Tag / Wrighton
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The Chancellor Bows Out
On September 6, 2017, Mark Wrighton announced his imminent retirement as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis. He expressed that he wanted a “transition” as he approached the age of 70. He began his service at Washington University in St. Louis in 1995, at the tender age of 46. Only his immediate predecessor…
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Wrighton to the NAACP: Don’t Worry, There’s a School for That
BY SARAH HULL A few weeks ago, I sat in on a debate here at the University of Cape Town, where I am currently studying abroad. The debate was in reference to the upcoming South African presidential elections. After a lot of discussion of different policies, initiatives and goals of the various parties, someone in…
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It’s Not About Peabody: Why We’re Having the Wrong Discussion
BY KAITY SHEA CULLEN Beneath the archway of Brookings Hall, a group of student activists remain steadfastly put, no less deterred by administrative pressures than by St. Louis’s capricious spring weather. The students are bold in their demands: remove Peabody Energy CEO Greg Boyce from the university’s Board of Trustees, and have Chancellor Wrighton take…
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Prop A and You
Confession: I hate to drive. It’s not that I’m a bad driver. I just find navigating crowded streets stressful and powering down long highways dull. Not to mention my aversion to spewing greenhouse gasses into the air every time I turn on the motor. If I do have to drive, I will let my passengers…
