Library acquires Gill collection
Photo by David KilperAnne Posega (right) and Melissa Vetter admire works from the Gill collection, including books, drawings, alphabets, correspondence and woodblocks.Eric Gill is perhaps most famous for inventing 11 different typefaces, including his most well-known, Gill Sans.
Graduate student exhibition
Courtesy PhotoMore than 500 people attended Elysium at Seven, the first all-University graduate student exhibition.
Obituary: John W. Bennett, founder and first chair of anthropology, 89
He was in a group that formed the separate Department of Anthropology in 1967 and was appointed chair that year.
Leadership award nominations sought by Women’s Society
Since 1998, the Women’s Society has recognized graduating seniors who have made a significant contribution to the University.
February is Career Month for all undergrads
A variety of panel and roundtable discussion events will help students learn more about specific industries.
‘Green’ award goes to earth & planetary building
Designated a “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” structure, only one other in the St. Louis area has received this recognition.
John W. Bennett Obituary
John W. Bennett, Ph.D., founder and first chair of the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences, died Feb. 1 at Alexian Brothers Landsdowne Village in St. Louis. He was 89.
WUSTL flag at half-staff
John W. Bennett, Ph.D., founder and first chair of the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences, died Feb. 1. He was 89.
Chua to discuss exporting free markets & democracy
Amy L. Chua, professor of law at Yale University and member of the American Society of International Law’s executive council, will discuss her new book Feb. 4 for the Assembly Series and the School of Law. The book, World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability, posits that the […]
The New York Times spotlights WUSTL’s rapid ascent to national elite
Washington University’s ascent from streetcar college to elite ranks of the nation’s finest research universities was the subject of a front page feature in the Dec. 22 issue of The New York Times. The article notes that WUSTL recently pierced the top 10 circle of U.S. News and World Report rankings, humbling several Ivy League institutions along the way. “Such an ascent is what almost every university strives for, but none have come close to matching Washington’s success,” states the New York Times.
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