Washington University announces 2020 College Prep scholars

Washington University announces 2020 College Prep scholars

Washington University in St. Louis has admitted 50 rising high school sophomores to its innovative College Prep Program, a multiyear initiative that prepares high-achieving students with limited financial resources for college. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, summer programming will move online. However, students still will have opportunities to study with top faculty, learn about the college application process and reflect on their own goals and interests.
A spring like no other

A spring like no other

The spring semester at Washington University was not supposed to end like this — with empty labs and remote classrooms; canceled traditions and idle walkways; scattered friends and electronic colleagues. But the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) changed everything. Here’s a look at the many ways Washington University responded in the first uncertain weeks of a new reality.
The Last Children of Mill Creek

The Last Children of Mill Creek

Vivian Gibson, MA ’12, grew up in St. Louis’s Mill Creek Valley neighborhood, which was razed in 1959 to build a highway. In her moving memoir, Gibson recreates the everyday lived experiences of her tight-knit, African-American community.
#WashUtogether

#WashUtogether

Welcome to #WashUtogether, a home for stories, photographs and videos of our Washington University caring for one another and our communities. For though we are apart, our students, faculty, staff and alumni are forever #WashUtogether. Washington University announces plans for fall semester Since spring, Washington University in St. Louis has been planning for the upcoming […]
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