The 75th Annual Fashion Design Show
A collection of promotional images highlighting some of the garments on display at the 75th Annual Fashion Design Show.
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Chancellors Concert highlights music of Washington University composers April 25
The Washington University Symphony Orchestra and Washington University Chamber Choir will present the 2004 Chancellor’s Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 25. The evente will feature the premiere of three new compositions — written for the university’s sesquicentennial — by Harold Blumenfeld, John MacIvor Perkins and Robert Wykes, all professor emeriti from the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences.
Obituary: Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell, associate dean of Arts & Sciences at Washington University, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, of a brain tumor at her home in Clayton. She was 63. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 18, in Graham Chapel.
$5 million gift establishes Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum as centerpiece of Maki-designed Sam Fox Arts Center; groundbreaking set for April 14
Maki & Associates, TokyoMildred Lane Kemper Art MuseumThe first art museum west of the Mississippi River is getting a new name and a new, state-of-the-art building designed by one of the world’s premier architects, thanks to a $5 million gift from one of Missouri’s most distinguished families.
Next Environmental Colloquium to focus on education and research initiatives
Administrators from leading American universities come together to discuss environmental initiatives at their respective campuses.
Carbon found to be older than the Solar System
For the first time, researchers have identified organic material in interplanetary dust particles (IDPs), gathered from the Earth’s stratosphere, that was made before the birth of our Solar System.
Thurtene Carnival expected to draw more than 120,000
On April 12, nearly 50 student organizations will take over the Athletic Complex parking lot in preparation for Thurtene Carnival, the University’s oldest tradition, dating back to 1904. Thurtene Carnival 2004, themed “Cause For Celebration,” will be from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. April 17-18. It marks the continuation of the nation’s oldest and largest student-run carnival.
Overcoming Apartheid: Landmark survey reveals South Africa’s peaceful transition to democracy
*Overcoming Apartheid*South Africans celebrate a decade of democracy this month as they observe the 10th anniverary of the April 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power and ended years of apartheid and white rule. While many expected South Africa’s transition to democracy to be filled with pain and heartbreak, a new book attributes the nation’s remarkable success to it’s steadfast faith in the power of truth to promote national healing and reconciliation. “Without the truth and reconciliation process, the prospects for a reconciled, democratic South Africa would have been greatly diminished,” concludes James L. Gibson, author of “Overcoming Apartheid: Can Truth Reconcile a Divided Nation?”
‘Today’s education system is still segregated and in need of major improvements,’ says urban school reform expert
The U.S. Supreme CourtOn May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously declared that separate educational facilities are “inherently unequal” and, as such, violate the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees all citizens “equal protection under the law.” The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education was a vitally important one. The landmark case not only opened the door for black children in the United States to attend all-white schools in their neighborhoods, but it also gave momentum to the fight toward desegregating the entire country. But an education expert at Washington University in St. Louis argues that as we approach the 50th anniversary of the decision, we still have much work ahead of us to achieve a high-quality education for all students.
Brown v. Board of Education, 50 years later
Photo courtesy Library of Congress.From left, attorneys George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall and James M. Nabrit Jr. congratulate each other following the U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional.When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Brown v. Board of Education ruling 50 years ago, it based its opinion on the premise that the lives of African-Americans were irreparably harmed by the stigma of segregation, leaving their lives bereft of hope and opportunity. Not all African-Americans accepted this idea, however, leading to skepticism about the Brown decision, says Tomiko Brown-Nagin, J.D., Ph.D., an associate professor in Washington University’s School of Law and in the Department of History in Arts & Sciences. “Although black ambivalence about Brown may appear to be a phenomenon of recent vintage — one connected to the ‘black pride’ movement of the late ’60s and ’70s or the multicultural movement of the early ’90s — in fact it has deep historical roots,” she says. “The historical record should be revised to correct received wisdom: the notion that African-Americans across time and place uniformly supported the campaign to integrate the schools is an historical misconception.”