“Steven Leer, why is he here?” chanted 40 Washington University students and community members who demonstrated at the Arch Coal headquarters on Friday. They were protesting the actions of both the company and Arch CEO and University board-of-trustees member Steven Leer.

Over 500 students and community members assembled early Monday morning outside of Clayton High School to convey a message of acceptance in response to Westboro Baptist Church’s protest at the local school.

Occupy activists may not have actually been protesting anything on campus yesterday, but that didn’t stop their meeting from being relocated.

This year’s sorority recruitment saw more rushing and receiving bids than ever before. Of the 376 women who participated, 345 in recruitment received bids. The total number of women participating has expanded by about 20 to 40 people for each of the past five years.

Though Washington University’s 25th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration celebrated the legacy and impact of the civil rights visionary, the speakers and performers at the ceremony also celebrated the life of the late Dean James McLeod.

The Umrath Hall construction project that has rerouted many students’ paths to class is on schedule to be finished by May 18—the day of commencement, according to a Washington University official involved in the effort.

The Institute of International Education placed Washington University on its 2011-2012 list of the top-producing schools of Fulbright award winners. Eleven of the 44 Washington University students who applied for Fulbright scholarships last year for this academic year received funding, a 25 percent yield.

More than two months have gone by since Dean James McLeod’s passing, and his position at the University has yet to be filled.
The search for a permanent dean of the College of Arts & Sciences has begun with the appointment of an eight-member search committee and the scheduling of two community forums.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton responded to widespread unease over the rising cost of a Washington University education by assuring students that he is committed to keeping tuition hikes reasonable while maintaining high educational quality.

Washington University officials are working to fill the position of Vice Chancellor of Public Affairs. The position was vacated at the end of September when Fred Volkmann retired after working at the University for 31 years. Volkmann sent an email to select members of the community on January 10, 2010 announcing his decision to retire on September 30, 2011.