Changing the lives of young black men in St. Louis
Sean Joe, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at the Brown School, is planning a population-wide initiative that could improve the lives of 60,000 black men in St. Louis.
Brown School launches Evaluation Center
The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis has launched the Evaluation Center to provide client-driven evaluation services and training for nonprofit organizations, funders, universities and governmental agencies.
Louis Sullivan visits the university April 9
Louis W. Sullivan, MD, president emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine, and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), will speak about healthy equity and diversity in the health professions in two talks April 9 at Washington University.
My Name is Strong exhibit opens at Union Avenue Church
My Name Is Strong, a Clinton Global Initiative project, hosts an art exhibit Friday, Sept. 20 at Union Avenue Church. Some 45 works, including this piece(left) by Brown School student Kyle Brandt-Lubart, explore the issue of gender-based violence and celebrate the strength of its survivors.
Brown School takes leadership role in new public health association
The Brown School of Washington University in St.
Louis is taking a leadership role in a new association that brings
together schools and programs of public health. The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), launched Aug. 1,
represents schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education
for Public Health (CEPH). The organization is the successor to the
Association of Schools of Public Health.
Upcoming events focus on health-care disparities
Two events focused on disparities in health care will be held on the Washington University Medical Campus — a symposium June 15 and a fast-paced “Ignite” event July 11.
‘What’s Right’ with a community partner
Jamie Jordan, principal of Brittany Woods Middle School in the University City School District, accepts one of 20 “What’s Right With the Region!” awards from Focus St. Louis May 9. WUSTL is a key partner with Brittany Woods through the Institute for School Partnership, which conducts training and outreach programs at the school, and the Brown School, where the middle school is part of its urban education initiative.
Brown School conducts experiment with active learning classroom
Over spring break, Room 37 in the Brown School’s Goldfarb Hall was transformed. For the last eight weeks of the semester, Brown School students in 15 courses took part in an experiment in pedagogy that brings teaching — and learning — into a new era. This isn’t your parents’ lecture hall. Say hello to the wired world of interactive instruction — or active learning.
Brown School hosts ‘Research Without Walls’
The Brown School held its second annual Research Without Walls student research symposium April 25 in the hallways of Brown and Goldfarb Halls on the Danforth Campus. The symposium gives students practice in presenting their research to peers, professors and the public in a relaxed, informal setting.
New faculty join Brown School, Law School
Several new faculty members have joined the Brown School and the School of Law this academic year. Read more to learn further details about the new additions.
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