The day after the 2024 presidential election, several WashU students, all of whom are Black, received explicitly racist text messages asking them to report to the “nearest plantation” from an unknown source.

Below is an election guide, compiled by Student Life writers, to help WashU students understand Missouri candidates and ballot initiatives. If you are not registered in Missouri, or if you have more questions about voting, polling locations, and Election Day, visit the WashU Votes information hub.

Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Student Life spoke to a few WashU students about who they are supporting and what political issues are motivating them to engage.

Several WashU students who were suspended after the April pro-Palestine campus protests interviewed with Student Life to recount their experiences with Washington University’s disciplinary process, discuss their grievances with the administration, and provide updates on their enrollment status.

Chancellor Andrew Martin met with Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Obama Foundation, and Washington Post reporter Michael Isikoff to discuss free speech and democracy on college campuses on Sept. 9. 

With summer right around the corner, the St. Louis region will likely face some of the highest temperatures on record. Millions of Americans are subject to rising temperatures, and Washington University and the St. Louis region are no exception.

Washington University students, faculty, and staff gathered on campus and in locations across Southern Illinois and Southeastern Missouri to view the Great American Eclipse on April 8.

Ahead of the 2024 election in Missouri, Washington University students and members of the St. Louis community are collecting signatures to get a pro-abortion amendment to the Missouri constitution on the ballot.

Beginning this semester, the newly formed Washington University Naming Review Board (NRB) will begin receiving reports on names that might “conflict with University values” for buildings, programs, and monuments.