In the News - Enrollment, Blazer, Rosenblum, Wiggins, Belo, Bruce, Stewart, Smith, AuBuchon and Alumni

Webster Named a Top Destination for International Students

Vice President for Enrollment Management Lisa Blazer was interviewed live on KMOX about the State Department’s Open Doors Report which listed Webster as one of the top schools for international students in the country, as well as being a school that sends the most undergraduates to study abroad. 

She also was interviewed by NPR affiliate KBIA about how Missouri has become one of the most popular destinations for international students. Missouri Business Alert picked up on the NPR story and shared it with its readers. 

KSDK ran a short story about Webster being named as one of the top destinations for international students. (Clip not online).

Rosenblum Discusses the Rise of Antisemitism

History Professor Warren Rosenblum was quoted in The Forward about the rise of antisemitism in Europe. 

Wiggins Discusses Memes on Social Media

Vienna Professor Bradley Wiggins was quoted in the Argentinian online news service Headtopics about the memes viewed on social media and their impact on social culture, with an emphasis on political views.

Belo Interviewed by Newsweek about Ukraine and Israel-Lebanon

Professor Dani Belo was quoted in Newsweek Magazine about a change in U.S. policy in Ukraine that some think could widen the war. Belo was also interviewed by KNX radio in Los Angeles on the same topic (clip not online).

Newsweek also interviewed Belo about the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. 

Stewart Discusses the All In Campus Democracy Challenge

Jennifer V. Stewart, director of the Office of Student Engagement, was quoted in Forbes Magazine about the All In Campus Democracy Challenge, which Webster participates in. 

Smith Talks about Bluesky

School of Communications Instructor Julie Smith was interviewed on KMOX about the rising popularity of the social media network Bluesky. 

AuBuchon Explains the Palette of the Movie "Wicked"

School of Communications Associate Dean Aaron AuBuchon was interviewed by the Daily Mail about the reactions critics and viewers have had to the palette used in the new film “Wicked.” 

Bruce Illustration Used in Vinepair

Visiting Assistant Illustration Professor Racheal Bruce had one of her illustrations used as the feature art for a story in Vinepair.com, an online magazine for wine, spirit and cocktail connoisseurs. 

Butz Profiled on KSDK

Leigh Gerdine alumnus Norbert Leo Butz was interviewed on KSDK about the new movie “Wicked,” which is based on the play that he performed in when it originally opened on Broadway.