Who Knew WashU?

Question: Which tutoring company was founded by a WashU alum?

Answer: C) WashU alumnus Charles (Chuck) Cohn is the founder, chairman and CEO of Nerdy, the parent company of Varsity Tutors. Cohn founded Varsity Tutors in 2007 while he was a student at Olin Business School.


Congrats to this week’s winner, Jess Gannon, who works at the School of Public Health and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!


Campus and community news

Sinclair installed as Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science

Betsy Sinclair, who studies how politics influence social relationships, was installed recently as the Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science in Arts & Sciences.

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.


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