From here to next

From here to next

WashU Magazine checks in with Provost Beverly Wendland two-plus years after launching “Here and Next,” the bold, ambitious strategic plan that’s changing WashU in so many exciting ways.
Writing without fear

Writing without fear

Alumna Lydia Paar weaves together personal tales of the American workplace while holding up a mirror to class mobility.
Crystal clear

Crystal clear

As the first named curator at the renowned Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Jen Padgett is forging a distinctive career in a uniquely American art form.
The drive

The drive

Alumnus Rob King, an English literature major at WashU, has reached the pinnacle of Pittsburgh broadcasting as play-by-play announcer for the Steelers.
‘A place to develop the work’

‘A place to develop the work’

As founder and producing director of The Black Rep, Ron Himes has worked with scores of playwrights to stage hundreds of shows, including dozens of world premieres. This spring, The Black Rep will present new plays by two celebrated young dramatists: Melda Beaty’s Coconut Cake and Kelundra Smith’s The Wash.
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