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May 3, 2021 SHARE Brookings Hall (Photo: James Byard/Washington University) Washington University in St. Louis is committed to meeting the safety needs of its entire community. Today, the university announced plans for how it will implement recommendations made recently by its Public Safety Committee. The committee issued its report to university leadership in February. The group, composed of students, faculty, alumni and staff, was convened to examine public safety and policing on the Danforth Campus and in nearby neighborhoods. It thoroughly examined the current landscape of services...

University College students visit on the Danforth Campus. (Photo: James Byard/Washington University) Washington University in St. Louis has launched a national search for a new dean to lead professional and continuing education at the university. Currently operating as University College, the school is being reimagined as a community-focused hub for adult learners in the St. Louis region, providing new programs for career advancement and enrichment. Pending approval by the Board of Trustees later this spring, the new school will launch with new academic divisions in areas including data, heal...

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, ...

ISP hire to focus on strategic initiatives February 18, 2021 SHARE The Institute for School Partnership (ISP) at Washington University in St. Louis is developing a new strategic plan to support the university’s mission to be “In St. Louis, for St. Louis.”   To that end, the institute has hired Nikki Doughty, head of school at City Academy and a regional leader in urban education, to serve as its first associate director of strategic initiatives. Doughty will support ISP’s work developing stronger educators, improving student outcomes and addressing educational inequalities. She ...

Bolton Shantay Bolton, vice president and deputy chief operating officer at Tulane University, has been appointed executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer at Washington University in St. Louis, effective July 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. Bolton will succeed Henry S. Webber, who will formally transition to the newly created position of executive vice chancellor for civic affairs and strategic planning when Bolton assumes her new role. A St. Louis native, Bolton has nearly two decades of experience in the areas of transformational organizatio...