Newsroom Stories

Legendary Harry Belafonte has been a part of American culture for so long and in so many roles that his name conjures up a variety of responses. Actor, singer, entertainer. But in recent years, his activism has evolved into taking a stand against what he perceives as misguided American policy and questioning the country’s moral authority. At 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, Belafonte will speak in Graham Chapel on “The Moral Direction of America” for the annual Black Arts and Sciences Festival Lecture. Also sponsored by the Assembly Series, the talk is free and open to the public.

Hindustan Times Get funded by top US varsities 10/19/2010 Many colleges and universities in the US are known for their generous merit scholarships and financial aid. Historically, international students from developing countries have benefited from these awards. A few colleges like the University of Virginia at Charlottesville and Washington University at St. Louis have announced […]

Marianne Hirsch, PhD, a member of the Holocaust “second generation” and co-author of Ghosts of Home: The Afterlife of Czernowitz, will be on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, to deliver the Holocaust Memorial Lecture in Graham Chapel. The Assembly Series program, titled “Rites of Return: The Afterlife of the Holocaust in Jewish Memory,” is free and open to the public.

A media briefing with Jon Meacham, former editor of Newsweek, will be held at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 in the Danforth University Center, Room 276.

Todd T. Milbourn, PhD, was installed as the Hubert C. and Dorothy R. Moog Professor of finance Sept. 29 in a ceremony at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education and Conference Center. Milbourn, who joined the Olin Business School faculty 10 years ago, is the second to receive this title; the inaugural professorship was held by Nicholas Dopuch, PhD, currently Moog professor emeritus of accounting.

Parent & Family Weekend 2010 kicks off Friday, Oct. 22. Myriad activities are planned across campus as parents join their sons and daughters for a peek into their classes, walking tours, open houses, concerts, information sessions and much more.

University City Council member L. Michael Glickert (left) presents Michael Sherraden, PhD, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis, with a proclamation during a city council meeting Oct. 18. The proclamation celebrates Sherraden, a University City resident, being named to the 2010 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Managers and CEOs: are you ready for your close-up? A new book by Jackson Nickerson, PhD, the Frahm Family Professor of Organization and Strategy at Olin Business School, advocates the use of video for communicating from the corner office to employees throughout a business. Nickerson’s book is published by the Brookings Institution Press and will be the first in a series by Olin professors called Innovations in Leadership. 

The Office of Human Resources will offer two post-recession retirement investment seminars for WUSTL faculty and staff members Oct. 28 and 29: “New Rules for Investing” and “Which Way Is Up? — Mapping Your Retirement Strategy in a Post-Recession Economy.” Brett Hammond, PhD, managing director and chief investment strategist for TIAA-CREF, will lead each seminar.

World of Psychology Humor, Neuroplasticity and the Power To Change Your Mind 10/20/2010 A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that we have much more control over our minds, personalities and personal illnesses than we realize. Tal Yarkoni of Washington University in St. Louis, a student of the human brain’s responses to emotions, suggests that […]