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WashU finished the 2025 fiscal year (FY) with a $112 million budget surplus and a 37.3% increase in the endowment, bringing the total endowment to $17.7 billion, according to an email to faculty and staff from Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.
WashU finished the 2025 fiscal year (FY) with a $112 million budget surplus and a 37.3% increase in the endowment, bringing the total endowment to $17.7 billion, according to an email to faculty and staff from Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.
The new ranking marks the highest WashU has been on the list since 2022, when it was in 14th place. In 2023, WashU dropped to 24th and since then has had a steady increase up the list to reach 16th this year, tied with Brown University, Rice University, and Vanderbilt University, which had each previously been ranked higher than WashU.
WashU’s McKelvey School of Engineering has begun to shift their writing and ethics core requirements as part of the gradual closure of the Engineering Communication Center (ECC).
Fall break is typically a time for students to kick back and get some quality rest and relaxation, but for the Bears, this past weekend was action-packed. Here’s a recap of soccer, cross country, men’s tennis, volleyball, and preseason for swim and dive.
Every student knows the feeling of a bad exam score or a paper that didn’t land. Cardinals relief pitcher Gordon Graceffo knows it too, except for him, the feeling manifests in front of thousands of people on a grassy field. If his story helps students understand anything, it’s that reaching one’s goals is dependent on a balance between hard work and a resilient mindset.
Amendment 6 will appear on the Missouri midterm ballot and, if passed by voters, would prevent Missouri politicians from overriding the will of the people.
Missouri midterms are coming up soon, on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Since election time is right around the corner, it’s important to start thinking about registration.
I argue that many individuals are motivated less by accuracy than by loyalty to their political affiliations when they evaluate takes they hear online, so as for them to accept claims that favor their side with little scrutiny while dismissing those that don’t. This process of interiorization soon compels the individual to offer their own takes on the subject, often mirroring the nature of the takes they see online.
Lizzy McAlpine knows exactly when to make a song swell and when to let it sit — that tension gives “Angel” much of its character.
With over 90000 subscribers on YouTube, senior Sadie Rosen and her father Larry Rosen (B.A. ‘88) reveal the power of empathy through their channel, The Enemies Project. The pair bring together strangers with fundamentally opposed political beliefs for a sit-down conversation. Their docuseries aims to break online echo chambers through vulnerability. It’s working, as across their 16 uploaded episodes, all the enemies have left connected.
After two years of preparation, WashU Satellite is launching their first satellite into space. Formed in 2024, WashU Satellite is a completely student-run team, giving undergraduates full responsibility over the satellite’s design, testing, and execution. With two upcoming launches, the group is building flight experience through testing these capabilities and inviting the WashU community along for the ride.
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