Campus & Community

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement is accepting applications for its Civic Fellows Program, an intensive 14-month program with a funded summer project.

Sociologist Kenneth “Andy” Andrews, an expert in the dynamics and influence of social movements, was installed as the Tileston Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

WashU women’s soccer players and coaches have received numerous honors after the team won its second-straight NCAA championship in December.

Beverly R. Wendland, former provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University, beginning July 1.

WashU is again hosting a recycling drive for old or broken holiday lights. The annual drive runs through Jan. 16.

At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 5, numerous faculty members were appointed, promoted or granted tenure, with most taking effect that day unless otherwise indicated.

Steven L. Teitelbaum, MD, a nationally recognized leader in bone biology research at WashU Medicine, died Dec. 15 in St. Louis. He was 87.

A University Marketing & Communications team at Washington University in St. Louis won a 2025 Regional Emmy Award, and received an additional nomination, from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Biologist Toby Pennington recently was installed as the inaugural David and Dorothy Kemper Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

Trish Kohl, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected as a 2026 fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.