Newsroom Stories

Experienced runners set sights on nationals The men’s and women’s cross country teams each return a wealth of talent. The women return all five of their top runners from last year, and the men saw just one of its top performers graduate last spring. The women’s team finished second at last year’s University Athletic Association […]

Members of the Class of 2013 and new transfer and exchange students will soon be arriving on campus and will be welcomed with a variety of activities during New Student Orientation Aug. 20-25.

The School of Law is leading the way in green admissions practices by committing to a paperless application process.

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Student Financial Services can help departments locate and hire part-time student workers for the 2009-10 academic year — and, at the same time, help departments stretch their budgets a bit further.

Local growers will bring fresh produce to a farmer’s market on the School of Medicine campus each Thursday for five weeks.

For its 2009-10 season, the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present a handful of works that together highlight both the boundless possibility and transformational power of the stage.

Ethnic profiling is illegal in the United States, prohibited by the Fourth Amendment, which requires probable cause for searches and seizures, and by the Fourteenth Amendment, which calls for equal protection under the law. And yet as the recent arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates demonstrates, the issue remains far from settled. This fall Washington University in St. Louis will present “Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy,” a semester-long series exploring the history, impact and ethical issues surrounding ethnic profiling through lectures, readings, performances, panel discussions and other events.

This fall, Washington University will present “Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy,” a semester-long series exploring the history, impact and ethical issues surrounding ethnic profiling through lectures, readings, performances, panel discussions and other events.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum has received a $50,000 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. to support the exhibition “Sharon Lockhart — Lunch Break.” Organized by Sabine Eckmann, Ph.D., director and chief curator of the Kemper Art Museum, the exhibition will open Feb. 10, 2010, and remain on view […]