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Watch: Elliot H. Stein Lecture in Ethics with Dr. Richard Haass
On April 1, 2024, as part of our Engage Democracy 2024 Series, the Gephardt Institute hosted Dr. Richard Haass — veteran foreign diplomat and author of “The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens” — for an Elliot H. Stein Lecture in Ethics. About Dr. Haass: Dr. Richard Haass, a veteran diplomat and […]
Institute’s voter engagement plan lauded by higher ed voting experts
Some people thing about voting a few times a year, if that. For Civic Engagement Manager Otto Brown, however, not a day goes by that he isn’t thinking about voting issues like voter registration and voter education. Since September 2023, Brown and the rest of Gephardt’s Engage Democracy team worked on the 2024 ALL IN […]
Notables: trubel&co; Da’Juantay Wynter; Spectrum Awards
Gephardt-involved WashU students and alumni — including Student Engagement Specialist Sophie Devincenti, Donovan Dixson ’24, Sophie Lin ’26, Nick Okafor ’16, Aspen Schisler ‘26, Charlie Shaw ’24, Laken Sylvander ‘17, Pat Wang ’24, and Da’Juantay Wynter ‘26 — were honored recently for their civic engagement efforts and community contributions. The U.S. National Science Foundation announced […]
Philanthropy Lab students learn the ropes of supporting and vetting organizations
Donating to causes can be simple, but responsible philanthropy — especially when the goal is community improvement — requires building partnerships, vetting organizations, and an analytical eye. It’s a lesson that Professor Barbara Levin works to instill in students through Philanthropy Lab, a Department of Sociology course that she teaches each spring. The class, which partners with […]
Alumni Spotlight: Andreas Mitchell AB ’13
“If not for Civic Scholars, I don’t think I would have had the confidence to go down this road.” The lessons Dr. Andreas Mitchell AB ‘13 learned with Civic Scholars inform how he approaches his work today. His time as a Civic Scholar gave him a sense of what civic leadership looks like and whether […]
Gephardt News/Media Mentions
- Diplomat Richard Haass speaks on the state of democracy in the US (April 2024)
- The View From Here 04.08.24 (April 2024)
- Gephardt Institute voting plan earns high marks (April 2024)
- LaTosha Brown presents on voting rights activism (March 2024)
- Gephardt Institute awards $30,000 in grants to meet local needs (March 2024)
- Wynter selected for prestigious summer program (February 2024)
- Bans that disrupt democracy (February 2024)
- Student artists can apply for Art of Democracy residency (February 2024)
- 2023: The year in photos (January 2023)
- Gephardt Institute accepting applications for civic leadership programs (December 2023)
- Senior Tori Harwell selected as a Rhodes Scholar (November 2023)
- Gordon to discuss history of racial segregation, urban inequality (November 2023)
- St. Louis Fellows Program showcases mutually beneficial civic engagement internship for students and local nonprofits (October 2023)
- The View from Here (October 2023)
- St. Louis Fellows partner with local nonprofits, civic organizations to improve region (October 2023)
- Civic Action Week hosts events that explore critical issues (October 2023)
- The View from Here (October 2023)
- New St. Louis Impact Fund to support student-community projects (October 2023)
- St. Louis Mayor Tishuara Jones speaks at WU about reproductive rights, gun violence, and the housing crisis (September 2023)
- The View from Here (September 2023)
- Gephardt Institute holds “Longest Table” event to foster civic engagement (September 2023)
- Students invited to join ‘The Longest Table’ (September 2023)
- Philanthropy Lab course grants $40,000 to local nonprofits (May 2023)
- Gephardt Institute announces Civic Scholars, St. Louis Fellows (April 2023)
- Ethic of Service: ‘A stake in the ground’ (April 2023)
- Class Acts: Blake Comeaux (May 2023)