Unprecedented challenge. Unprecedented collaboration.
A look at how Washington University came together in the spring and summer to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak — and to prepare for a fall semester that is anything but back to normal.
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The twilight’s last gleaming
Nine Washington University scholars ruminate on race, COVID-19, police
brutality and America as the house of pain.
Begin with love
Professor Emeritus Wayne Fields reflects on the transformative leadership of Bill Danforth.
Literary lifeline
Kris Kleindienst, AB ’79, is co-owner of Left Bank Books. During this year’s multiple crises, Kleindienst has found reading, and the community bookstores provide, more important than ever.
Sustainable sanitation
Alumnus Ani Vallabhaneni is co-founder of Sanergy, an organization employing systems-based solutions to solve urban sanitation challenges — and transforming lives in the process.
For all ages
What would a truly intergenerational community look like? Three WashU scholars explain how a community can become more accessible for people of every age.
Helping small businesses during a pandemic
Washington University students help keep businesses open and thriving during an unprecedented time.
Quoted: Headliners
Alumni, faculty and students have been making headlines during the pandemic for their efforts to help others understand its impact and navigate possible solutions.
An ‘exemplary leader’
Alumna Andrea Grant remains committed to the institution that provided her with an exceptional education. She participates in events, serves in leadership roles, provides scholarships for promising A&S and law students, and much more.
About Washington
Life-altering faculty research, student accomplishment, alumni innovations — Washington magazine covers it all. Through features, profiles and news, the magazine shares the university’s impact on the region, nation and world — with an aim to build and maintain connections with alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends of the university.
