Westfield State University will host a Westfield Wednesdays 350th Anniversary Historical Lecture Series event titled "History of the Westfield Normal School," on Dever Stage in Parenzo Hall on March 6 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be presented by panelists L. Mara Dodge, Ph.D.; Walter Fogg, and Beth Ann Rothermel, Ph.D. Following the event, a photography exhibit will be on display in the Arno Maris Gallery, on the second floor of Ely Campus Center. Desserts and a raffle will be available at the exhibit.

Westfield State University will host New York Times reporter and 2017 MacArthur Genius Grant Fellow Nikole Hannah-Jones on March 7 at 6 p.m. in Scanlon Banquet Hall. Part of the University's Higher Ed/Higher Ground speaker series, the event is free and open to the public.