Purdue Convocations Pre-Show Discussions

James Dekle, Purdue Black Cultural Center Artist-in-Residence, discussed Mavis Staples and her influence on gospel music and civil rights. Mavis Staples performed at Purdue University's Loeb Playhouse November 4, 2016

Composer, jazz pianist, and music educator Judd Danby and Don Seybold, host of WBAA’s Inside Jazz, led a pre-show discussion about the evening’s performance of Sullivan Fortner & Friends. Sullivan Fortner - New Orleans native and rising jazz-piano star - was the winner of the 2015 Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz from the American Pianists Association.

Purdue Faculty experts discussed the social, historical, and political questions surrounding the Nuremberg Trials. This was part of Purdue Convocations' presentation of L.A. Theatre Works' "Judgment at Nuremberg." Rebekah A. Klein-Pejšová, Associate Professor of History & Jewish Studies Daniel Frank, Professor of Philosophy; Director, Jewish Studies Program Ann Marie Clark, Associate Professor of Political Science William Gray, Associate Professor of History Moderated by Todd Wetzel, Executive Director, Purdue Convocations