Campus & Community

Simone Biles, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, will deliver the May 12 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

WashU has once again been named a Voter Friendly Campus, one of 272 campuses nationwide that have successfully implemented practices that encourage students to register and vote.

Jacob Chacko, inaugural executive director of WashU’s Center for Diversity & Inclusion and interim director of the Spectrum office in the Division of Student Affairs, has been chosen to serve on the Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center’s board of directors.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Steven Bassnett, a national leader in vision research, has been installed as the inaugural Grace Nelson Lacy Distinguished Professor in Ophthalmology at WashU Medicine.

Julian Fleischman, an associate professor emeritus of molecular microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine, died Jan. 18 at his home in Sharon, Mass., from complications following a fall. He was 91.

At the WashU Board of Trustees meeting March 7, numerous faculty members were appointed or promoted with tenure or granted tenure, with most taking effect July 1.

Jason He has been named the Laura and William Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at WashU.

WashU is in the process of moving training and courses from Learn@Work to Workday. The next group to transition their content to Workday Learning, as of April 14, includes LinkedIn Learning, University Advancement, WashU Information Technology and others.

Undergraduate tuition for the 2025-26 academic year for students not receiving financial aid at Washington University in St. Louis will be $68,240, an increase of $3,740 over the current charge of $64,500, announced Beverly Wendland, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs.