Weidenbaum Center

10/06/2026

Tomorrow: Live Like a Citizen with Eric Liu.

Join us for the next installment of The Practice of Citizenship Series, featuring civic entrepreneur and author Eric Liu for a conversation inspired by his new book, Live Like a Citizen: 8 Ways to Change Your Mindset and Our Country.
The evening will explore what it means to practice citizenship and how individuals can strengthen their capacity to participate in civic life.

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 7
⏰ 7 p.m.
📍 Hillman Clark-Fox Forum

The Weidenbaum Center is proud to co-sponsor this event.

Learn more here: https://rap.wustl.edu/events/the-practice-of-citizenship-series-presents-live-like-a-citizen-8-ways-to-change-your-mindset-and-our-country/

10/01/2026

The Weidenbaum Center is proud to sponsor the 2026 Political Analytics Conference in Washington, D.C.

Hosted at Georgetown University, the two-day conference brings together leaders from media, politics and academia for conversations about the growing role of data and analytics in politics.

The conference will explore how emerging forms of analytics are changing the way we understand politics in the 21st century, with Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves among this year’s participants.

📅 Oct. 8–9, 2026
📍 Washington, D.C.

09/30/2026

Due to overwhelming interest, registration has reopened for our upcoming event featuring Viktor Yushchenko, former president of Ukraine.

To accommodate additional guests, the event has moved to Graham Chapel. Please also note the adjusted start time of 3:30 p.m.

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 28
⏰ 3:30 p.m. — Updated Time
📍 Graham Chapel — New Location

Space is limited. RSVP here: https://wc.washu.edu/events/ukraine-crossroads-former-ukrainian-president-viktor-yushchenko

09/25/2026

St. Louis native, Gabe Fleisher is returning home for a conversation at WashU.

Join the Weidenbaum Center for a conversation with Fleisher, award-winning journalist and author of the political newsletter, Wake Up To Politics , alongside Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves.

Together, they’ll take a lively look at the 2026 midterms — what we know, what we don’t and what to watch next — followed by continued discussion and audience questions.

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 13
⏰ 3–4 p.m.
📍 Goldberg Formal Lounge, University Center

Learn more and RSVP here: https://wc.washu.edu/events/conversation-gabe-fleisher

09/23/2026

We are honored to welcome former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko to WashU.

Join the Weidenbaum Center for Ukraine at a Crossroads, a special event featuring Yushchenko in conversation about the war with Russia, Ukraine’s future and the broader implications for Europe.

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 28
⏰ 3 p.m.
📍 Emerson Auditorium, Knight Hall

Seating is limited. Reserve your seat here: https://wc.washu.edu/events/ukraine-crossroads-former-ukrainian-president-viktor-yushchenko

09/23/2026

In the News: What could greater representation of Black women in the U.S. Senate mean for policymaking?

A new USA TODAY story examines that question as Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton campaigns for an open U.S. Senate seat. If elected in November, Stratton would serve alongside Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland — bringing the number of Black women serving simultaneously in the Senate to three.

USA TODAY spoke with Michael Strawbridge, assistant professor of political science and Weidenbaum Center faculty research fellow, about what that representation could mean for policymaking, including attention to maternal and women’s health..

Read the full story here: https://wc.washu.edu/events

09/22/2026

Where is the next opportunity for union growth?

In a new essay for Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Jake Rosenfeld, Department Chair of Sociology and Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow, examines why a period of renewed labor activity failed to reverse decades of private-sector union decline — and argues that one of the labor movement’s largest opportunities for growth may lie elsewhere.

Rosenfeld points to the public sector, where recent organizing efforts have demonstrated the ability to bring workers into unions at scale and where research suggests substantial interest among workers who are not currently union members.

Swipe to explore his argument, then read “Here-and-Now Unionism” in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas here: https://wc.washu.edu/news

09/21/2026

Around WashU: Join Dr. Christoph von Marschall, chief diplomatic correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel, the leading daily newspaper in Berlin, for a breakfast discussion on “The Transatlantic Alliance in a Changing World.”

📅 Sept. 23 | 8–9:30 a.m.
📍 O’Donnell Lounge, Knight Center
☕ Breakfast provided

Seating is limited. Registration is required by noon Sept. 22. Learn more and register here: https://happenings.washu.edu/event/breakfast-discussion-the-transatlantic-alliance-in-a-changing-world

Hosted by the Office of the Provost and the American Council on Germany.

09/17/2026

In the News: Travis Crum on election rules and the Supreme Court

As the 2026 midterms approach, recent Supreme Court decisions involving mail-in ballots and Missouri’s congressional map have put the timing of election-rule changes in focus.

Travis Crum, Treiman Professor of Law and Weidenbaum Center Faculty Research Fellow, spoke with NBC News about the two disputes and what the Court’s recent actions may signal when proposed changes come close to an election.

For Crum, timing is an important thread connecting the cases — and the Missouri dispute may offer a particularly notable takeaway.

Read the full story here: https://wc.washu.edu/news

09/15/2026