Who Knew WashU?

Question: The universitywide Commencement ceremony takes place Friday, May 15. Which of the following has been a WashU Commencement speaker?

Answer: D) Jane Alexander, Cory Booker and George Will all have addressed our graduates. Learn more about the history of Commencement at WashU.


Congrats to this week’s winner, Arts & Sciences alumna Diane McCullough, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” prize!

Campus and community news

Halvorsen named co-director of Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging

Cal J. Halvorsen, a gerontological social work scholar and an associate professor at the WashU Brown School, will step into a new leadership role this summer as co-director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging. 

A welcome instance of hope

Evidence from a small island in Indonesia points to the successful elimination of a parasitic worm that causes a devastating tropical disease.


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