Year: 2024

Graduate student speaker Patricia Maurer, who earned a PhD in Germanic languages and literatures from Arts & Sciences, delivered her message to the Class of 2024 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 13 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.

Undergraduate student speaker Alejandro Ramirez, who earned a degree in Latin American studies from Arts & Sciences, delivered a message to the Class of 2024 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 13 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin delivered his message to the Class of 2024 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 13 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.

In a speech slyly funny, painfully raw and delightfully circuitous, award-winning actor Jennifer Coolidge shared her own journey to radical self-love with the 3,400 graduates of the WashU Class of 2024.

Researchers at the School of Medicine have received a $5 million grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to support research aimed at developing new immunotherapies for different types of blood-based cancers.

Brown School students in the “Community Development Practice” class engaged with community partners and contributed to projects in pedestrian safety, neighborhood planning and public safety to improve neighborhoods in south St. Louis.

Washington University’s 163rd Commencement is 9 a.m. Monday, May 13, on Francis Olympic Field. The university will award degrees to approximately 3,400 members of the Class of 2024, and Jennifer Coolidge, an award-winning actor, will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.

The Sam Fox School, the Green City Coalition and Peace Park Partners are seeking volunteers to help plant native perennials from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Peace Park in St. Louis’ College Hill neighborhood.

Alejandro Ramirez arrived at WashU as a pre-med student, but will leave with a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research in Brazil. Patricia Maurer will graduate with a PhD in Germanic languages and literatures but wants to support students academically and professionally as a higher education administrator. Both will reflect on their experiences as student speakers at the 163rd Commencement ceremony.

A technique developed by Washington University researchers vastly expands the range of optical sensors used in measuring chemical signatures and molecules.