Who Knew WashU?
Question: Historian Peter Kastor, in Arts & Sciences, launched the digital American history project “Creating a Federal Government, 1789-1829” this year. Roughly how many federal employees’ records are included?
Answer: D) 38,000. Reflecting over three decades of work, the project explores the story of how the Founding Fathers built the institutions of the U.S. government and of those who served in the decades following ratification of the Constitution.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Erica Ellard, who works in Arts & Sciences and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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Board of Trustees elects new members
The Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees has elected a new trustee to a four-year term. In addition, a new vice chair and four undergraduate and graduate student representatives were elected for the 2025–26 academic year.
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Field Notes: South Pacific
WashU earth scientists in Arts & Sciences are mapping Earth’s interior and analyzing lava rocks from a volcanic hotspot near the islands of Samoa.
