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.
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.
From IRL to URL: Alumni engagement in a virtual world
New virtual programming addresses the needs of WashU alumni, rather than add to the already growing digital noise.
De Nichols: The art of protest
De Nichols has been working at the intersection of art and social justice since she was a student at Washington University. Now, after completing her Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University, she’s working on her first book and helping St. Louis’ Griot Museum of Black History.
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