Dean of WashU’s College of Arts & Sciences, Feng Sheng Hu, told faculty at a meeting on Tuesday that Chancellor Andrew D. Martin does not plan to sign the Trump administration’s compact for higher ...

This Monday, Oct. 13, the 20 living hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 were released to Israel in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinians held by Israel. Under the ceasefire plan brokered by ...

Taylor Swift’s brand-new pop album “The Life of a Showgirl,” released Oct. 3, is disappointing. That is not to say that the album is without merit, but throughout “The Life of a Showgirl,” Swift ...

On Sept. 15, 2025, America First Legal (AFL) filed a complaint against WashU’s School of Medicine for its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practices, asking the Department of Justice to open an ...

This year, the University has moved to cut funding for the Ampersand Program’s international travel, which some professors and students consider an integral part of the Ampersand experience. While ...

WashU has eliminated 316 staff positions and “closed 198 open and vacant positions” from the Danforth and Medical campuses and the Central Fiscal Unit (CFU), Chancellor Andrew Martin announced in a ...

As polarization deepens and skepticism of higher education grows, WashU School of Law hosted a panel last Thursday night to discuss how universities can better educate students for democracy. The ...

Former St. Louis mayor Tishaura Jones will join WashU through a newly created fellowship offered by WashU’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2), where among other things she will ...

When Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor walked onstage Wednesday evening at the Athletic Center, she received a standing ovation from 3,000 undergraduate students, professors, St. Louis residents, ...

Former WashU School of Medicine (WUSM) assistant professor Gary Grajales-Reyes admitted to embezzling $412,163 while employed by the school, according to a press release published yesterday by the U.S ...

Over the past few months, WashU has removed content related to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs from various University websites. Although some DEI-related content remains, websites ...

Simone Biles sat down for an interview with Student Life following her speech at Monday’s commencement ceremony, where she spoke about leadership, managing pressure, and the importance of being the ...