St. Louis poet, critic and crime novelist Qiu Xiaolong to read for The Center for the Humanities April 19-20
Qiu XiaolongSt. Louis-based poet, critic and crime novelist Qiu Xiaolong will present a pair of events April 19 and 20 for The SmartSet Series: Where Great Writers Read, sponsored by The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences.
Washington Universitys medical and social work schools both ranked second in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report
The Washington University School of Medicine and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work are both ranked second in the nation, according to new graduate and professional rankings released April 2 by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
The School of Medicine was tied for second in 2003 and has placed in the top 10 every year since the annual rankings began in 1987. It has ranked first in student selectivity — a measurement of student quality based on Medical College Admission Test scores, undergraduate grade-point average and the proportion of applicants selected — every year since 1998.
Clarinetist George Silfies returns to Washington University for chamber concert April 12
Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present a chamber music concert featuring former faculty member George Silfies, principal clarinetist with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, at 8 p.m. Monday, April 12.
Fiction writer Joy Williams to speak on craft of fiction April 15
Joy Williams, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in Washington University’s Department of English in Arts & Sciences, will give a talk on the craft of fiction at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Myron Scholes lectures April 8
ScholesMyron S. Scholes, world-renowned financial economist and co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Economic Science, will speak on “Financial Innovation in a Chaotic Environment” at 11:30 a.m. April 8 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser-Busch Hall.
Renowned poet and playwright Ntozake Shange to deliver Martin Luther King Jr. lecture for Washington University’s Assembly Series
ShangeNtozake Shange, author of the revolutionary “choreopoem” for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, will deliver the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture for the Assembly Series at 4 p.m. Thurs., April 8th in Graham Chapel.
Public forum on ‘Intolerance and Prejudice’ brings leading scholars to Washington University, April 2
What are the origins of intolerance and prejudice? How are intolerance and prejudice similar, and how are they different? Are there certain people who are more intolerant or more prejudiced than others? How can the social problem of intolerance and prejudice be solved? These are just a few of the questions to be addressed as a panel of internationally recognized scholars assembles at Washington University in St. Louis on April 2 for a an interdisciplinary forum on issues of “Intolerance and Prejudice.”
Hand in Hand to Hell
ArmstrongShakespearean actor Gareth Armstrong, a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, will present Hand in Hand to Hell: Richard III and Macbeth—An Actor’s Perspective, the fifth annual Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture, for Washington University’s Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences April 28.
Performing Arts Department presents Young Choreographer’s Showcase April 2-4
Washington University’s Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences will present the *Young Choreographers Showcase* April 2-4 in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio.
Pake, former professor and provost, dies
He was “not only a major influence on Washington University’s academic strengths, he was also a national leader in science and research,” Chancellor Wrighton says.
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