Arts & Sciences

Gerald Early, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in WashU Arts & Sciences, has been nominated for a 2026 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportwriting.

Fatherhood today is shaped by two powerful expectations: to be actively involved in caregiving and to provide financially, according to research by Patrick Ishizuka, assistant professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Eight recent WashU alumni and one current WashU student received Fulbright awards to teach English or conduct research abroad during the 2026-27 academic year. Established in 1946, the prestigious Fulbright program recognizes talented leaders and scholars.

Alumni recruiters eagerly anticipate the opening of the Neil S. Hirsch Center, an innovative space designed to enhance WashU connections across generations.

Two WashU alumni prove their commitment to saving lives, to growing a business — and to one another.

The Warshaws continue to invest in the university that brought them together more than 50 years ago.

Alumnus Jason Green, AB ’03, went back home to Maryland to sit, to listen, to learn. Ultimately, he discovered what is ‘too precious to lose.’

Inside a World War II-era bunker at Tyson Research Center, preserved birds, handwritten logs and mold-covered artifacts tell a story of science, stewardship and changing times.

Through a new program called Public Health & Society, students are connecting health to design, policy and the experiences that shape everyday life.

Nicole Spangler, a rising senior studying classics and history in WashU Arts & Sciences, received a prestigious Beinecke Scholarship, becoming the first WashU student to win that honor since 2014.