Book explores how Great Recession, COVID-19 affected young adult identity development
Rather than dissuade students, shocks such as the Great Recession and COVID-19 pandemic can cause college students to lean into their education as a pathway to success, according to research by Bronwyn Nichols Lodato in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
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The Cruelty of Trumpist Political Optimism
Lest we become the unwitting victims to a premature political triumphalism, it behooves us to resist the allure of a cheap post-racialism (a cruel optimism) that some on the right will no doubt be selling to an increasingly manipulable electorate over the next few years, writes Thembelani Mbatha.
‘The museum selfie: more than a mirror’
In the digital age, the museum selfie has become ubiquitous. But it’s not necessarily rooted in vanity, writes E.B. Hunter, an assistant professor of drama in Arts & Sciences. Such images also can serve as a way of appropriating art and creating more meaningful experiences.
Boeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain
As Joe Biden, arguably the most pro-labor president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, departs the White House, and Donald Trump’s team gets ready to move back in, I believe that prospects for the growth in union members in the near future appear exceedingly bleak, writes Jake Rosenfeld.
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WashU balloon goes over big
For the first time, WashU sponsored a hot air balloon in the Great Forest Park Balloon Race, an annual hot air balloon festival held in Forest Park. “Time Traveler” was among the dozens of entrants that delighted the STL community Sept. 15-16, 2023.
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Book explores consequences of political conversations
In her new book, political scientist Taylor Carlson, in Arts & Sciences, explores how political information changes as it flows from the news media to person to person. Her research shows that socially transmitted information becomes sparse, biased, less accurate and mobilizing — fueling a “distorted democracy.”