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Realizing change
Kopp: inequity in education 'a solvable problem'
May 15,
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| Trustee Maxine Clark (L) presents Wendy Kopp with an honorary degree from WUSTL. |
Inexperience and time give recent college graduates an advantage in solving the problems of inequity in education in the United States, said Wendy Kopp to the Class of 2009 during the 148th Commencement ceremony at Washington University in St. Louis.
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'Educational inequity: We can solve it'
Wendy Kopp's Washington University 2009 Commencement Address
May 15,
2009 --
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Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach For America, delivered Washington University's 148th Commencement address May 15 before a standing-room only audience of more than 15,000 in Brookings Quadrangle. Of the 2,642 graduating students in the Class of 2009, 25 are entering Teach For America — the national corps of outstanding college graduates who commit to teach for at least two years in some of the country's highest-need schools and become lifelong leaders in pursuit of educational excellence and equity.
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Pioneers, leaders in their respective fields
Washington University to award four honorary degrees at 148th Commencement
April 23,
2009 -- Washington University in St. Louis will bestow honorary degrees on four pioneers and leaders in their respective fields during its 148th Commencement May 15. During the ceremony, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle, the university also will bestow more than 2,700 academic degrees on more than 2,600 students. Wendy Kopp, chief executive officer and founder of Teach For America, will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree.
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'A role model for our students'
Teach For America founder Wendy Kopp to deliver Washington University's 148th Commencement address May 15
March 27,
2009 --
Wendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America — the national corps of outstanding college graduates who commit to teach for at least two years in some of the country's highest-need schools — has been selected to give the 2009 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The university's 148th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 15 in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.
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'Ultimate Washington University employee'
Jean Gaines, former director of commencement, dies at 86
Dec. 18,
2008 --
Genevieve L. 'Jean' Gaines, who served Washington University for more than 55 years in roles ranging from a secretary, to administrative assistant, to associate registrar and lastly, as director of commencement, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. She was 86.
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WUSTL Commencement 2008
147th Commencement video highlights
May 23,
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147th Commencement address
Chris Matthews' address to the class of 2008
May 16,
2008 -- Transcript of Chris Matthews' Commencement address to the class of 2008.
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'A willingness of the heart'
Matthews urges graduates to grab hold of their place in history
May 16,
2008 -- Be a person of your times but also of your country, said Chris Matthews to the Class of 2008 during Washington University's 147th Commencement ceremony. The journalist, political commentator and host of MSNBC's "Hardball" wove in a message of self-creation and optimism for America, telling the audience of more than 14,500 that the future of this country lies sketched out in the minds and hearts of the 2,655 graduates sitting before him. A slideshow of Commencement images is included.
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An Important Message from the Chancellor
Mark Wrighton addresses university's decision to award honorary degree to alumna Phyllis Schlafly
May 14,
2008 -- Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton e-mailed the following message today to university faculty, staff and students about the controversy surrounding the decision to award Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree at Commencement this Friday, May 16.
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WUSTL statement
Statement on Tuesday's protest over awarding of honorary degree to Phyllis Schlafly
May 13,
2008 -- Washington University in St. Louis has issued the following statement on the student-led protest that was held outside the chancellor's residence on May 13 over the university's selection of Phyllis Schlafly as an honorary degree recipient.
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