A tradition of activism: The 1968 Brookings occupation
In the fall of 1968, members of the Association of Black Collegians occupied Brookings Hall for eight days. The sit-in would permanently change Washington University.
ROTC celebrates 100 years at WashU
Fifty years ago, students across the nation fiercely debated whether the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs belonged on college campuses. Today, Washington University in St. Louis Provost Holden Thorp says there is no better place.
Bygone WashU quiz
Washington University in St. Louis has been around since 1853. With 165 years of history, the institution has seen many changes to student life. How well do you know WashU’s bygone traditions?
The View From Here 8.1.18
Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.
Chancellor Wrighton to co-chair United Way campaign
United Way of Greater St. Louis has named Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton as a co-chair of its 2018 community campaign. He will serve alongside co-chair Jeff Fox, chairman and CEO of Harbour Group, for the annual fundraiser.
Obituary: John O. Holloszy, former director of applied physiology, 85
John O. Holloszy, MD, whose research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis led to advances in the understanding of the body’s response to exercise, died July 18, 2018, at a nursing home in Town and Country, Mo., following a long battle with kidney disease. He was 85.
Washington People: Allison King
Allison King, whose mom worked in a renal lab at the School of Medicine, grew up in and around Washington University. Now, this associate professor of occupational therapy, of pediatrics and of medicine is a leading national expert on sickle cell disease in children and young adults.
Cortex MetroLink Station to open July 31
The Cortex Innovation Community and the surrounding neighborhoods will celebrate the grand opening of a new MetroLink Station and the first segment of the new Chouteau Greenway on Tuesday, July 31.
Banner days for women in Olin’s MBA
Schoolwide efforts are among the threads weaved into the fabric of an Olin Business School MBA program ranked No. 4 in the world for women, according to a Financial Times analysis — placing it behind only Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley among U.S. universities, and China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong, but just ahead of Harvard.
The View From Here 7.20.18
Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.
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