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Lifeguard to Return When Snow Melts: Results of the 2018 A&S Student Photo Contest

4.12.18

Color of Policing Symposium explores youth, education, activism April 19-20

St. Louis leaders, scholars to discuss impact of schools, courts, police on urban youth

The prospects for improved law enforcement-community relations in St. Louis and beyond will be explored as the “Color of Policing Symposium (COPS): Youth, Education and Activism” brings together urban scholars and city leaders for a two-day symposium April 19-20 on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

4.12.18

Phi Beta Kappa: Recognizing remarkable students

4.11.18

The Litter of Political Wastelands: ‘Fake News’ and the Politics of Truth in Contemporary Syria

4.11.18 | Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Campus Life

The proliferation of junk-knowledge about Syria — in the form of memes, websites, videos and biased news reporting — makes it an apt site to question the physical and metaphorical litter of contemporary politics. Anne-Marie McManus and Nancy Reynolds write about the toxic consequences of the visible and invisible “stuff” that flows and distorts landscapes.

4.10.18

'Does compassion exist?'

PAD presents Wallace Shawn’s ‘Aunt Dan and Lemon’ April 13-22

4.10.18 | Arts & Humanities, Faculty, Campus Life

News is for fools. Kindness is a lie. Killing, to our animal nature, is simply enjoyable. Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon,” which the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will stage April 13-22, explores the fragility of civilized society, and how easily cultured masks slip before the face of power.

4.9.18

Great Artists Series presents Calidore String Quartet April 22

Acclaimed young ensemble performs music of Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Beethoven

4.9.18 | Arts & Humanities, Campus Life

The Calidore String Quartet, one of the most acclaimed chamber ensembles of its generation, will perform music of Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Beethoven April 22 as part of the Great Artists Series at Washington University in St. Louis.

4.6.18

Six Tips: How to be more fair and ethical

Washington University experts offer tips on how to make more ethical decisions.

4.6.18 | Faculty, Campus Life

Washington University experts offer tips on how to make better and more ethical decisions.

4.6.18

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Lifeguard to Return When Snow Melts: Results of the 2018 A&S Student Photo Contest

Color of Policing Symposium explores youth, education, activism April 19-20

Phi Beta Kappa: Recognizing remarkable students

The Litter of Political Wastelands: ‘Fake News’ and the Politics of Truth in Contemporary Syria

'Does compassion exist?'

Great Artists Series presents Calidore String Quartet April 22

Six Tips: How to be more fair and ethical

Finding Your Fit: Advice from the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

WashU Welcomes 26th Cohort of Mellon Mays Fellows

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