Into the forest

(Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University)
For decades, Forest Park has enticed generations of WashU community members to step outside the university’s campuses and explore. Today, students and faculty are venturing deeper into the woods to learn about the biodiversity that teems there.

AI + Design

Kory Bieg, “Housing Blocks,” 2022. (Image courtesy of the artist)
WashU students and faculty are cutting through the hype and grappling with artificial intelligence.

This is 40

BAC graphic
Midlife brings fresh momentum for the Black Alumni Council, which continues to build upon its mission to help Black alumni cultivate meaningful relationships with WashU and each other.

Paths cleared and futures revealed

Photo: James Byard/Washington University
Through Make Way: Our Student Initiative, Washington University seeks to remove barriers to success for every student, now and in the future. At five crossroads discussed here and countless more, funding for students makes the difference.

A place of possibility

Academic freedom is the cornerstone of discovery, and our commitment to free inquiry has only been strengthened since our founding in 1853.

Empowering next-generation Indigenous leaders

Stacy Leeds, dean of of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Stacy Leeds, AB ’94, is the first Indigenous woman to be named dean of a law school (first at the University of Arkansas in 2011 and now at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law).