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Obama and the LGBT movement
Vaid will go 'beyond the wedding ring' for Assembly Series Oct. 23
Oct. 14,
2009 -- Urvashi Vaid, a stalwart of the LGBT movement, will deliver the Spencer T. Olin Fellows annual lecture, "Beyond the Wedding Ring: LGBT Activism in the Age of Obama." The event will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 in Graham Chapel and is free and open to the public.
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Getting Ahead at all Costs?
Creating a Culture of Integrity
Oct. 2,
2009 -- David Callahan, public policy activist and author of The Cheating Culture: Why Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead and The Moral Center: How We Can Reclaim Our Country from Die Hard Extremists, Rogue Corporations, Hollywood Hacks and Pretend Patriots, will present "Creating a Culture of Integrity." His talk, at 11 a.m., Thursday October 15 in Graham Chapel, is being hosted by the Center for Academic Integrity Conference, the Assembly Series and the Center for Ethics and Human Values. The event is free and open to the public.
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Matthew Coles on the state of the LGBT movement
Assembly Series
Sept. 29,
2009 -- "The State of the LGBT Movement," a presentation by Matthew Coles, will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, in the Anheuser-Busch School of Law Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. It is free and open to the public.
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Walking, living embodiment of where America ought to go"
Harold Ford Jr. to give annual Stein Lecture in Ethics
Sept. 23,
2009 -- Harold Ford Jr., once described by President Bill Clinton as "the walking, living embodiment of where America ought to go in the 21st century," will give this year's Elliot Stein Lecture in Ethics for the Assembly Series. His talk will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 7 in Graham Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
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Student Union reunion to feature Green, other successful alums
Assembly Series/Leadership Lecture Series features Jason Green on the road from Washington University to the White House
Sept. 23,
2009 -- Alumnus Jason Green, who now serves as Deputy Associate General Counsel to President Barack Obama, will be back on campus to give an Assembly Series/Leadership Lecture Series presentation at 4 p.m. Friday, October 9 in Wilson Hall Room 214. His talk is free and open to the public.
Green is returning to Washington University to participate in a Student Union reunion from October 9 - 11
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Achieving a very small carbon footprint
Chase and Hellmuth discuss the trials and tribulations of building one of the greenest structures in North America
Sept. 17,
2009 -- The new Living Learning Center at Tyson Research Center was designed to be one of the greenest buildings in North America. Jonathan Chase, associate professor of biology in the Department of Biology and Environmental Studies in Arts & Sciences and Tyson's director; and Daniel Hellmuth, principal and co-founder of Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects, L.L.C., will deliver a talk about the Center and its challenges for the Assembly Series at 5 p.m. Thursday, September 24 in Wilson Hall Room 214. The program is free and open to the public.
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Entrepreneurs changing lives
Kiva microfinancer Jessica Jackley to deliver talk on entrepreneurship; kick off competitions
Sept. 4,
2009 -- Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva, the Internet-driven microfinance organization that connects lenders with budding entrepreneurs, will deliver the Assembly Series/Skandalaris Lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday, September 17 in Simon Hall's May Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. This is the kickoff event for the Skandalaris Center's annual business plan competitions: the Olin Cup, and the YouthBridge Social Entrepreneur and Innovation Competition.
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"When the Emporer Was Divine" author visits campus
Freshman Reading Program selected author to speak for Assembly Series
Sept. 3,
2009 -- Julie Otsuka will present the Assembly Series and Neureuther Library lecture at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 15 in Graham Chapel. Otsuka's debut novel, "When the Emperor Was Divine" is this year's Freshman Reading Program selection.
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Assembly Series
Fall 2009 lecture program begins with a comic touch by alum Ramis
Sept. 1,
2009 -- The fall 2009 Assembly Series will start off on a light note with comedic filmmaker and Washington University alumnus Harold Ramis. The series continues through mid-November covering topics on entrepreneurship, equal rights, human rights, government and the environment.
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"The Onion" Live at the Assembly Series
Chad Nackers and John Harris will take us "Inside the Onion," -- America's Finest News Source
April 6,
2009 -- Chad Nackers and John Harris will take us "Inside the Onion," — America's Finest News Source, at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 9 in Graham Chapel. Their talk is the Neureuther Library Lecture and is co-sponsored by "WUnderground," the University's premiere (only) satirical newspaper. The event is part of the Assembly Series.
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