Arts & Sciences

Scottish poet and scholar Robert Crawford will read from his work at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, for the Writing Program Reading Series. The reading is free and open to the public and takes place in Hurst Lounge, located on the second floor of Duncker Hall, in the northwest corner of Brookings Quadrangle, near the intersection of Hoyt and Brookings drives. For more information, call (314) 935-7130.

NagamiInfectious diseases specialist Pamela Nagami will deliver the Olin Fellows Lecture for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5th in Graham Chapel. Her talk will focus on the exotic and strange infectious diseases she has encountered throughout her medical career. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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.