Australian poet Kinsella to read his works Sept. 22
He’s the author of more than 30 books, including The Silo, The Hunt, Visitants and The Hierarchy of Sheep.
Author, screenwriter Carcaterra to discuss writing for Assembly Series
His writing career is a story in itself, a journey from journalist to screenwriter and New York Times best-selling author.
Jazz at Holmes continues Sept. 22 with pianist Patrick McClellan
Jazz at Holmes features professional musicians from around St. Louis and abroad performing in a relaxed, coffeehouse-style setting.
Weidenbaum Center forum series to open with discussion of excise taxes in health care
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).
Author and screenwriter Lorenzo Carcaterra to talk about writing for the Assembly Series
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.
Pianist Patrick McClellan continues fall Jazz at Holmes series Sept. 22
St. Louis pianist Patrick McClellan will continue the fall Jazz at Holmes series with a performance from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22.
Historian Karl Hagstrom Miller to speak on music and globalization Sept. 23
Karl Hagstrom Miller, assistant professor of history at the University of Texas, will speak on “Talking Machine World: Music and Globalization in the Early Twentieth Century” at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23.
Storms, politics, and the destruction of the American Gulf Coast: A Washington University faculty roundtable on what hurricane Katrina wrought
On Wed., Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. in McMillan Cafe (Room 115) in McMillan Hall, an interdisciplinary panel of Washington University professors will hold a conversation about the meaning and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
archive – Rankings of WUSTL by News Media
Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05:
http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html
To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Presidents ‘can’t always get what they want,’ suggests new book on judicial appointments
As the Senate prepares to consider nominees for two Supreme Court vacancies, some liberals fear that President Bush will use the opportunity to pack the High Court with conservative-leaning justices, pushing the law of the land dramatically to the right for years to come. However, a new book on the history of America’s judicial nomination process offers compelling evidence that a president’s ability to perpetuate personal political legacies through court appointments tends to be both short-lived and unpredictable. When it comes to the politics of Supreme Court nominees, president’s don’t always get what they want, suggests WUSTL Supreme Court expert Lee Epstein.
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