Healthy living for the long run
Courtney Berg, MSW ’05, explains how she became executive director of Girls on the Run, and what it means to her to have an impact on so many girls.
Brown School dean search committee formed
Provost Holden Thorp, PhD, has appointed an
eight-member committee to identify candidates for the position of dean
of the Brown School. Eddie Lawlor, PhD, the William E. Gordon
Distinguished Professor, announced he will step down as
dean at the end of the academic year, June 30, 2016.
Lawlor to conclude Brown School deanship
Edward F. Lawlor, PhD, dean and the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School at Washington University, has announced his decision to conclude his deanship on June 30, 2016. Lawlor, who has served as dean since 2004, will remain at the university as the Gordon Professor, and a national search for his successor as dean will be conducted, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.
Purnell named to justice commission, honored for improving youths’ lives
Jason Purnell, PhD, assistant professor in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named to the Peace & Justice Commission of the Archdiocese of St. Louis by Archbishop Robert J. Carlson. He also received the Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America: Greater St. Louis Area Council.
Couple promotes civic and community engagement
Building on a significant legacy of generosity and support to Washington University, business and civic leaders Maxine Clark and Bob Fox have committed $7.5 million for programs and facilities at the Brown School that will promote community engagement and bring sustained attention to significant policy issues.
Brown School launches new degree programs
The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
has launched three new joint-degree programs and a dual-degree program
with Fudan University to begin this fall, expanding class offerings and
learning opportunities both in St. Louis and around the world.
Listening to the land
Victims of chronic flooding, dozens of homes in Baden neighborhood will be demolished this summer. But a team of Washington University in St. Louis researchers, together with the City of St. Louis, the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Missouri Department of Conservation, are determined to help the community create something better in the neighborhood.
Poverty prospects higher than expected
For Americans, the likelihood of experiencing relative poverty at least once in their lifetime is surprisingly high, finds a new study from noted poverty expert Mark Rank, PhD, professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
WashU faculty, staff celebrated in publication on diversity
A new publication, “Who’s Who Diversity in Color,” recently released its inaugural edition. The publication highlights minorities from the St. Louis region who have positively influenced their workplace or community, and eight faculty and staff members of Washington University in St. Louis are featured in the publication.
Grinstein-Weiss receives grant for Refund to Savings program
Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD, associate professor and
associate director of the Center for Social Development (CSD) at the
Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Annie E.
Casey Foundation to continue the Refund to Savings partnership.
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