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Labor Day history
WashU sociologist Jake Rosenfeld studies the labor movement. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated in 1882 in New York. As of 2023, what percentage of American workers belong to a union? *

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Precious Barry

Even as a child growing up in north St. Louis County, WashU junior Precious Barry was aware that society often underestimates young people from communities like hers. Yet Barry defied expectations and earned admissions to dozens of colleges, including a full-ride scholarship to WashU.

Field Notes: South Pacific

WashU earth scientists in Arts & Sciences are mapping Earth’s interior and analyzing lava rocks from a volcanic hotspot near the islands of Samoa.


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