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One of the leading experts in the fields of mission history, the history of world Christianity and mission theology will speak at ������Ƶ. Dana Robert, co-director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University, will present “Global Christianity: Issues for North Americans in the 21st Century” at a free public lecture, Thursday, Nov. 9, at 3:30 p.m., in Hieronymus Lounge. She will also speak in chapel, Friday, Nov. 10, at 10:30 a.m.

A ������Ƶ-sponsored lecture will explore the complex issue of immigration in the United States, Thursday, Nov. 9, at University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street, at 5:30 p.m. The ������Ƶ Downtown lecture, “Immigration and the American Experience,” will feature Dave Lawrence, professor of political science, Rick Pointer, professor of history, and Diana Villanueva-Hoeckley, a ������Ƶ student with a unique immigration story.

An anonymous donor has given $75 million to Westmont, the second largest gift ever for a national liberal arts college. ������Ƶ Chancellor David K. Winter announced the gift on Friday, Oct. 27.

There will be representatives from at least three dozen graduate programs taking part in this year’s ������Ƶ Graduate School Fair. The fair will be held Friday, Nov. 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the Magnolia Lawn. It is free and open to the public.

Representatives from around the country will speak to students and alumni about what their programs have to offer.

Joyce Luy, ������Ƶ’s dean of admission, says that between 75 and 80 percent of ������Ƶ students attend graduate school at some point in their life.

The ������Ƶ Chamber Orchestra will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth at two concerts, Friday, Nov. 3 in Abravanel Hall at the Music Academy of the West, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 5 at First Presbyterian Church, 21 East Constance, at 7 p.m. General admission is $5, students are free.