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Campus & Community

Parent-Driven Reform No. 1 Goal

Katie Campos, AB ’08, is New York State’s assistant secretary for education. She was appointed to a senior-level position because of her background in education reform advocacy.
Campus & Community

Kids at the Center of Her Mission

Emily Shurilla, MSW ’05, is program director for Providence House, a crisis nursery in Cleveland. While a student at the Brown School, she spent time at St. Louis Crisis Nursery, which inspired her to work with children.
Arts & Culture

William Lenihan and Eileen G’Sell Oct. 4

“Improvisation isn’t matter of just making any ol’ thing up,” jazz great Wynton Marsalis once observed. “Jazz, like any language, has its own grammar and vocabulary.” On Thursday, Oct. 4, guitarist William Lenihan and poet Eileen G’Sell will put that analogy to the test with “The New Beat Generation,” an evening of improvised music and poetry, presented as part of the Jazz at Holmes Series.

Two vice chancellor appointments announced

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has announced two important promotions, effective Oct. 1. James V. Wertsch, PhD, has been promoted to vice chancellor for international relations, the university official responsible for international programs and initiatives; and John A. Berg has been promoted to vice chancellor for admissions and will continue to preside over admissions and financial aid.
Arts & Culture

WUSTL Wind Ensemble Oct. 7

At the turn of the last century, Australian composer Percy Aldridge Grainger developed a fascination with folk music of the British Isles. Among the results was Molly on the Shore, an arrangement of two traditional Irish reels, or dances. On Oct. 7, the Washington University Wind Ensemble will perform Molly on the Shore as part of a free concert marking the public debut of new conductor Chris Becker.

Washington University in St. Louis experts available to talk presidential politics

There’s no debating the fact Washington University in St. Louis experts know presidential politics. The university hosted presidential debates in 1992, 2000 and ’04, as well as the VP debate in ’08. As President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney prepare to debate this week, you’re preparing your coverage. Washington University professors are ready to comment — over the phone, on air, on camera – to help clarify the issues that will define the 2012 campaign.