Student Union (SU) announced the SU Leadership Award to honor student leadership on campus, April 3. Student leaders on Washington University’s campus have until April 19, 2024 to apply for this year’s application cycle. 

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Adriana Kugler spoke about the current state of the economy and the objectives of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Weidenbaum Center in the Bryce Cave Moot Courtroom, Apr 3.

Kugler is a well-known economist and one of seven governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve, a role she was nominated to hold by President Joe Biden in April 2022. 

LaTosha Brown, civil rights activist and political consultant, spoke at the Gephardt Institute for Civic Engagement about empowering African American and minority voters and encouraging political involvement, Wednesday, March 31.

Political scientist Samuel Charap from the RAND Corporation spoke at Washington University about the Russia-Ukraine war and related foreign policy, in an event hosted by the Department of History on Wednesday, Feb 21.  

Olin Business School hosted the ninth annual Olin Sports Business Summit, presented by Gemini Sports Analytics, on Friday, Nov. 10. 

Colin Gordon, professor of history at the University of Iowa, delivered a talk on his new book, “Patchwork Apartheid: Private Restriction, Racial Segregation, and Urban Inequality,” in the Bryan Cave Law School Moot Courtroom on Monday, Nov. 6.

The Danforth Staff Council Fall Forum, held last Thursday, Nov. 2, in Knight Hall, announced the creation of a pathway for the potential renaming of buildings, changes to staff healthcare, and news from the recently created Office of Institutional Equity.

Dr. Lorrie Cranor, Former Chief Technologist for the Federal Trade Commision (FTC), former undergrad and graduate student at WashU, and current Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, discussed her proposals for user friendly privacy policies on Friday, Oct. 13.

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement hosted a panel where four worker-activists and a WashU professor discussed the history of labor power in the United States and the future of worker unions on Thursday, Oct. 19.

Dr. Lorrie Cranor, Former Chief Technologist for the Federal Trade Commision (FTC), former undergrad and graduate student at WashU, and current Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, discussed her proposals for user friendly privacy policies on Friday, Oct. 13.