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Libraries’ Neureuther essay contest winners named

4.20.18 |

University Libraries has selected the winners of the 2018 Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition. The Neureuther competition offers prizes to both undergraduate students and graduate students who write short essays about their personal book collections.

4.11.18

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

4.11.18 |

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 |

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 |

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.

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Never Done Learning: Robert Hegel on a career in Chinese literature

The Exit Interview: Mary-Jean Cowell

A musical manifesto

PAD announces free tickets for students

Bedasse receives black studies book award

Libraries’ Neureuther essay contest winners named

Libraries’ Neureuther essay contest winners named

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

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

'Does compassion exist?'

'Does compassion exist?'

Great Artists Series presents Calidore String Quartet April 22

Great Artists Series presents Calidore String Quartet April 22

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