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05.15.2009 4:55 pm

Harris-Stowe gives free graduation announcements to seniors

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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.…

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05.15.2009 2:30 pm

WashU temporarily lifts bottled water ban for graduation day

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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03.27.2009 1:27 pm

Teach for America founder to be WashU’s commencement speaker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Washington University is taking a break from having television newsmen grace the podium at graduation. Instead, the school’s commencement speaker this May will be Wendy Kopp, the founder and chief executive officer of Teach for America.

It is an apt choice…

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