This Week at Baylor: Jan. 13-19, 2019

January 14, 2019

Jemar Tisby, M.Div., president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, will present 'How to Fight Racism,'?' a lecture to help understand how Americans created the story of anti-black racism, and spend time explaining ways to flip the script to pursue meaningful racial justice.

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by Gabrielle White, student newswriter, Baylor University Media and Public Relations

WACO, Texas (Jan. 14, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of speakers in religion and chemistry, along with a concert performance by School of Music faculty and students.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16

Chapel Highlights - Charles Watson Jr., director of education at Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, will speak during Chapel at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the Spiritual Life website.

THURSDAY, Jan. 17

Jemar Tisby Lecture - Jemar Tisby, M.Div., president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, will present “How to Fight Racism,” a lecture to help understand how Americans created the story of anti-black racism, and spend time explaining ways to flip the script to pursue meaningful racial justice. The event will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Treasure Room in Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the Institute for Studies of Religion website.

FRIDAY, Jan. 18

Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium - William Wuest, GRA Distinguished Investigator and associate professor in the department of chemistry at Emory University, will present a lecture from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in room C.105 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the chemistry department website.

SATURDAY, Jan. 19

String Faculty Gala Recital - Faculty artists from the String Division of the School of Music will perform from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the McLean Foyer of Meditation in Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave. Faculty members also will be joined by students from the various string studios. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Baylor Concerto Competition - The final round of the Concerto Competition will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 101 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Closures - There will be no classes on Monday, Jan. 21, and all administrative offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal hours will resume Tuesday, Jan. 22.

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