Arts & Sciences

Katherine Kirchdorfer, an undergraduate student in WashU Arts & Sciences, has been selected as a 2026-27 Lafayette Fellow by Villa Albertine, The French Institute for Culture and Education.

The right to free speech and judicial independence — two foundational values our nation is built upon — were born of the founders’ distrust of unchecked power, according to Andrew D. Martin, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis and an expert in judicial politics.

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.

Nine 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.