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10.19.2009 5:40 pm

A-B strikes again with a $1 million gift to Fontbonne

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Anheuser-Busch Foundation continues to shower area universities with large gifts.

The latest one is $1 million to Fontbonne University,  which announced over the weekend that it is renaming its main science building — previously known simply as, well, the “science…

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09.18.2009 10:26 am

A-B gives $1 million to Harris-Stowe for scholarships

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Anheuser-Busch Foundation announced this morning a $1 million gift to Harris-Stowe State University to go towards scholarships for business students.

The Anheuser-Busch School of Business Scholarship will help more than 100 business students beginning this spring. Each recipient will also…

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08.04.2009 2:26 pm

Harris-Stowe unveils $17.5 million early childhood center next week

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Harris-Stowe State University will give the public a peek at its recently-completely early childhood center next week. The school will give tours and hold a dedication ceremony for the $17.5 million William L. Clay Sr. Early Childhood Development and Parenting…

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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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04.29.2009 1:33 pm

New St. Louis Public alternative school to be headed by judge

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the help of a city judge, St. Louis Public is starting a school for kids in trouble.

The new alternative school will be based at Blewett Middle — one of the 14 previously scheduled to close.

The district is aiming to enroll…

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04.14.2009 4:42 pm

Urban education forum Saturday morning

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Politicians and educators are gathering Saturday at Harris-Stowe State University to talk about the “challenges facing education in urban communities.”

The panel, hosted by the Democrats for Education Reform, runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the university’s Emerson Theatre,…

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04.06.2009 5:30 pm

WashU chancellor to be Harris-Stowe’s commencement speaker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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