Jeffrey Carter receives Wilma and Roswell Messing Jr. Faculty Award
Professor and chair of the Department of Music Jeffrey Carter was named the 2018 recipient of the Wilma and Roswell Messing Jr. Faculty Award. The award is presented to full-time faculty members that...
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Culture Chat seeks to increase inclusion on campus
Webster’s main core values in its mission statement are diversity, inclusion and global citizenship. Jessica Mckay said for inclusion to occur on campus, students need to get out of their comfort zone...
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Supreme Court temporarily brings DACA back to life
*Editor’s note: Due to the current political climate and protection of sources in the story, The Journal gave the DACA recipient an alternative name. A recent United States Supreme Court decision will...
View ArticleWebster to kick-off bike share program
Webster University will soon be getting some new wheels in the name of sustainability, thanks to a Webster University alumna who put the bike pedal to the metal and helped start Webster’s first Bike...
View ArticleWebster’s School of Education apprehensive about arming teachers debate
Sheila Anglin Jordan was an apprentice teacher at Gateway STEM High School which had metal detectors and armed guards on every floor to ensure safety of students and teachers. Jordan believes arming...
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Webster utilizes Browning Hall to reach science students outside campus
Webster University is using Browning Hall to further science development beyond its own campus. The St. Louis Academy of Science held its High School Student Honors Division Science Project contest...
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College students susceptible to hate group recruitment
At her “Hate Speech Hate Crimes” lecture on Feb. 28, Webster University professor Linda Woolf referenced the multitude of hate flyers she has collected on campus. Groups like Identity Evropa, labelled...
View ArticleWestboro Baptist Church plans to demonstration at Webster’s home campus
Updated 3/8/2018 Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) cancelled its plan to demonstrate at Webster’s home campus on March 12. ————————————————— Westboro Baptist Church plans to demonstrate on the home campus...
View ArticleAcademic Resource Center to remain open during spring break
The university has announced that the Academic Resource Center (ARC) will be available for use during the week of Spring Break, March 12 through the 16. The Testing Center will be open for the entire...
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Former Webster University student detained by ICE, threatened with deportation
Francis Olongo Ladege faces deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a two-year detention in ICE custody. Ladege, a former Webster student and green card resident, moved to the...
View ArticleUpdate: Westboro Baptist Church cancels demonstration at Webster’s home campus
Updated 3/8/2018 Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) cancelled its plan to demonstrate at Webster’s home campus on March 12. Director of Public Relations Patrick Giblin said WBC has a tight schedule for...
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Former Webster director sentenced to probation
Updated 3/14/2018 A former director at Webster University was sentenced on Monday to a 5-year probation and ordered to fill out a 65-page journal after embezzling $380,000 from Webster. Eastern...
View ArticleWebster GMC team wins awards for Conservatory, Browning Hall promotions
Webster University’s Global Marketing and Communications (GMC) team recently was awarded five awards for advertising, print production and video promoting the university. The department won the awards...
View ArticleActress Laverne Cox coming to Webster
Webster University will host Laverne Cox, an LGBT advocate and Emmy Award-nominee, who is also known for her role in the series, “Orange is the New Black.” Cox will present her speech “Ain’t I A Woman”...
View Article‘American mom’ hosts fundraiser for former Webster University student in ICE...
Photos of a young black man decorated a cardboard trifold display sitting on a table along with signs and informational sheets. Snacks, baked goods and dozens of multicolored shirts surrounded the...
View ArticleStudy Abroad deadline this weekend
If you want to study abroad next fall, you do not have much time to apply. The deadline to apply is Friday, Mar. 30. Webster University offers six study abroad destinations for next fall. Athens,...
View ArticleConservatory 50 years celebration planned for April
Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts will commemorate 50 years with a celebration weekend April 20-22. Webster’s theatre program has been integrated into school history for many years. The...
View ArticleAlumni Association announced winners for Outstanding Alumni Award
The Webster University Alumni Association announced its winners for the 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award. Winners include Jennifer Johnson Cano, Congresswoman Val Demings, Matthew Horn, Tom Lange and Al...
View ArticleWebster plans Sexual Assault Awareness events
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, a campaign held every year to raise public awareness about sexual assault and to help educate and prevent sexual violence. All throughout April, Webster is...
View ArticleWebster will host sex trafficking awareness workshop
Webster recently announced that the Department of Professional Counseling will be hosting a workshop on sex trafficking April 20. The event takes places in the Emerson Library conference room and will...
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