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Published: 01/28/11

Bristol Palin's Washington University Appearance Canceled Amid Protests

By  Suzi Parker - Politics Daily
Bristol Palin's Washington University Appearance Canceled Amid Protests

Bristol Palin will not be speaking about abstinence at Washington University in St. Louis next month. The university said in an e-mailed statement, "The student group that invited Bristol Palin...has mutually agreed with her not to proceed with a contract regarding Palin's participation in a panel discussion at Washington University on Feb. 7." The university's Student Health Advisory Committee invited Palin, who became a single mother at 18 and is now a spokeswoman for the prevention of teen pregnancy, to speak on abstinence during Washington University's student Sexual Responsibility Week. ...

Published: 05/18/09

Teach for America Founder Urges WU Students to Think Big

By  Sam Guzik - Politics Daily
Teach for America Founder Urges WU Students to Think Big

At commencement proceedings for Washington University in St. Louis on Friday, Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp urged graduates to take on global issues and to use their fresh perspective on the world to find new solutions to the problems facing their generation. Her speech highlighted the success of the Teach for America program as an example of how radical ideas from young people can make a lasting impact on the world. ...

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