Major gift strengthens WashU’s Shakespeare summer program
Alumni Lesley Malin and Scott Helm have made a $1.35 million gift to support WashU’s annual summer theater program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, which is hosted by the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.
The Last American Road Trip
A memoir
Part memoir, part political history, “The Last American Road Trip” is one mother’s promise to her children that their country will be there for them in the future ― even though at times she struggles to believe it herself.
Nothing North of Delmar
A novel
A novel of one young woman’s post-college foray into the adult realities of landlords, economics and urban politics in the Bicentennial summer of 1976.
Guaranteed income improved artists’ finances, innovation
A guaranteed income program for artists led to improvement in financial stability and reduced debt, but also improved their motivation and artistic output, finds a new study from the WashU Brown School.
Sam Fox School presents ‘Clairvoyance’ April 18
The Sam Fox School will present “Clairvoyance,” WashU’s 97th Annual Fashion Design Show, April 18 in Edison Theatre. One of the oldest such shows in the nation, the event will feature dozens of models wearing scores of outfits exploring traditional structures and contemporary trends.
WashU Dance Collective presents ‘Alchemy’
The WashU Dance Collective, the resident dance company of the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, will present “Alchemy,” an evening of new and original choreography, April 10 and 11 in Edison Theatre.
Catalyst Quartet to perform April 12
Acclaimed Grammy-winning ensemble the Catalyst Quartet will perform works by Florence Price, Libby Larsen and Antonín Dvořák for WashU’s Great Artists Series April 12.
The Unbelieving Yelp of Prey
Poems
In this book of poetry, Alex Mouw, MA ’20, PhD ’25, confronts religious devotion as something to grasp and something that seizes.
New sculpture installed in Grand Center
“Everything Under the Sun,” a bright pink steel installation by Jonathan Stitelman, a senior lecturer at the WashU Sam Fox School, has been installed in St. Louis’ Covenant Blu Grand Center neighborhood. A grand opening celebration will be held April 3.
WashU announces 2026-27 Great Artists Series
The Department of Music in WashU Arts & Sciences has announced the lineup for its 2026-27 Great Artists Series. The series will include five regular-season performances as well as a special 10th anniversary celebration with Grammy-winning pianist Yuja Wang.
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