On Monday, April 29, Professor Barbara Bader Aldave taught her last class at Oregon Law. From her start as a half-time professor in 1970, Aldave has educated current and future lawyers and leaders, supported the work of Oregon's entrepreneurs and championed the cause of justice. 

A folklore professor from the University of Wisconsin will take his audience “back to the new normal” in the digital age during an upcoming lecture that is free and open to the public. Robert Glenn Howard, professor of Communication Arts and director of the folklore program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, will lecture at 4 p.m. May 14 in the Knight Library Browsing Room.

KWVA Eugene 88.1FM turns 20 this year and is celebrating with a weeklong music and media festival called BETTERFEST. The event, which runs May 13-18, includes a kickoff party, record swap, hip-hop freestyle tournament, Small Howl local band showcase and more. It culminates in three main stage concerts at the WOW Hall featuring performances from college radio artists.

His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, tried his best on Friday afternoon to convince the 11,000 followers and curious onlookers at the University of Oregon's Matthew Knight Arena that he's just another human being – but one with heartfelt opinions about humility and mutual respect. "We are actually human brothers and sisters," the Dalai Lama said. "Despite our differences, we are basically the same human being.

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s music series Museum After Hours features a concert by Betty and the Boy on Friday, May 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The doors open at 6 p.m.