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Tag: Washington University in St. Louis
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Adrienne Davis, WashU Vice Provost for Diversity, Steps Down in May
Dr. Adrienne D. Davis, Washington University in St. Louis vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity and law professor, will be stepping down as vice provost May 31, 2021, according to a WashU press release. Davis – director of the school’s new Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity – has helped increase […]
November 20, 2020
News Roundup
Dr. William Danforth, Former Chancellor of Wash U, Dies at 94
Dr. William H. Danforth, 94, died Wednesday at his home in Ladue, Missouri, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Danforth, at age 44, took on a 24-year career in higher education. He served as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1971 to 1995, overseeing “an elevenfold increase in the university’s enrollment.” During his tenure, […]
September 17, 2020
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Student Body Leaders: To Ensure Equity Accept Pass/Fail Grades Without Conditions
Student leaders said the shutdown of campuses has caused a huge upheaval in many students’ lives, especially in the learning environments for historically marginalized and low-income undergraduates. And graduate schools and potential employees must take this into consideration.
April 15, 2020
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Dr. William F. Tate IV Named Provost at University of South Carolina
Dr. William F. Tate IV — one of the nation’s most prominent educational researchers — has been named the next executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina. He will begin the new post on July 1, 2020.
March 8, 2020
Opinion
Has The TA Run Its Course?
Like most doctoral students, I served as a TA (teaching assistant) during my time in graduate school. The experience was important, not only for financial reasons, but it gave me the opportunity to apply five years of teaching experience and pedagogical strategy in a university setting and that was exciting for me.
May 27, 2019
Students
WUSTL School of Medicine Pledges $100M in Scholarship Funding
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has pledged to provide $100 million in scholarship funding to cover the tuition for as many as half of its future medical students and partial tuition support for several others. The program will begin with the incoming 2019-20 class. In addition, the funding will support current efforts […]
April 17, 2019
News Roundup
WUSTL Announces New Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity
Washington University in St. Louis’ (WUSTL) chancellor-elect Dr. Andrew D. Martin has recently announced the creation of a universitywide Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity. “The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity will promote path-breaking research that deepens knowledge and shapes national dialogue; facilitate student learning; and provide an […]
February 20, 2019
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