Gabriel Guillén, a professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, discussed language learning in the age of artificial intelligence as part of the Ginger Marcus Foreign Language Learning Speaker series on April 2.

The computer science (CS) major in the McKelvey School of Engineering, once the biggest major at WashU, is seeing a dramatic decline in enrollment in the 2025-2026 academic year.

This week, WashU is running +AI Perspectives Week, a series of events and workshops focusing on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) at WashU as part of their +AI initiative. The initiative aims to encourage discussion about the role of AI at the University, promote the use of AI to supplement teaching and learning, and familiarize members of the WashU community with how to utilize artificial intelligence tools.

“Show me any other form of injustice and source of pain and suffering and exploitation in the world today that causes more suffering than this. I will shut up and go focus on that form of injustice,” Founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP) Faraz Harsini said at a WashU ASAP chapter event on his life story and work with vegan activism on Feb. 19. 

Next fall, the Olin School of Business will open three new specialized master’s programs (SMPs) in Business of Sports, Wealth Management, and AI for Business. An SMP is a targeted and faster-paced program than a traditional MBA.

The Engineering Communication Center (ECC) at the McKelvey School of Engineering will be phased out by May 2028, Dean Aaron Bobick wrote in an email to the school’s faculty, staff, and students on Feb. 3.

Tishaura Jones, St. Louis’ 47th mayor from 2021 to 2025, reflected on her controversial mayoral term through a discussion held by the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE²), Jan. 27. The civic leadership event is the first in a series of events hosted by the CRE²’s Program for Civic Leaders and Scholars, and it introduced Jones’ new role as the inaugural Visiting Distinguished Fellow in Residence. 

The Department of English hosted “A Conversation on Religion and the Environment: Academia, Community, Activism” to discuss across disciplines the intersectionality of religion and the environment in the St. Louis and WashU communities. Speakers ranged from religious organization leaders to engineering and biology professors. 

Amid staff layoffs and cuts to the University’s budget, Student Life spoke to a few faculty members about how comfortable they are speaking about administrative decisions. We reached out to seven professors of varying titles and of the three professors who agreed to interview, all were tenured.

Every year, WashU sends hundreds of students to study abroad on programs around the world, but few come from universities to study abroad here. One such student is Antonio Martínez, a junior studying economics from Madrid, Spain. Martínez goes to the University of Carlos III de Madrid, and is one of two students from his university at WashU this year.