Washington University approved a request for the school’s investment arm to receive student and faculty input on the social policies of companies it invests in. The Washington University Investment Management Co. (WUIMC) agreed to a student-faculty advisory committee that student leaders had proposed as a way to improve endowment transparency.

Washington University’s most recent tuition increase of 4.2 percent, from $37,800 for the 2009-2010 academic year to $39,400 for the 2010-2011 academic year, is expected to be right on par with the rest of the nation’s universities.

Chancellor Mark Wrighton announced Tuesday that Washington University will be establishing a Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization, bringing University researchers together with industry leaders and government officials to make St. Louis a hub for clean coal research. The $12 million initiative is part of the University’s $60 million effort to “advance education and research related [...]