WashU community invited to civic dialogue event, meal

WashU community invited to civic dialogue event, meal

A civic dialogue event, The Longest Table, is returning to WashU this fall with a new location and a new topic of conversation. On Thursday, Sept. 5, the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement will welcome students, faculty and staff to Brookings Quadrangle to share dinner and to discuss the upcoming election.
Saving Sam

Saving Sam

The True Story of an American’s Disappearance in Syria and His Family’s Extraordinary Fight to Bring Him Home

Sam Goodwin (AM ’21) has written an inspiring and unforgettable saga that includes worldwide travel, celebrities, heads of state, high-stakes diplomacy and critical life lessons — and ultimately, what it means to be free.
The Exit is the Entrance

The Exit is the Entrance

Essays on Escape

Lydia Paar (MFA ’19) joined the American workforce at 14, holding nearly 30 different jobs from 25 homes across eight states into adulthood. These essays explore her attempts to evade or transform the lower-middle-class American experience across varied cityscapes, towns, and in-between places;
Vicious and Immoral

Vicious and Immoral

Homosexuality, the American Revolution, and the Trials of Robert Newburgh

The fascinating story of a British army chaplain’s buggery trial in 1774 reveals surprising truths about early America.
After Palmares

After Palmares

Diaspora, Inheritance, and the Afterlives of Zumbi

In After Palmares, Marc A. Hertzman (AB ’00) tells the rise, fall, and afterlives of Palmares, one of history’s largest and longest-lasting maroon societies.
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