Hall Center for The Humanities

Peter Brown – Professor Emeritus of History, Princeton University, and author of Through the Eye of the Needle

March 11, 2014
Lied Center Pavilion

Princeton Professor Emeritus of History Peter Brown is credited with having created the field of study referred to as late antiquity, during which Rome fell, the three major monotheistic religions took shape, and Christianity spread across Europe. His major research interest is the rise of Christianity.

Jeffrey Toobin – Senior legal analyst for CNN & author

April 24, 2014
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union

Jeffrey Toobin is a senior legal analyst for CNN, lawyer, and author of six books, including  Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election (2001); and his most recent publication, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court (2012), an insider's account of the ideological war between the current Supreme Court and the Obama administration.

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