Perspectives

Lance Jenott, a lecturer in classics and in religious studies in Arts & Sciences, describes in a “Hold That Thought” podcast how the apostle Peter is portrayed much differently throughout the Bible — depending on whose Gospel people are reading.

Sociologist Ariela Schachter, of Arts & Sciences, writes in an op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that her research indicates white Americans took issue, and believed they had little in common, with undocumented immigrants well before Donald Trump became a politician.

Andrea Godshalk is a doctoral candidate in Sustainable Urbanism at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. She participated in the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference (“COP23”) held at U.N. Campus in Bonn, Germany, as a Washington University delegate. She writes this perspective based on a recent climate summit […]

Andrea Godshalk, a doctoral candidate in sustainable urbanism at the Sam Fox School, shares her perspective on climate change and how we all are called to action.

Andrea Friedman, of Arts & Sciences, writes a column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reflecting on the behavior and attitude of former President Bill Clinton and former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and the broader systems that allowed their actions.

ABC recently canceled its “Roseanne” revival after an ugly tweet from the show’s eponymous star. Film scholar Gaylyn Studlar examines the dangers of Twitter, the speed of cancellation and the influence of diversity in the boardroom.

Robert E. Hegel, professor in Arts & Sciences, talks about his love of Chinese literature, watching students become colleagues and the joy of sharing favorite stories with students.

Melinda Warren, director of the Weidenbaum Center Forum, co-wrote a piece in The Hill analyzing President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget proposal, finding that spending on regulatory agencies remains about the same as in 2018.

Several faculty in Arts & Sciences share in this video their congratulations and advice for the Class of 2018 as they prepare for graduation and life beyond WashU.

Sociologist Adia Harvey Wingfield, of Arts & Sciences, writes for Slate about her research on the experiences of black professional men who face harassment at work, especially in light of the #MeToo movement.