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McLeod First-Year Writing Prize winners announced

9.13.18

‘The Curren(t)cy of Frankenstein’

9.13.18 |

Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is a thrilling adventure but also a prescient guidebook to the moral and ethical dilemmas of 20th and 21st century medicine. On Sept. 28-30, Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Medicine and College of Arts & Sciences will present a three-day forum exploring Shelley’s novel through the lens of contemporary medical practice.

9.13.18

Recognizing excellence in teaching and service

9.5.18

Kaepernick, fans and the corporate megaphone

9.5.18 |

“Nike is turning towards a younger, more diverse America because they’ve calculated that Trumpian claims about compulsory patriotism and black athletic obedience will not win out,” says Noah Cohan, who studies sports narratives and fandom at Washington University in St. Louis.

9.4.18

Adjaye to receive Washington University International Humanities Prize

9.4.18 |

British architect Sir David Adjaye, who led design of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, will receive the 2018 International Humanities Prize from Washington University in St. Louis. The $25,000 prize is among the largest U.S. awards in the humanities.

8.30.18

Paul Tran wins Poetry Foundation award

8.30.18 |

Paul Tran, a Chancellor’s Graduate Fellow in The Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, is one of five young poets awarded a $25,800 prize from the Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine.

8.30.18

Aquino to lead Washington University Symphony Orchestra

8.30.18 |

Celebrated composer Darwin Aquino will join the Washington University Symphony Orchestra as conductor-in-residence beginning with the 2018-19 season.

8.23.18

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McLeod First-Year Writing Prize winners announced

‘The Curren(t)cy of Frankenstein’

Recognizing excellence in teaching and service

Kaepernick, fans and the corporate megaphone

Adjaye to receive Washington University International Humanities Prize

Paul Tran wins Poetry Foundation award

Aquino to lead Washington University Symphony Orchestra

Meet Our New Faculty: Humanities

Holocaust Ghettos Project wins NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant

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