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Ally Day 2013 was celebrated March 1 on the WUSTL campus with a photo campaign, workshops and a bit of revelry in the DUC.

Diversity Affairs Council’s ‘dearWUrld’ campaign lets students model vision of hope

Meharry Medical College students, supported by a Diversity & Inclusion Grant, gained valuable experience in research.

We’ve launched the Mosaic Project to engage students in dialogue about diversity and inclusion on campus.

Pow Wow, annual celebration of American Indian culture in its 23rd year, March 16

The 23rd annual Pow Wow, a festival of American Indian cultures at Washington University in St. Louis, will be held Saturday, March 16, in the Field House on the Danforth Campus. This event, hosted by the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the Brown School, is free and open to the public. [...]
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Students celebrate year of the water snake

More than 150 students performed in this year’s Lunar New Year Festival (LNYF), making it one of the largest cultural shows on campus. The theme for this year’s show, “Across the Water,” alluded to the Year of the Snake. The student performances ranged from juggling to water sleeves to a memorable lion dance. Read more [...]
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Building Engineers of the Future

Last fall, WUSTL biomedical engineering student N’Desha Scott enlisted a few of her fellow engineering students like Nick Okafor (right), and started an after-school Young Engineers Club at Brittany Woods Middle School in University City. The club aims to reach out to middle school students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and math [...]
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The Criminal Brand: America’s Invisible Class

“Mapping the World of ‘ Black Criminality,” a joint effort by Professor Sowande’ Mustakeem’s History class and the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Missouri History Museum, fosters a two-part community forum and that consists of a panel and round-table discussion which address the evolution of the prison industrial complex. These conversations build upon [...]
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Black Anthology presents ‘Metro’

Black Anthology is a student-run production that has been a strong tradition at Washington University in St. Louis for nearly two decades. Each year, Black Anthology creates a production that highlights issues that affect the African American community and, the American culture more broadly. This year is no exception. On Friday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, [...]
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St. Louis’ Restaurant Scene

Washington University is centered in a St. Louis community of diverse, robust neighborhoods. Within those neighborhoods, the St. Louis restaurant scene is experiencing a bit of a Renassiance. But don’t less us tell you, we’ll let the New York Post .
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Insider’s Guide to St. Louis

Our Guide: The Insider’s Guide to Washington University in St. Louis and Our Surrounding Community is a full-color booklet that features 18 faculty and staff members talking about the assets of the university and region. The Office of Government and Community Relations produced the 64-page booklet, in part, with a Diversity and Inclusion Grant from [...]
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City of St. Louis receives perfect score in first-ever national ranking of LGBT support services

The Human Rights Campaign released its first Municipal Equality Index (MEI) Nov. 27, rating 137 U.S. cities from all 50 states based on how supportive their policies are to LGBT people. The City of St. Louis received a perfect score of 100 percent — one of 11 cities nationwide to do so. “100-point cities serve [...]
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Brown School’s Purnell selected ‘Young Leader’ by St. Louis American

Jason Q. Purnell, assistant professor at the Brown School, has been selected as one of 20 Young Leaders for 2013 by the St. Louis American Foundation. “We define ‘Young Leaders’ as committed, compassionate, generous professionals, who are making a positive impact in our community,” said American publisher Donald M. Suggs in announcing the award. Purnell [...]
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