School of Continuing & Professional Studies

Before they were refugees in St. Louis, they were economists, engineers or nurses. Now a new, no-cost program at Washington University in St. Louis is giving them next-level English and professional skills they need to find jobs that match their talents and training. Observers say the program is a win-win for refugees and the St. Louis region.

The School of Continuing & Professional Studies, in collaboration with partner Teach St. Louis, is opening up its Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning program to veteran teachers who work in high-need classrooms.

As incoming chair of the Alumni Board of Governors, Valerie Davisson aims to inspire WashU graduates to engage with and support their alma mater — and its students.

The School of Continuing & Professional Studies Prison Education Project held its first commencement May 16 at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo. The ceremony followed a May 15 commencement, the project’s third, at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center for men in Pacific.

Washington University in St. Louis is launching Empower: Career Success for Refugees, a 26-week program to help refugees develop next-level language and professional skills to succeed in health care and other high-demand industries. The program will be offered at no cost through WashU’s School of Continuing & Professional Studies and will take place at the Delmar Divine, home to a growing number of health, education and human service organizations. 

Mark Rollins, a professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences and former dean of University College, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in Columbia, Mo., following a battle with cancer. He was 76.

That’s the ‘life hashtag’ of Alicia Graf Mack, MA ’10, ballerina and Juilliard dean. And it describes her perfectly.

The new School of Continuing & Professional Studies has freedom and flexibility to better focus on the needs of St. Louisans.

University College is now the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS). The new name reflects the university’s commitment to serve the needs of St. Louis’ adult learners of all ages and backgrounds.

Class Act Jamie Kenyon wants to use his degree in sustainability from University College to advocate for mass transit in the St. Louis region.