Campus & Community

In the wake of the Great Recession, U.S. undergraduate degrees conferred in English language or literature fell roughly a quarter. Yet over the last three years, WashU’s English major has grown by about 30% — reflecting changes to how the department recruits, supports and communicates with undergraduate students.

A memorial service in celebration of the life of former university trustee Mel Brown will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 23 in Graham Chapel.

Monica J. Allen, vice chancellor and general counsel at Washington University, is being honored by Missouri Lawyers Media for her work with a Women’s Justice Award.  

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity has launched a new podcast, “Everywhere with CRE².” The podcast plans to explore research from center faculty and fellows and dive deep into issues affecting St. Louis and the world.

The Women’s Society of Washington University invites undergraduate and graduate female students at the university to attend the virtual “Ida H. Early Composing a Life: Women Inspiring Women” event at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19.

The Women’s Society of Washington University funding committee invites undergraduate students to submit project funding requests.The deadline is Nov. 1.

From its inception, the College Prep Program was designed to support talented students on their educational journeys, whether that path led to Washington University, the military or another college or program. Here, three members from the College Prep Program’s first cohort share more about their studies and successes. Marquise Butcher Audio engineering and entertainment business, […]

The Beyond Boundaries program invites WashU juniors and seniors to apply to Creative Collaborations, which provides grants of up to $1,000 to students who work together to produce a creative capstone project such as a book, social enterprise or fashion line.

Matthew A. Cruz, a predoctoral scholar in biochemistry and molecular biophysics and in the laboratory of Gregory Bowman at the School of Medicine, received a three-year $95,910 fellowship award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.