Honorary degrees will go to 6 at Commencement
They are: Madeleine K. Albright, Herman N. Eisen, Douglass C. North, Ozzie Smith, William P. Stiritz and Blanche M. Touhill.
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Area mayors, city representatives and University administrators celebrate the groundbreaking of the MetroLink station at West Campus.
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Senior Zachary Asher receives his cap and gown from Mary McGinley at the recent “Commencement Center.”
Washington University School of Law presents “Biodiversity, Biotechnology, & the Protection of Traditional Knowledge” April 4-6
The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at the Washington University School of Law will present a conference on “Biodiversity, Biotechnology, & the Protection of Traditional Knowledge,” April 4-6 in Anheuser-Busch Hall.
Human rights activist Kerry Kennedy Cuomo to give Women’s Society Adele Starbird Lecture
Kennedy Cuomo’s work in the field of human rights began in 1981, when she initiated an investigation into alleged abuse of El Salvador refugees by U.S. immigration officials. Since then, she has been devoted to the promotion and protection of basic rights, covering such legal and social justice issues as freedom of expression, child labor, indigenous land rights, judicial independence, ethnic violence and women’s rights. In the past twenty years, Kennedy Cuomo has led more than three dozen human rights delegations to more than 20 countries
Fiction Writer Charles Baxter will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27, for the Writing Program Reading Series at Washington University
Baxter is the author of three novels, most recently The Feast of Love (Pantheon, 2000); and four collections of short fiction, including A Relative Stranger (Viking Penguin, 1991) and Believers (Vintage, 1998). He has published a book of essays on the craft of fiction, Burning Down the House (Graywolf, 1997), as well as three collections of poetry, and also has edited three anthologies of fiction and essays.
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Olin School of Business launches “Olin Cup” entrepreneurship competition at Washington University in St. Louis starts today
The Olin School of Business has launched its new “Olin Cup” entrepreneurship competition with an emphasis on life sciences, medicine, and technology start-ups, as well as other student started ventures. Start-up companies will vie for $70,000 in seed capital funding for their new businesses. Entrepreneurs and students can now review the program guidelines and register for the competition online.
Social work school co-sponsors American Indian Awareness Week, powwow
An American Indian powwow, traditional cuisine, crafts, a film and presentations by Kerry Bird and Rebecca Tsosie are among the highlights of Washington University’s American Indian Awareness Week March 17-22.
New 18-month Executive MBA program meets once a month at Washington University in St. Louis; overnight lodging and meals included in tuition
A new residential Executive MBA program is beginning next September at the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Classes will meet just once a month from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the business school’s Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center. The program grants a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Washington University in only 18 months.
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