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Yelamani brings healing through the arts program to Children’s Hospital
During the COVID pandemic, Aditya Yelamani ’24 was worried that patients at St. Louis Children’s Hospital lacked interaction and stimuli that could help them heal. Yelamani, a 2023 Fandos Fellow in the St. Louis Fellows program, created Hearts for Arts as a patient-driven solution that would transcend the pandemic. “We coordinated with Melody Deweese, a […]
Spring trainings equip St. Louis Fellows with community-engaged best practices
The 2024 St. Louis Fellows have completed their spring training, immersive and experiential symposia that help equip them with the community engagement tools and knowledge to contribute to change efforts in the region this summer. With the program expanding to a record 40 Fellows this year, Community Engagement Manager Sarah Nash was grateful that the […]
Institute announces new classes of Civic Scholars, St. Louis Fellows
A record number of WashU students committed to leading change now and throughout their lives by joining the Gephardt Institute’s Civic Scholars and St. Louis Fellows programs. The announcement of the new cohorts of civic leadership programs follows a recruitment cycle that began last fall and saw more applications than ever before. “We’re particularly excited […]
Gephardt, university partners host WashU’s first Municipal Election polling place
The Gephardt Institute hosted WashU’s first-ever Municipal Election polling place this month, advancing the institute’s commitment to drive voter participation in every election. With support from a growing number of university partners and voter engagement efforts from the WashU Votes student group, Missouri’s Municipal Elections were held on Tuesday, April 2, and WashU was able […]
Philanthropy Lab students grant more than $68,000 to St. Louis nonprofits
Students in Philanthropy Lab, a WashU Sociology course supported by the Gephardt Institute and The Philanthropy Lab national organization, granted $68,000 to nonprofits in the St. Louis region during an event held at Stix House last week. WashU Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and Lisa Weingarth, Senior Advisor for St. Louis Initiatives, joined the Philanthropy Lab […]
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)