Vol. 22 No. 25 March 26, 1998
George Will to speak at Commencement
Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist George F. Will will deliver Washington University's 137th Commencement address May 15, speaking on "Public Affairs, Public Policy and American Society."
Commencement begins at 8:30 a.m. with the traditional academic procession into Brookings Quadrangle. During the ceremony, an honorary doctor of letters will be bestowed on Will.
"I am delighted that a distinguished social commentator such as George Will will address the University community and our guests at Commencement," Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton said. "Through his decades in journalism as well as his teaching, he has dedicated himself to explaining the important issues of our time and encouraged the public discourse that is vital in a participatory democratic society."
Will's newspaper column has been syndicated by the Washington Post since 1974. Today it appears twice weekly in nearly 500 newspapers throughout the United States and in Europe. In 1976, Will became a regular contributing editor of Newsweek magazine, for which he provides the back page essay twice a month. In 1977, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Will also is a founding member of the panel of ABC television's Sunday morning news program "This Week."
Six collections of Will's columns have been published. The most recent, published in 1997, is titled "The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric." Will also has published three books of political theory, and in 1990, he published "Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball." This May, a collection of Will's new and previously published writings on baseball will be published under the title "Bunts."
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| Senior point guard Erica Stagen (42) holds aloft the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship trophy following the Bears' 77-69 national title victory over University of Southern Maine Saturday, March 21, in Gorham, Maine. |
Lee Epstein named Mallinckrodt Professor
Lee Epstein, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Political Science in Arts and Sciences and a member of the Washington University faculty since 1991, has been appointed the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor of Political Science.
Epstein will be installed in a ceremony at 4 p.m. April 30 in the Formal Lounge of the Women's Building.
"Lee is a dynamic leader of the Department of Political Science, her research is among the most important in the political science field, and she is an inspiration to her students," said Edward S. Macias, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and dean of Arts and Sciences. "She exemplifies the qualities of our best faculty, and I look forward to working with her in the years to come."
Improving social studies is goal of regional effort
How do you survive the Canadian wilderness? What can we learn from a grandparent? And why is there a lawyer in my classroom?
These questions -- posed to St. Louis area elementary, middle and high school students in imaginative programs throughout the school year -- will be highlighted at an upcoming gathering of 150 local social studies teachers.
The Goals 2000 Social Studies Project Conference, to be held April 23 at the St. Louis Science Center, marks the culmination of one phase of a year-long program here and at other Missouri universities to explore ways to improve teacher education across the state.
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| Hundreds of students, faculty and staff join the Association of Black Students (ABS) March 16 to celebrate ABS' 30th anniversary and the 1968 occupation of Brookings Hall. Board of Trustees Chairman William H. Danforth and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton took part in the events, including a march from Bowles Plaza to Brookings and an address by the Rev. Jonathan Weaver (BU '72), first ABS president. The 1968 events led to the establishment of the Department of African and Afro-American Studies in Arts and Sciences and to increased recruitment of minority students. |
Nominations invited for first recipient of White distinguished service award
The Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award has been established to provide Universitywide recognition to a staff member for exceptional effort and contribution that result in the betterment of Washington University. The annual award is named for Gloria W. White, who retired in 1997 as vice chancellor for human resources after 30 years at the University.
"Our ability to offer superior education, to achieve pathbreaking research and to expand and improve the direct services that we offer is due in large measure to the dedicated support of our staff," said Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.