The Class of 2025: Ready to lead
The Class of 2025 Class Acts say the leadership lessons they have learned through their coursework, co-curricular activities and pre-professional experiences have prepared them to be better scientists, policymakers, artists and community members. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has positioned WashU to be the nation’s premier university for developing leaders of character and conviction.
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Perspectives
Inspiring People: WashU Medicine’s Sherry Banez-Muth
Sherry Banez-Muth, WashU Medicine’s chief nursing executive, explains her motivation and deep commitment to the university in Human Resources’ staff spotlight.
Trump speaking poorly of other presidents is uncommon, but not unheard of, in American presidential history
Trump has escalated attacks on other presidents. But he was not the first to criticize his successors or predecessors, writes Peter Kastor.
The States Aren’t the Answer. They’re the Problem | Opinion
Without state government, E pluribus unum would take on a different meaning. No longer a union of states, this country would become, simply and more meaningfully, a union of its people. And a far more democratic union at that, writes Stephen Legomsky.
Videos
Beyond visual data
Can we ever see too much data? Yes, actually. In some situations, visual overload can paralyze decision-making. But over the last year, the interdisciplinary SAIL lab, with help from WashU Rowing, has explored nonvisual means for transmitting real-time performance feedback.
Bookshelf
The United States of no states?
What would America look like if there were no state governments? Stephen H. Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus at WashU Law, tackles that question in his new book, “Reimagining the American Union: The Case for Abolishing State Government,” published by Cambridge University Press.