Campus & Community

WashU faculty and students are invited to apply for the Penelope Biggs Travel Award for travel involving the study of Greco-Roman antiquity. Applications are due Feb. 15.

As part of WashU’s ongoing work to transform undergraduate STEM education and support low-income and first-generation STEM students, the Office of the Provost is launching the WashU STEM Exchange, a new community where STEM educators, advisers and researchers can share strategies and interventions and track outcomes. 

In 2025, the WashU community made new discoveries, celebrated new victories and launched new efforts to make the globe safer and healthier. 

Washington University in St. Louis achieved reaccreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, which resulted in updates to the university’s academic credit policy.

The Provost’s Office and the Research Development Office recently awarded the 2025 Transcend Initiative grants.

The Office of the Provost is offering a daylong faculty mentoring intensive Jan. 16. Faculty from across the Danforth and Medical campuses are invited to register to attend.

Eleven WashU research teams recently received Global Incubator Seed Grants to kick-start international projects.

Even after factoring in student loan payments, completing a college degree continues to pay off, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis’ Center for Social Development at the Brown School.

The Bauer Leadership Center at WashU’s Olin Business School invites faculty and researchers across the university to apply for two funding opportunities that advance the study and teaching of leadership. 

As WashU continues to advance its mission, the university is recognizing its strategic plan successes.