In collaboration with the Women’s Society of Washington University, the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement is excited to announce the inaugural Civic Action Week, Sept. 25-30, 2022. It’s a new initiative to highlight civic engagement opportunities available at WashU and in the St. Louis community. Working across campus with faculty, staff and community partners, […]
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Otto Brown: 2022 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll Recipient
Today, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge announced the names of 82
college students who were selected for the Student Voting Honor Roll. Representing Washington University in St. Louis, Civic Scholar and WashU Votes President Otto Brown was selected as the 2022 honoree.
WashU Votes to Register Voters this Week
Four out of five eligible student voters at Washington University in St. Louis will not vote in the midterm elections Nov. 6. And that’s if all goes well. In 2014, only 15.7 percent of students voted in the midterms compared to the national university average of 19.1 percent. The Gephardt Institute, through our WashU Votes initiative, […]
Gephardt Institute Receives Major Gift to Enhance Civic Scholars Program
Mickey and Debbie Stern, longtime supporters of Washington University in St. Louis, have made a $1 million commitment to the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement in support of our Civic Scholars Program. “For more than two decades, Mickey and Debbie Stern have been tremendous volunteers and benefactors of Washington University,” said Chancellor Mark […]
Important Voting Information for November 8
Election Day is fast approaching. The Gephardt Institute encourages you to have a plan. Make sure you: Know what’s on the ballot! Visit Vote 411 for a guide. You can’t look at your phone in the polling place so use scrap paper for notes. Know where your polling place is! Go to the Missouri Secretary […]
New Faculty Fellow Molly Metzger Focuses on Issues Critical to St. Louis
If you ask Molly Metzger why she is so passionate about improving racial equity in housing and economic development, she says “The inequality we have created through decades of public policy is simply unacceptable. We need justice for practices like redlining, restrictive covenants, and other forms of institutionalized discrimination.” Dr. Metzger began her journey as […]
New Staff at the Gephardt Institute
We are delighted to welcome three new staff members, each of whom will advance our mission to cultivate informed and actively engaged citizens.
April Caps a Year of Celebration for the Institute
Events in Washington, D.C. in Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Institute
WashU Selected to Host 2017 Impact Conference
WashU has been selected as host of the 2017 IMPACT National Conference, which will gather national student leaders in civic engagement and service.
In the News: Getting College Students to Vote
Prof. Moore McBride shares her perspectives on how universities should engage students in the voting process in a WashU Expert article.
Institute to Host Higher Education Civic Engagement Leaders
The Research University Civic Engagement Network will focus on civic engagement practices in higher education.
Responsible Engagement in the Wake of Ferguson
The students, staff, and faculty affiliated with the Gephardt Institute for Public Service are deeply troubled by the events in Ferguson.
Welcome Our New Gephardt Scholar- Ryan Burton
Working toward a Masters of Social Work at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work
WUSTL Parents Support Goldman Fellows Program
Roger and Amy Faxon, proud parents of Sara Faxon (2015), have always valued education, volunteerism and civic engagement. The Faxons recently made a gift to Washington University in St. Louis, directing half of the gift to the College of Arts and Sciences and the other half to support the Goldman Fellows Program at the Gephardt […]