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Prominent criminal defense attorney and civil rights advocate Michael Pinard, J.D., will address the pressing problem of prisoner re-entry in America to kick off the spring lineup of Washington University School of Law’s 11th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series Jan. 22. Pinard is the law school’s 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]

Students, staff and faculty from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work participated in the U.S. Marine Toys for Tots program during the holidays.

A memorial service for Elizabeth K. Barry, a first-year student in Arts & Sciences who died Dec. 8, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 25 in Graham Chapel. The service will be open to the University community.

“Shattering Ceilings: Celebrating Success in Pursuit of ‘The Dream'” is the theme of WUSTL’s 22nd annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in Graham Chapel.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 7-13. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Jan. 7 1:36 p.m. — A person […]

Genevieve L. “Jean” Gaines, who served Washington University for more than 55 years in roles ranging from a secretary to administrative assistant to associate registrar and lastly as director of commencement, died Dec. 17, 2008. She was 86. Gaines retired from the University in 2002, having served under six chancellors, beginning with Nobel laureate Arthur […]

Robert Carmody, adjunct senior lecturer in marketing from 1982-87, died Dec. 22, 2008. He was 87.

Photo by David KilperNASA astronaut and WUSTL alum Robert Behnken makes a point to visit the WUSTL campus on his trip home to St. Louis last fall.

To honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host “Financial Freedom Seminar: Achieving Economic Independence Through Education,” Jan. 17.

Photo by Jennifer SilverbergWilliam “Bill” Clay, Sr. Missouri’s first black congressman, discusses his new book, “The Jefferson Bank Confrontation: The Struggle for Civil Rights in St. Louis,” with area high school students in Edison Theatre Jan. 9 as part of the Big Read program.