Feb. 20, 1998

Kassebaum Baker to discuss importance of humanities at KU lecture series

Former U. S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker, R-Kan., will talk about the importance of the humanities as part of the Humanities Lecture Series sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities at KU.

This is the series' 50th anniversary. Kassebaum Baker will speak at 8 p.m. March 2 at the Free State High School Auditorium.

The event, titled "An Evening with Nancy," is free and open to the public. Kassebaum Baker, a KU graduate, served in the U. S. Senate from December 1978 to January 1997. During her tenure, she rose to the position of chair of the Labor and Human Resources Committee.

She was known as a coalition builder in the Senate and earned respect as an independent thinker.

In 1996, she married Howard Baker, R-Tenn., former U.S. Senate majority leader and White House chief of staff. They divide their time between Washington, D.C., Kansas and Tennessee.

Today, Kassebaum Baker serves on several non-profit and corporate boards including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Ewing Kauffman Foundation and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Foundation.

KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway will deliver the final lecture of the 50th anniversary Hall Center series at 8 p.m. April 7 at the Lied Center. He will speak on "Humanities and American Politics."

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