Every year, Harris-Stowe State University President Henry Givens gives graduating seniors a special gift — free graduation announcements.
It’s a small gesture, but it’s one that recognizes that many Harris-Stowe students are the first in their families to graduate from college.…
If you saw bottles of water being handed out at Washington University’s graduation this morning, your eyes were not deceiving you. While the school does indeed have a ban on bottled water sales and distribution on campus, it temporarily lifted the…
I was perusing Washington U.’s commencement Web site when I came upon the following message:
“In light of the recent outbreak of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus around the world, Washington University, following recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and…
Source: Kirksville Daily Express
There were some boos. Some people turned their backs. And others held up newspapers over their faces. But other than that, according to the Kirksville Daily Express, it was a fairly peaceful scene during former U.S. Attorney…
The suspense is over. St. Louis University just announced that its commencement speaker this Saturday will be Greg Mortenson, the humanitarian who co-wrote the New York Times bestselling book “Three Cups of Tea.”
True to tradition, SLU doesn’t usually unveil its…
Sen. Claire McCaskill is apparently a hot commodity on the commencement circuit.
This year, she will be the keynote speaker at William Woods University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 9. Last year, she delivered the commencement address for Mizzou’s College of…
Commencement at Webster University will be a theatrical affair this year — on a couple of fronts.
Rocky Carroll, a regular on CBS’ “NCIS,” will give the commencement address on May 9. So it seems especially apropos that the university is…
It may only be April, but commencement season has already started. Gulp!
Missouri Baptist University kicks it off tonight with its graduation ceremony at the St. Charles Arena. Not only is Missouri Baptist starting off the season early, but it is…
None of the four honorary degree recipients that Washington University unveiled today appear to be very controversial. At least, I can’t imagine any of them sparking the same kind of furor as did the selection last year of Phyllis Schlafly.
(As…
Harris-Stowe State University is tapping a university president from across town to deliver its commencement speech this year. Mark Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University, will give the speech and receive an honorary degree from Harris-Stowe.
“Chancellor Wrighton and Washington University have…
