Jordanian prince to lecture March 18

Jordanian Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein will lecture on “The International Criminal Court: Future Challenges” at noon March 18 in Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 309. Al-Hussein is the permanent representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations and president of the Assembly of States Parties for the International Criminal Court. His lecture is […]

Krause to discuss Biblical translation

Deborah Krause, associate professor of the New Testament at Eden Theological Seminary, will launch the Translation Series for The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences. Krause’s talk, titled “Wrestling the Divine: The Discipline and Art of Translating and Making Bibles,” is free and open to the public and will begin at 4 p.m. […]

Classics professor Johnson to speak on Roman elegy for Assembly Series

Critically acclaimed W. Ralph Johnson, the emeritus John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor of Classics and Comparative Studies at the University of Chicago, will lecture at 4 p.m. March 18 Women’s Building Formal Lounge for the Assembly Series. Johnson’s talk, titled “The D/Evolution of Love: The Origins of Roman Elegy,” will serve as the John […]

Zumbalen professorship

Photo by Mary ButkusPeter J. Wiedenbeck was installed as the Joseph H. Zumbalen Professor of the Law of Property Feb. 27 in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

Hillel symposium: ‘Gateways to Social Justice’ March 21

St. Louis Hillel at Washington University will host a symposium titled “Gateways to Social Justice” from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 21 in Brown Hall, Room 100, and Holmes Lounge. The symposium is a component of the Hillel’s Social Justice Institute. The opening keynote addresses will be presented in Brown Hall, Room 100, by Mark Pelavin, […]

Khrushchev to lecture March 22

Sergei Khrushchev, a world-renowned speaker in international studies and son of the late Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, will present a talk titled “Cuban Missile Crisis: The Russian Perspective” at 4 p.m. March 22 in Graham Chapel. Khrushchev writes extensively about the history of the Cold War and the turning points in the relationship between the […]

Obituary: Niekamp, 104

She was a clinical instructor in social work in the Department of Psychiatry.