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.
Private Jokes, Public Places to be presented Sept. 12
The staged reading focuses on Margaret, a young Korean-American architecture student who must present her final degree project.
Volunteers needed for two international programs
The “Host Family Program” and the “Speak English With Us Program” are part of the Office for International Students and Scholars.
Phillips wins two poetry awards
Carl Phillips, professor of English and African & African American Studies, both in Arts & Sciences, has won two prestigious poetry awards — The Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize and the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Male Poetry — for his recent collection The Rest of Love: Poems (2004).
Taiwanese narrative opera group to visit campus
The award-winning Uhan Shii will also offer a public performance at the Saint Louis Art Museum auditorium at 7 p.m. Sept. 23.
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