Hall Center for the Humanities

Anne D. Hedeman – Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History, University of Kansas

February 13, 2014

Anne D. Hedeman, Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History, is a scholar of late Medieval and Northern Renaissance art and the history of the book, particularly the illustrations in medieval manuscripts and early printed books. She examines the relationships between text and image in vernacular late medival French manuscripts.

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

March 11, 2014

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 Christanity spread across Europe. His major research interest is the rise of Christianity.

Jeffrey Toobin – Senior legal analyst for CNN & author

April 24, 2014

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.