The second floor of the Olin Library was a bit louder than usual on Tuesday afternoon as the Center for Diversity and Inclusion officially welcomed Washington University community members for its grand opening.

When campus climate survey results were announced at a forum on Monday, many students were neither surprised by the results nor impressed with Washington University’s response to them.

Nancy Staudt will be the next dean of Washington University’s School of Law, the University announced Monday. Staudt was a professor at the University from 2000-06 and is currently a vice dean at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Her appointment followed a six-month nationwide search.

After a yearlong trial, Washington University faculty remain divided over offering online classes. About 150 faculty members filled Wilson 214 during Friday’s faculty meeting to debate whether to pass a resolution to continue working with the online education platform Semester Online, the for-profit business that currently runs the program.

Though tuition has been steadily increasing every year in memory, students are still frustrated with the administration’s low prioritization of affordability.

Celebrating its 60th year with a roster including celebrities, noted scientists and social activists, Washington University announced its spring 2014 Assembly Series schedule on Monday.

Wednesday’s official launch event for the Mosaic Project’s Bias Report and Support System (BRSS) highlighted the progress Washington University has made in diversity-related efforts and brought to light more detailed hopes for future work around inclusion on the Danforth Campus.

[UPDATED 12/10 10:00 p.m] CORRECTION APPENDED BELOW. At the third open discussion on socioeconomic diversity in two weeks, administrators had no trouble responding to student questions on everything from scholarships […]

Three Washington University faculty gave global issues a St. Louis flavor at a packed town-hall-style event Wednesday evening. Professor of medicine William Powderly, professor emeritus of botany Peter Raven and Provost Holden Thorp offered perspectives on the strengths afforded and the challenges facing the St. Louis region and worldwide.

Thank you for your enthusiastic welcome of my university’s former chancellor, Holden Thorp, who will take the position of provost at your school next academic year, and for your understanding that he is a truly extraordinary and accomplished person. But I’d like to gently call your attention to a few weak spots in your editorial.