A chat with the chancellor
We had an opportunity to visit with the chancellor and talk about his great joy of leading the university and helping others succeed. Here, he shares some highlights and insights.
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On a personal note
Inspired by a selection of photos taken during their tenure, the Wrightons discuss their love story, life in Harbison House and thoughts on their legacy.
A new era of engineering
The School of Engineering & Applied Science is renamed the McKelvey School of Engineering in honor of trustee and distinguished alumnus Jim McKelvey Jr.
Pushing the culture forward
Morgan DeBaun, AB ’12, and three other WashU alumni founded Blavity, a news and entertainment website featuring stories from a black point of view. Today, DeBaun is CEO, using the varied skills she learned at WashU.
African and African American Studies turns 50
African and African American Studies, a program born out of student protest that recently became a department, celebrates its 50th year.
Business of sports alumnus scores dream job with St. Louis Blues
From the time Washington University in St. Louis graduate Dylan Slaughter laced up his first pair of ice skates at age 3, he has wished for two miracles. One – that one day, he would join the National Hockey League. And two, that his beloved St. Louis Blues would play for the Stanley Cup. This season, both dreams came true.
Our fearless first lady
Whether tackling gun violence or connecting students to the community, Risa Zwerling Wrighton is dedicated to improving lives, making her the perfect first lady.
A world of visual impressions
As a young artist in the 1940s, Arthur Osver won international acclaim for his evocative depictions of the American city. And though his work evolved dramatically over a decades-long career, that ramshackle topography remained part of his painterly DNA. So argues Angela Miller, professor of Art History & Archaeology, in the new monograph “Arthur Osver: Urban Landscape, Abstraction, and the Mystique of Place” (2019).
Going global
From the beginning of his tenure, Mark Wrighton set out to put Washington University and its students and faculty on the map.
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