Drifting between oyster traps, feeling the sun rise and fall overhead, gazing out at the windsurfers and water-skiers, watching the red and green drifts of seaweed coast along the ocean’s surface — these are scenes of serenity and beauty that were somewhat lost in my distraction. They are also things I will probably never have the chance to experience again in the same way. 

Dozens of students convened in McMillan Hall for Charlotte Korchak’s talk titled “Concepts and Misconceptions about Israel, Zionism, and Jews.” Korchak, founder and senior educator at the Jerusalem Education Institute (JEI), led the discussion-based lecture focusing on understanding Zionism and the Jewish identity on March 27.

Dozens of members of the WashU community gathered in Umrath Lounge to hear Andrew Weiss speak as the latest installment of the Crisis & Conflict in Historical Perspective Speaker Series and Public Form.