Bedasse receives Wesley-Logan Prize in African diaspora history
Monique Bedasse, assistant professor of history and of African and African-American studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has won the 2018 Wesley-Logan Prize in African diaspora history.
Faculty win Emerson teaching awards
Six faculty members from Washington University in St. Louis have won Emerson Excellence in Teaching awards.
Justin Phillip Reed wins National Book Award for Poetry
Justin Phillip Reed, a 2015 graduate of the MFA Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2018 National Book Award for Poetry. The award is generally considered among the world’s most prestigious literary prizes.
Quoted: Speakers on campus
Washington University brings excellent speakers to campus every year to share ideas and new perspectives with students and the community. Here are a few of the speakers from the past year.
John Lewis’ 2016 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis
Civil rights icon and U.S. Congressman John R. Lewis delivered the address at Washington University in St. Louis’ 155th Commencement ceremony. Read his inspirational remarks delivered to the Class of 2016 on Friday, May 20, in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.