19+ hour, 55+ min ago  (134+ words) Join the International Writers Series for a reading and discussion with 2025 Max Kade Visiting Writer Volha'Hapeyeva, a Belarusian poet living in exile in Austria and Germany. She will present her work in discussion with Lisa'Skarmina, an MA student in the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (211+ words) WashU Libraries organized the Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon workshop on March 23 at the Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library to guide participants through a collaborative editing session to research and improve articles. Art + Feminism is a global initiative that works to close…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (393+ words) Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France to the United States, visited Washington University on February 26, along with a delegation from the Consulat de France in Chicago. The program included a guided visit to John M. Olin Library, featuring WashU Libraries" original copy…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (479+ words) Bixby was not collecting them because they were enslavement records, but they were saved and have survived. In the history of enslavement in the United States, so often these records get scattered and disconnected, so we can't piece together the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (149+ words) Welcome to the WashU Libraries" first March Book Madness. The WashU Libraries staff have selected 32 books from 8 different categories to vote on.Students will vote on their favorite books to advance in the competition until a champion is crowned. Round…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (750+ words) In 2025, public land agencies, including the National Park Service, faced budget cuts, park ranger and staff cuts, and rollbacks of protections inhibiting necessary conservation and restoration efforts. In 2024, I visited my first national park, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (78+ words) This summer I watched people ski down a power plant. The cities I visited treated play and leisure as a civic right. People care deeply about the spaces they live in that care for them. Scandinavian cities demonstrate that when…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (496+ words) Dowd Illustration Research Archive Acquires the Reynold Brown Collection'WashU Libraries Above: Original concept painting by Reynold Brown for the Twilight for the Gods movie poster, 1958. Reynold Brown started drawing at a young age, which is evident from some of his…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (381+ words) Here's what professors in the Department of African and African American Studies are reading and recommending. If you like their picks, check out their courses! Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler'by Susana M. Morris Recommended by Seanna Leath,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (293+ words) Lewis A. Levey Family Collection on Sports & Culture'WashU Libraries The Lewis A. Levey Family Collection on Sports & Culture, donated by Levey (MBA" 67) and his wife, Leslee (AB" 67), forms the foundation of the WashU Libraries" newest special collection. A voracious sports fan from…...