The Women’s Society of Washington University sponsors at least five lectures by distinguished Washington University faculty members on topics of current interest to members. These lectures are free to WSWU members. We plan for the lectures to be offered as webinars (zoom) with the link provided closer to the event date to all who RSVP.
2021
Mars Was Once Warm, Wet, and Habitable
Thursday, September 23 at 6 p.m.
Raymond Arvidson
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor
Life is Demanding Without Understanding:
Seeing the Signs and Managing Stress
Tuesday, October 12 at 10 a.m.
Sarah Buday
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Washington University Pain Center
Making the World Over: Confronting Racism,
Misogyny, and Xenophobia in U.S. History
Thursday, November 11 at 10 a.m.
R. Marie Griffith
John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Director, John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
2022
Chancellor’s Lecture
Flatlining: Race, Work, and Health Care
in the New Economy
Tuesday, January 25 at 1 p.m.
Adia Harvey Wingfield
Vice Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity
Professor of Sociology
Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Arts & Sciences
Washington University and Slavery:
The First 50 Years
Tuesday, February 15 at 10 a.m.
Geoff Ward
Professor of African & African American Studies
Faculty Affiliate in Sociology & American Culture Studies
Environmental Roundtable:
The Future of Sustainability
March 29, 2022 at 6 p.m. via Zoom
Marcus Foston, Associate Professor (McKelvey School of Engineering)
Linda Samuels, Associate Professor (Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts)
Phil Valko, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability
April 2022
Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Emerson Auditorium at Knight Hall
Annual Membership Meeting at 9:00 a.m.
Adèle Starbird Lecture at 10:30 a.m. featuring:
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport