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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.

Campus & Community

Straight from the heart

Shirlene Obuobi MD at the University of Chicago Hospital.

Shirlene Obuobi has touched many with her artistic interpretations of women in medicine and the state of health care.

Law

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).

Advancement

Empowering self-discovery, inspiring philanthropy

As co-chair of Make Way: Our Student Initiative, Merry Mosbacher is focused on removing barriers to a WashU education.

Merry Mosbacher, co-chair of Make Way: Our Student Initiative, learned early on to “raise her hand” and now gives her time and talent to helping students find their passions.

Anthropology & Archaeology

From the ground up

As a geoarchaeologist, Caitlin Rankin, MA ’16, PhD ’20, transforms long-standing answers into bold new questions.

Humanities & Society

Circling back to purpose

Washington University alumni Harsh Moolani outside of the University of Miami Medical Campus in Miami, Fla. on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Photo by Scott McIntyre for Washington Magazine)

Harsh Moolani founded Create Circles as a WashU undergrad. The nonprofit that pairs older adults with college students is now a national organization with some 700 volunteers in 33 states.

Popular Culture

Designing woman

Molly Maginnis Tippe, BFA ’73, talks about what it’s like to be a costume designer for stage, film and TV.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Sporting life

As chief operating officer of Sporting News Holdings, Shaun Koiner, oversees a legacy brand that’s been around since 1886. Now, it is global and more robust than it’s been in decades. (Photo: Terrence Jones)

St. Louis Region

Building bonds with cardboard and glue

Akiva Groener, a student in the College of Architecture works on a project with kindergartner Ava Prothro at Blossom Wood Day School. (Photo: Joe Angeles)

Each Thursday last spring, kids excitedly cut cardboard and glued construction paper as Washington University students guided and encouraged them to investigate, experiment and build. In “Explore and Contribute,” students from across the university create curricula and then teach elementary students hands-on problem-solving projects revolving around issues like climate change and homelessness. During the 2023 […]

Obituaries

Linda Repa-Eschen, business director, 72

Linda Repa-Eschen, former business director for the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research within the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine, died June 5 at her home after waiting for a lung transplant. She was 72.