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A rendering of Francis Tuttle Technology Center’s Danforth campus. A changing economy, one with increased focus and reliance on technology and data, requires a re-think in how the next generation is educated. Whether it’s high school students, or adults navigating their way into the modern workforce, the “tried and true” way of doing things won’t cut it when the job expectations keep changing. Workforce training and career education must keep up with that change. “The best way to predict the future is to create it,” Francis Tuttle Associate Superintendent Dr. Jaared Scott said. ...

Student Young tutors incarcerated students, co-founded reentry fund to help formerly incarcerated make fresh start April 14, 2021 SHARE Kennedy Young is among 13 members of the Washington University community who will receive a Virgil Ethic of Service Award during a virtual ceremony at 6 p.m. April 21. Young is a co-founder of the Reentry Collective, which provides direct cash assistance to formerly incarcerated people. Kennedy Young, a junior at Washington University in St. Louis, used to believe that only bad people went to jail.  “I didn’t understand the prison system and how i...

The endless possibilities of poetry With a storied literary past, Washington University continues to provide time, place and space to stretch as a poet. April 9, 2021 SHARE On any given day, the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis campus offers an opportunity to revel in its rich poetry tradition, if you know where to look. Places such as east of Olin Library, where an allée of ginkgo trees stands and that once inspired Poet Laureate Howard Nemerov to write “The Consent.” Or in University Libraries’ Julian Edison Department of Special Collections, where you can f...

South 40 House to be renamed in recognition of their support March 8, 2021 SHARE Washington University in St. Louis alumnus and emeritus trustee Arnold B. Zetcher and his wife, Ellen, have made a significant commitment to establish an endowed scholarship for undergraduate students, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. Arnold and Ellen Zetcher (Photo: Jason Elias) The Arnold and Ellen Zetcher Scholarship will be open to students with financial need entering any of the university’s four undergraduate schools. The Zetchers’ commitment of at least $8 million in outright and estate gifts ...

Findings highlight safety, policing, wellness and resources February 26, 2021 SHARE A newly released report provides insight into public safety at Washington University in St. Louis, with a focus on exploring how the university can best support safety on and near the Danforth Campus to meet the needs of its diverse community. The report was completed this month by the university’s Public Safety Committee, which Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for civic affairs and strategic planning, convened last fall.  The committee, which comprised Washington University students, faculty, ...