Who Knew WashU?
Question: In what year was the first known student film, “The Maid of McMillan,” shot at WashU, released?
Answer: C) “The Maid of Millan” was released in 1916. The Library of Congress included it among the 25 films added to the National Film Registry last month.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Gloria Fall, a graduate student in anthropology in Arts & Sciences, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” prize!
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Notables
Mustakeem to receive Dred Scott Freedom Award
Sowande’ Mustakeem, associate professor of history and of African and African American studies, both in Arts & Sciences, will receive a 2026 Dred Scott Freedom Award March 7.
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Videos
Komal Shah on ‘Making Their Mark’
Influential collector Komal Shah discusses “Making Their Mark.” Currently on view at WashU’s Kemper Art Museum, the exhibition places work by renowned figures such as Howardena Pindell, Joan Mitchell and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith in dialogue with contemporary practitioners such as Katharina Grosse, Lorna Simpson, Sarah Sze and Mary Weatherford.
