As an exchange student currently studying at WashU, one section of my application especially stood out to me. On-campus housing was really, really expensive. Having grown up in the US, this struck me as odd.

Washington University’s $12.5 billion endowment currently sits as the 11th-largest in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. The endowment and Managed Endowment Pool (MEP) — which includes most of WashU’s endowed funds and other long-term operating assets — is managed by the Washington University Investment Management Company (WUIMC), led by Chief Investment Officer Scott L. Wilson. 

Senior Mishka Narasimhan, who serves as Vice President of Finance for Student Union, sat down for an interview with Aliana Mediratta, Junior News Editor for Student Life, to offer insight into the annual budget process. This Q&A has been edited for length and clarity. 

When my friends Talia Zakalik, Sophia Bukowski, and Izzy Borah were trying to save a squirrel from a pipe, they found a student ID in the bush. Labeled from 1996, it read “Aman Boyd”, and besides some scratches and dirt stains, it was relatively unharmed. I thought this would be a really cool interview for my Creative Nonfiction class, where we had to interview someone, and asked to meet up with him.

Washington University alumnus Chee Lee (’04) competed on the most recent season of “The Amazing Race,” the reality television series where teams of two race around the world solving clues and completing crazy challenges of any form, from watermelon launching to mountain climbing.

Sophomore Shelly Gupta was appointed as Student Union’s vice president of finance March 20, after the position went unfilled in the general election March 7.

With graduation weeks away, members of the Washington University community are working to educate students stepping into the real world about money smarts.

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. […]