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Gerald Early remembers Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth, who died Sept. 16, 2020, with two stories Early recalls with particular fondness. “To say that Bill Danforth was a great man nearly goes without saying and seems a platitude without much meaning. What does it mean to be great, after all?” Early writes.

D.B. Dowd, professor of art

Robert W. Duffy, a WashU alumnus, longtime adjunct lecturer and writer, writes a remembrance of Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth. “There are lots of kindly encomiums for persons of distinction: brilliant, wonderful, generous and so on. But it is a rare person who can be described as great. Dr. Danforth was such a person.”

Rachel Sachs, associate professor of law

Michael Kinch, associate vice chancellor and director, Center for Research Innovation in Business; and professor of radiation oncology

Caitlyn Collins, assistant professor of sociology

Jessica Rosenfeld in Arts & Sciences writes in The Conversation about “quarantine envy” and how comparisons during the COVID-19 pandemic might raise awareness of inequality and even drive social change.

Rachel Sachs, associate professor of law

Jonathan Losos, the William H. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Biology