A man has been charged with 15 counts of invasion of privacy after allegedly photographing more than a dozen people inside women’s restroom stalls at John M. Olin Library.

When WashU junior Soma Amaechina received a call from her mom saying there had been a shooting on Brown University’s campus, Amaechina said she was “shocked.” She lives about 15 minutes away from the Brown University campus, her mom works there, and several of her friends attend the university.

An individual was taken into custody after reportedly filming a Corner 17 employee in a women’s restroom in Olin Library, according to the employee.

About two-thirds of WashU students who responded to a recent Student Life survey reported using AI chatbots like ChatGPT for academic tasks during their time in college. Yet, roughly the same share also believed that students nationwide would learn more if such tools were unavailable to them.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin explained his decision to meet with Trump administration officials to discuss their proposed compact for higher education in a University-wide email sent Monday morning. He also noted in the message that his participation in the meeting does not mean WashU has endorsed or signed the document.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin met virtually with White House representatives on Friday afternoon to discuss President Trump’s higher education compact, which asks universities to commit to a range of policy changes in exchange for preferential access to federal funding, per Vice Chancellor of Marketing and Communications Julie Flory. 

WashU’s College of Arts & Sciences is forming a new task force to consider the reorganization or combination of what are currently six separate departments: African and African American Studies (AFAS); Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS); Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES); Education; Global Studies; and American Culture Studies (AMCS). 

During an April panel on growing public distrust in higher education hosted by the Association of American Universities (AAU), Christopher Eisgruber — Princeton president and AAU chair — criticized Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and WashU Chancellor Andrew Martin for their handling of President Trump’s attacks on universities, according to an article published by The Atlantic on Aug. 11. 

Welcome to WashU! Here’s a chronological recap of some of the major events and happenings from last school year, both around campus and in the greater community. This includes how national politics have affected the WashU community, so you can get up to speed on all of the campus goings-on. 

On May 7, WashU announced the formation of a University-wide committee tasked with reviewing and recommending changes to the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and activities. The announcement emphasized that the creation of the committee is the latest step in the University’s ongoing evaluation of its DEI efforts.