Author: Rosalind Early

When Thomas Cheong, EMBA ’13 (Shanghai), entered the Washington University–Fudan University Executive MBA program, he had already been working for 20 years, becoming a CFO at age 32 and a CEO by age 40. But he was still able to learn a lot, improved his classmates learning experience, and helped make the program even more global.

The university’s new office in Shanghai has helped raise it’s profile significantly, and behind every success is Bill Xu, head of the China office.

When pre-med students head to China to attend classes at Fudan University and shadow doctors at different medical clinics, they gain a new perspective on medicine.

Getting older doesn’t have to be a cause for worry. Six experts from across the university offer tips about how to plan for the future as you or your family members move into the golden years.

In fall 2015, Nobel laureate W. E. Moerner returned to campus to give the Weissman Lecture. Washington magazine spoke with him and asked what it was like to win the world’s top prize.

Two weeks after he turned 18, Jimmy Loomis, Arts & Sciences Class of ’17, became Missouri’s youngest elected official.

Over his career, alumnus Michael Castro has published 10 collections of poetry. His poems exhibit a keen ear and a fearless eye, which may be why he was selected to be St. Louis’ first poet laureate.

In 2005, Dora Hughes, was working for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy when she met a junior senator from Illinois named Barack Obama, and this meeting changed the trajectory of her career.

Songwriter Sean Douglas’ job is just like yours — except his office is the recording studio. And his co-workers are stars like Jason Derulo and David Guetta.

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