Arts & Sciences

When Peter Kastor needed a topic for a seminar that teaches history majors how to be historians, he chose history’s man of the moment: Alexander Hamilton.

The Center for the Humanities’ biennial International Humanities Prize, which was awarded to Alison Bechdel in 2022, builds community and celebrates excellence in the world of arts and letters.

From the Civil War to the 21st century, Black women have fought to become physicians. A new book by Jasmine Brown, AB ’18, tells the story of the barriers Black women pursuing a career in medicine have faced throughout ­history.

From WashU to GWU, Imani Cheers has documented the stories of the disenfranchised. Now she’s teaching others to do the same.

“As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.”  These were the words of Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan just over 50 years ago as he and fellow astronaut Harrison Schmitt departed from the lunar surface for the […]

By analyzing social media content generated across the globe, political scientists seek to understand the current wave of populist rhetoric flooding the internet and Its threats to democracies.

To earn a bachelor’s degree from Washington University, students must complete at least 120 units of coursework. That number, however, does not capture the full measure of a WashU education. Many students devote just as much time and energy to clubs, sports and volunteering as they do to their academic pursuits.  Through co-curricular activities, students build […]

On the outskirts of Kibale National Park in Uganda, anthropologist Krista Milich supports a community-led effort to keep wild animals at a safe distance from neighboring properties.

Research by sociologist Caitlyn Collins, in Arts & Sciences, was cited in the 2023 Economic Report of the President.

Tansu Daylan, an assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, will develop curriculum for enhanced reproducibility and equity in exoplanet research.