Arts & Sciences

De SotoNonpartisan promotion of public service and volunteerism is the goal of the new Gephardt Institute, which is being formally introduced on campus Sept. 19 with major event.

What does the U.S. Constitution mean to you, and is it relevant today? These and other questions will be covered at “We the People: The Constitution and You, a conversation led by former Congressman Richard A. Gephardt and professor emeritus James Davis from 2-3 on Sept. 19 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. The event is free and open to the public.

His writing career is a story in itself, a journey from journalist to screenwriter and New York Times best-selling author.

Jazz at Holmes features professional musicians from around St. Louis and abroad performing in a relaxed, coffeehouse-style setting.

The series, which is free and open to the public, also includes forums on education finance and monetary policy.

Photo by Mary ButkusWilliam F. Tate was installed as an Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences Sept. 6 in Holmes Lounge.

In addition, King and Arturo Fernandez will set excerpts from two of King’s works on students in the Performing Arts Department.

He’s the author of more than 30 books, including The Silo, The Hunt, Visitants and The Hierarchy of Sheep.

The Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy will kick off its fall forum series with a half-day symposium on “Taxing Temptation: Excise Taxes and Health” from 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 23 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The series, which is free and open to the public, also includes forums on education finance (Nov. 4) and monetary policy (Nov. 30).

CarcaterraLorenzo Carcaterra has made a career out of writing gritty, powerful novels that become bestsellers. He will discuss these compellingly human stories of crime and violence for the Assembly Series on Wednesday, September 21 at 11 a.m. in Graham Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.