on a 10-time University Athletic Association volleyball coaching staff of the year, […]