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Literature

Taking on censorship

Mary Bartling’s website on banned books aims to help us become better readers and better global citizens.
Engineering

Life and death decisions

Sandra Matteucci’s “Engineering Ethics and Sustainability” course uses movies to showcase ethical (or not) decision-making. (Illustration: Monica Duwel)
In the “Engineering Ethics and Sustainability” taught by Sandra Matteucci of the McKelvey School of Engineering, students explore the lessons to be learned from deadly ethics failures.
History & Education

Honoring the fight for freedom

The Freedom Suits Memorial in downtown St. Louis honors enslaved men and women who sued for their freedom before the Civil War. Here’s how the WashU community contributed to the decades-long effort.
Arts & Culture

‘Lest We Forget’ opens Oct. 20

Luigi Toscano tests a portrait installation in front of the Summers Welcome Center for his exhibition "Lest We Forget."
“Lest We Forget,” a public art installation by noted Italian-German photographer Luigi Toscano, will open Oct. 20 in WashU’s Ann and Andrew Tisch Park. The exhibition will feature nearly 100 contemporary, large-scale portraits of Holocaust survivors — including 12 survivors now living in St. Louis.