Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a senior faculty leader for a newly created St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community-engaged Research, Teaching and Practice. The Faculty Executive Director will spend at least 50% effort in this position and will lead a priority initiative of the Washington University strategic plan – Here and Next. Housed within […]
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WashU new School of Public Health founding dean position and candidate specification
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) seeks nominations for and confidential expressions of interest in the position of founding dean for a new School of Public Health. WashU is home to a top ranked accredited MPH program and is now seeking accreditation as a School of Public Health (SPH) in 2025. The founding dean will […]
Advancing public health at Washington University
Search underway for dean, public health conference scheduled, Assembly Series speaker announced. read more
WashU School of Law dean position and candidate specification
Washington University in St. Louis seeks an exceptional leader to serve as the next dean of the School of Law. Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (WashULaw) is a key part of WashU’s profile as an internationally ranked private research university. WashULaw is on the university’s main Danforth campus. Reporting directly to Dr. […]
Four inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
The Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, established in 2005 by Yale University and Howard University to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement, recently inducted four doctoral candidates from Washington University. Read more
Washington University has unveiled its strategic plan, setting a bold and ambitious path for the next decade.
The plan, “Here and Next,” was developed through 18 months of listening, outreach and work sessions, and incorporates feedback from thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners. Read more
Office of the Provost announces two new Faculty Fellow positions
The Office of the Provost has two new Faculty Fellow positions focused on equitable learning and inclusive pedagogies. Applications due by October 21, 2022 for priority consideration.
Office of the Provost continues support for Tenure-Track Faculty in response to COVID-19
The Office of the Provost is pleased to continue offering a new program to support scholarship by Danforth Campus tenure-track and tenured faculty through the associate professor level in response to the pandemic.
Strategic vision kick off events announced
Washington University invites its community to take part in a series of events to unveil the strategic vision and celebrate the bright future of WashU. . Read more
Undergraduate academic integrity process to be reimagined
Washington University in St. Louis is moving toward a centralized process for handling academic integrity violations at the undergraduate level, in response to feedback from a faculty commission. Jennifer R. Smith, vice provost for educational initiatives, is leading the effort, including establishment of two working groups focused on designing a new academic integrity hearing process […]
Washington University’s Office of the Provost announces third round of race and ethnicity cluster hire
Through the Race and Ethnicity Cluster Hire Initiative, Washington University in St. Louis aims to build a world-class research program on race. Two previous rounds of this cluster hire initiative took place in 2020-21 and 2021-22. This Initiative is funded by the Office of the Provost. It is supported by the Center for the Study of Race, […]
Interdisciplinary ‘Politics of Reproduction’ course to explore history, implications post-Roe v. Wade
The debate over abortion has only intensified in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, returning the issue to states. Since the ruling, 12 states have banned or severely restricted abortion care, and at least 10 other states have bans […]
Guillermo Rosas joins Office of the Provost as a Faculty Fellow for graduate and professional education
Guillermo Rosas is Professor of Political Science in Arts and Sciences. Guillermo’s research focuses on the economic consequences of political regimes and on the effects of political institutions on political elite behavior, especially in Latin America. As a Faculty Fellow in the Office of the Provost, Guillermo will work with the Vice Provost for Graduate Education to gather and analyze […]
Four inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
The Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, established in 2005 by Yale University and Howard University to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement, recently inducted four doctoral candidates from Washington University in St. Louis. Named after the first African American doctoral recipient in the United States, the honor society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in […]
Provost Office support for tenure-track faculty in response to COVID-19 (Danforth Campus)
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the launch of a new program to support scholarship by Danforth Campus tenure-track and tenured faculty through the associate professor level in response to the pandemic. This program will offer support in the form of course releases, as well as research and publication grants to eligible faculty. […]
The Office of the Provost is seeking a Faculty Fellow
The Office of the Provost is seeking a Faculty Fellow to assist the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity with working on several projects related to the design and development of programs to support faculty mentoring.
Ramani named vice provost for graduate education
Vijay Ramani, the Roma B. and Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished University Professor of Environment and Energy at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named vice provost for graduate education, announced Provost Beverly Wendland. His three-year appointment is effective Jan. 1.
Mary McKay named vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives
Mary McKay, the Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed vice provost of interdisciplinary initiatives in the Office of the Provost.
Fellow opportunity in the Office of the Provost
A fellow in the Faculty Affairs and Diversity area of the Office of the Provost is sought to work on projects designed to support non-tenure track teaching, research, and practice faculty. This assignment will begin January 1, 2022 and is expected to conclude by June 30, 2022; it is possible the term may be extended […]
Calter appointed vice provost and university librarian
Mimi Calter, deputy university librarian at Stanford University, has been appointed vice provost and university librarian at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Provost Beverly Wendland. Calter will join the university in the fall; she succeeds Denise Stephens, who departed this spring to serve as dean of libraries at the University of Oklahoma.