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U.S. Congressman John R. Lewis, considered one of the most courageous and influential leaders in the civil rights movement, will give the 2016 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Wrighton...

Tony La Russa, who recently was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and is considered one of the best managers in baseball history, has been selected to give the 2014 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis. The university's 153rd...

I'm a huge Ken Burns fan. His ability to bring history to life via his films is unique and inspiring, as was his commencement address to graduates at Missouri's Washington University. “We are still playing out, sadly, an utterly American story,” Burns...

The race to the top has never been to the swift; success is often a product of diligence, hard work, more work and extraordinary guts. These qualities reflect the unique characteristics of African Leadership Magazine’s 100 Leading African-Americans who...

When the stars come out, it is not always nighttime. Take, for instance, the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremony on Wednesday afternoon at Sanders Theatre. The six medalists included a White House adviser (Valerie Jarrett), a playwright with a Pulitzer Prize...