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Navigating politics, culture and global leadership in Washington DC

4.1.24

Arney Awarded Mindfulness Grant

4.1.24

The proposed study will test a newly developed emotional support intervention for teachers. The intervention will provide a toolkit of effective emotion management strategies and different ways people think about their emotions, including how to utilize mindfulness personally and how to be more mindful with their students.

‘Modern-day redlining’: Research investigates Wall Street-backed rental market

3.28.24

Carol Camp Yeakey, the Marshall S. Snow Professor of Arts & Sciences and founding director of Washington University in St. Louis’ Center on Urban Research & Public Policy, is leading a two-year national study to examine the surge of corporate investors in the single-family rental (SFR) market and the implications for renters, especially marginalized communities of color.

Congratulations to AFAS Professor, Bronwyn Nichols Lodato, on the release of her new book

3.13.24

Bans that disrupt democracy

3.11.24

As rapidly spreading book bans harm America’s children and teachers alike, WashU’s Lisa Gilbert pinpoints problems and solutions as she empowers a new generation of educators.

I Experienced Two Attempted School Shootings. Don’t Make Me Experience Another.

3.11.24

Students are living under threat, and we need to take proactive measures for those who cannot. Through proposed laws that limit child access to firearms and strengthen background checks, we can reach a point where educators and students don’t have to worry about their safety.

Recent alumnae Alexa Uriostegui named Gates Cambridge Scholar

3.5.24

Gates Cambridge Scholars demonstrate academic excellence, a commitment to improving the lives of others, and strong leadership potential.

David Balmaceda Awarded Kornblum Scholarship

2.7.24

Maegan Ruiz Accepted into Researcher Development Program

1.3.24

Kappa Delta Pi Awarded Women's Society Grant

1.3.24

KDP grant continues funding Ritenour bilingual classroom.

Da’juantay Wynter discusses poverty and education for the WashU Political Review

12.20.23

"It’s a heavy burden to bear, especially as I come to recognize through this exceptional education that I am getting here at WashU, that my personal success is not enough to change the conditions that so many members of my community back home and across the country continue to face."

Hear Dr. Lisa Gilbert Interviewed for St. Louis On the Air

10.13.23

Missouri places top 3 in book bans, while lawmakers brandish flamethrowers