In July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published that for the first time in more than three decades, St. Louis ranked in the top 10 American metropolitan areas for job growth. While that feat is no one’s alone to claim, the Cortex Innovation Community, a nonprofit dedicated to elevating the St. Louis economy, certainly […]
Author: j.m.robbins
Seminars bring fellows to Eagleton Courthouse, Democracy Panel
Experiencing the nuances of local leadership and judicial impacts are an important part of student civic learning. In the Gephardt Institute’s St. Louis Fellows Program, the Fellows engage in summer weekly seminars centered on civic engagement. While most of their sessions are at Stix House, two of the seminars took place off campus at the […]
STL ArtWorks bringing creative joy to kids with support of St. Louis Fellow
If you’ve ever passed a jolt of brightly colored art in St. Louis, there’s a chance that young apprentices created the piece in a two-story building on the Delmar Loop, just north of WashU’s campus and Forest Park. And if you walk into that building this summer, one of the first people you’re likely to […]