Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, Human Rights Advocate to Speak at Elizabethtown College on April 10

Elizabethtown College will host human rights activist and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Nadia Murad on Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. for the annual Ware Lecture in Leffler Chapel & Performance Center. Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence.

Her New York Times bestselling memoir, “The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State,” is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi people of Iraq and Nadia’s imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Her lecture will be followed by a public book signing in Leffler Chapel & Performance Center.

Murad will present her lecture, “Nadia’s Initiative: Rebuilding Communities, Protecting Survivors,” outlining the programs to promote health, relocation, justice, and reparations for the thousands of displaced survivors. Read more about her work.

This year’s Ware Lecture will also include the recognition and celebration of the 2024-25 Educate For Service: Service to Humanity Award recipient, Jane L. (Thomas) Riese ’81. The Educate for Service Awards are the highest honors bestowed upon alumni by Elizabethtown College and the Elizabethtown College Alumni Association.

The Ware Lecture is made possible by a generous endowed gift from Judy S. ’68 and Paul W. Ware. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

What: Elizabethtown College Ware Lecture – Nadia Murad

When: Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m.

Where: Leffler Chapel & Performance Center, Elizabethtown College