Campus & Community

At the WashU Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 27, numerous faculty members were granted tenure, effective that day.

The School of Continuing & Professional Studies, in collaboration with partner Teach St. Louis, is opening up its Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning program to veteran teachers who work in high-need classrooms.

Three faculty members from WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts — Chandler Ahrens, Constance Vale and Kelley Van Dyck Murphy — have been named University Design Research Fellows for the 2024-25 cycle of Exhibit Columbus.

Biologist Elizabeth Carlen, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at WashU, received a 2024 Spark Award from the Association for Women in Science. The Spark Award highlights students or early-career leaders in STEM who are visible and vocal advocates for diversity and inclusive scientific practices.

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at WashU invites undergraduate students to apply for the summer 2025 St. Louis Fellows Program.

Two WashU PhD candidates have been selected for the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Inc. Graduate Student Fellows Program. The students, Allison Martinez Mejia and Gerson Moreno Romero, are both studying biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering. 

A veteran reporter who has covered presidential candidates from John McCain to Hillary Clinton;. the founder of the National Voter Protection Action Fund; and a leading expert on Missouri ballot measures are among the speakers who will participate in election-related events in coming weeks.

No-excuse absentee voting for registered voters has begun in Missouri. Voters can visit the St. Louis or St. Louis County elections websites to find sample ballots, polling locations and additional information.

Apryle M. Gladney has been appointed interim vice chancellor and chief human resources officer at WashU, announced Nichol Luoma, executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer. Her new role took effect Oct. 15.

Leah Shaffer, a senior news director at WashU, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the National Association of Science Writers.