(Front row from left) McDonnell International Scholars Academy scholars Woosung Kim, Ryotaro Kato, Hong Min Park, Ziyan Zhang, Qing Nian and others walk past the U.S. Capitol Building during a recent tour of Washington. The group of 18 recent graduates from Asia’s top research universities now pursuing advanced academic work at WUSTL visited the nation’s capital March 22-25. Joined by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and James V. Wertsch, Ph.D., the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the academy, the scholars met with numerous dignitaries, getting a firsthand opportunity to better understand American politics, culture, history and government.