Modern solos and structured improvisation will share the stage with classical Indian and contemporary Chinese dance in “Dance Close Up,” the biennial concert of new and original choreography by dance faculty in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.
The European Commission and U.S. Department of Education’s Atlantis Program has awarded the School of Law and its European partners a $1.1 million grant to support the Transnational Law Program.
Washington University launches its “Where to Go” campaign this fall to help the campus prepare for emergency situations. During the fall semester, members of the University’s Crisis Management Team will give presentations at student, staff and faculty meetings explaining where to go for information before, during and after an emergency.
Acclaimed architect Kathryn Dean, founding partner of Dean/Wolf Architects in New York City, has been appointed director of the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Photo by Joe AngelesStudent associates and members of the student Move-in Crew were busy Aug. 21 helping new students and parents unpack their cars and move belongings into the South 40 residence halls during move-in day.
The Assembly Series announces its Fall 2008 schedule, filled with lecturers speaking on the central issues of the day: the environment, the economy and government ethics.
Senior Hana Greenberg and junior Scott Friedman are participating in a Washington Center educational program focused on the election year that takes Greenberg to the Democratic National Convention and Friedman to the Republican National Convention.
For any faculty or staff member who has considered becoming a member of Whittemore House, now is an excellent time to join. Whittemore House, a private club for faculty, staff and friends of the University since 1969, will suspend its $120 initiation fee for new members until July 2009.