WashU will close its Tech Den, a space offering 3D printing and technology consultation services, on June 30. WashU’s IT department cited a variety of factors, including efforts to “rightsize the organization,” as the reason behind the planned closure.  

While there are many options and considerations, we urge the University and SU to find a solution that preserves the imperative role that EST plays on campus for student health and safety.

The Department of Defense may cut off tuition assistance for active-duty service members pursuing graduate education at WashU, along with dozens of other elite universities, according to a memo signed last week by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. 

Spencer left considerable time to answer audience questions, which touched on divisive topics like the recent tornado, the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in St. Louis, and data centers coming to the city.

There has been a lot of discussion among students about the impacts of funding cuts on our daily lives, such as the lack of toilet paper and printers in some residential buildings. While these changes are significant, we must acknowledge that most of our places at WashU are secure. We must take actions to support those in our campus community who face a more uncertain future.

It is not a stretch to say that the future of innovation is being negotiated right now. If Congress caps research funding or goes through with NIH and NSF cuts, WashU’s labs, students, and communities will severely suffer. Now is not a time to be passive.
WashU students have a responsibility and an opportunity to advocate for the research that saves lives and strengthens communities.

When Kehoe, Hanaway, or any Missouri political leader comes to campus next, we, Missouri’s future, have to show them that we vehemently disagree with the democratic backsliding that these lawmakers are either spearheading or complicit in.

WashU’s Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing has ended its postgraduate fellowship, a one-year program where students in the MFA program had the opportunity to teach classes as a postgraduate fellow for a year following the completion of their two-year degree.

Four postdoctoral researchers — Marc Blanc, Jessica Samuel, Jesse J. Lee, and Danielle Williams — spoke in a panel titled “Humanities Politicized” on April 17 to address the status of humanities research in academia amid funding cuts and restrictions to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) by the Trump administration that began in early April. 

WashU Chancellor Andrew Martin sat down for an interview with Student Life last Thursday, April 3. Martin spoke about University plans regarding federal defunding, on-campus construction, and student advocacy.