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Beverly Wendland, the James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, has been appointed provost of Washington University in St. Louis, effective July 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. Wendland will succeed Marion Crain, who has served as interim provost since July 2019.

Nancy E. Berg, professor of Hebrew language and literature has won a National Jewish Book Award for best anthology for the 2018 book “What We Talk About When We Talk About Hebrew (and What It Means to Amer­i­cans).”

Please mark your calendar for the 2020 Day of Discovery, Dialogue & Action, which will take place on Tuesday, February 18, at the Medical Campus, and February 19, at the Danforth Campus.

Assistant director Travis Tucker has been selected to receive the 2020 Outstanding Diversity Achievement Award‐Individual from the National Association for Campus Activities.

This talk featuring WashU professors William Acree and Jonathan Fenderson with keynote speaker Professor Daphne Brooks threads together an exploration of women in blackface minstrelsy, race riots of the Progressive Era and the origins of one of the world’s most famous musicals.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration is an annual celebration honoring the legacy of Dr. King and the impact he has made on those who carry the torch for humanity. The theme of the 2020 Commemoration is taken from a quote of Dr. King, “The time is always right to do what is right.”

Visiting Associate Professor of African & African American Studies presents “Let’s Read A Photoplay!”Popular Photographic Histories in Nigeria.

Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology, has joined the leadership team in Arts & Sciences. In her role as associate dean, Wingfield will work closely with Barbara A. Schaal, dean of the faculty, in ongoing efforts to support faculty across Arts & Sciences.

Mark Kamimura-Jimenez has been named associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and succeeds Emelyn dela Peña, who left the university in August.