West, an honored professor of Princeton University, will lecture at Union-PSCE on April 23 in Watts Chapel. Seating is limited, and overflow seating is being planned for Lingle Hall.

All those who attend will need a ticket. To reserve yours, please call Peninnah Ziegler at (804) 278-4223.

One of America’s most gifted, provocative, and important public intellectuals, Dr. Cornel West, is known for writing, speaking, and teaching that weaves together the American traditions of the Black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz.

The lecture will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

Union-PSCE, located at 3401 Brook Road, is co-sponsoring the event with partners at Virginia Commonwealth University, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, the School of Theology at Virginia Union University, the University of Richmond, Randolph-Macon College, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, and other institutions in the Richmond area.