Wash U. Law School dean defends his faculty
In a letter Wednesday afternoon to the Post-Dispatch, law school dean Kent Syverud took issue with comments attributed to Phyllis Schlafly in which she personally attacked law school faculty members opposed to her receiving an honorary degree from the university on…
Wash U. chancellor reaffirms Schlafly honorary degree
Midday on Wednesday, Wash. U. Chancellor Mark Wrighton said he will not rescind the offer to bestow an honorary degree Friday on conservative author Phyllis Schlafly. His statement took the form of an e-mail message, the complete text of which follows.…
Wash U. law professors object to Schlafly honor
In a sharply worded letter Friday to Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton, 14 faculty members of the Washington University School of Law called on Wrighton to rescind the university’s offer of an honorary degree to Phyllis Schlafly at commencement ceremonies on…
Should Wash U. honor Phyllis Schlafly?
An outraged former colleague e-mailed this morning to say:
Hi there. Washoo is honoring Phyllis Schlafly at commencement this year, at which the guest speaker is Chris Matthews. These choices represent the enlightened thinking of our most prestigious academic institutions. There…

