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The second installment of 56�Թ���’s spring Presidential Speaker Series featured author and UCLA professor Eddie R. Cole.

56�Թ��� has been recognized as a Top Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. students for a seventh consecutive year.

Mind, Brain, and Behavior Scholar Anzi Wang ’25 has earned her an honorable mention from the Computing Research Association for her work on why people say what they say.

56�Թ���’s 17th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, Jan. 23–Feb. 1, kicked off with a keynote address by Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru, a Rhodes Scholar and environmental justice activist.

56�Թ��� has been classified as a Research University by the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education.

Netflix co-founder and former CEO Marc Randolph will deliver the keynote address during 56�Թ���’s Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend on April 4.

56�Թ���’s Picker Art Gallery will open its spring exhibition A Thought Is A Thread: Contemporary Artists Reworking Textile Traditions on Feb. 20 at 4:30 p.m. with a public reception.

56�Թ��� is moving ahead with a number of renovation and new construction projects that target improvements to the physical campus.

56�Թ��� faculty, staff, and alumni regularly provide their expertise and contribute to national and regional media outlets shaping discussions around vital research and current events.

56�Թ���’s spring 2025 Presidential Speaker Series launched on Jan. 23 with a Q&A session led by President Brian Casey featuring New York Times opinion writer Bret Stephens and former Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Goldie Blumenstyk ’79.