Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a private research university in St. Louis,Missouri,United States. Founded in 1853,the university is named after George Washington,a Continental Army general,and the first president of the United States.
The George Washington University is a private federally chartered research university in Washington,D.C. Originally named Columbian College,it was chartered in 1821 as Washington,D.C.'s first university by the United States Congress,GW is one of six universities in the United States with a congressional charter.
Mark Stephen Wrighton is an American academic and chemist who is President Emeritus of George Washington University and has been serving as Chancellor Emeritus of Washington University in St. Louis since May 2019 after serving as the 14th Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1995 to 2019. He was also appointed by Washington University in St. Louis as the inaugural holder of the James and Mary Wertsch Distinguished University Professorship in August 2020. From January 2022 to June 2023,Wrighton took a sabbatical leave from WUSTL to serve as the interim president of The George Washington University while GWU conducted a presidential search for a replacement for president Thomas LeBlanc.
Barbara Anna Schaal American scientist,evolutionary biologist,is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis and served as vice president of the National Academy of Sciences from 2005 to 2013. She is the first woman to be elected vice president of the academy. From 2009 to 2017,Schaal served on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
The Washington University School of Law (WashULaw) is the law school of Washington University in St. Louis,a private research university in St. Louis,Missouri. Founded in 1867,the law school was originally located in downtown St. Louis,and relocated in 1904 to the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
The Olin Business School is the business school and one of seven academic schools at Washington University in St. Louis. The school offers undergraduate,master's,doctoral,and executive programs.
Arts &Sciences is home to the College of Arts &Sciences as well as graduate programs across its many departments. The current Dean of the Faculty is Feng Sheng Hu,the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor in Arts &Sciences.
Carl M. Bender is an American applied mathematician and mathematical physicist. He currently holds the Wilfred R. and Ann Lee Konneker Distinguished Professorship of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis. He also has joint positions as professor of physics at the University of Heidelberg and as visiting professor of applied mathematics and mathematical physics at Imperial College,London.
Kent D. Syverud is the 12th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University. He began his term of office on January 13,2014. He was previously the dean at Washington University School of Law and Vanderbilt University Law School.
The George Warren Brown School of Social Work is the social work graduate school of Washington University in St. Louis. Located on Washington University's Danforth Campus,adjacent to Forest Park,the school is recognized by the Council on Social Work Education and the Council on Education for Public Health. It is also a member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.
The Washington University Bears are the athletic teams of Washington University in St. Louis,located in St. Louis,Missouri,United States. Washington University is currently a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA Division III level. The Bears compete in the University Athletic Association (UAA).
The Supreme Court of the United States is the country's highest federal court. The Court has ultimate—and largely discretionary—appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and state court cases involving issues of U.S. federal law,plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases.
Philip Hallen Dybvig is an American economist. He is the Boatmen's Bancshares Professor of Banking and Finance at the Olin Business School of Washington University in St. Louis.
Nancy Christine Staudt is the Frank and Marcia Carlucci Dean of the Pardee RAND Graduate School and the Vice President of Innovation at RAND Corporation. She is a scholar in tax,tax policy,and empirical legal studies.
St. Xavier's University Kolkata is a Jesuit university located in New Town,Kolkata,India. It was established in February 2017 and inaugurated in July of the same year.
Gregory J. Vincent is the 21st President of Talladega College located in Talladega,Alabama. He is a national expert on civil rights,social justice,and campus culture. Vincent recently served as Professor of Educational Policy and Law,Inaugural Executive Director of the Education and Civil Rights Initiative,and Program Chair of the Ph.D. Senior Diversity Officer Specialization at the University of Kentucky. He previously served as the twenty-seventh President of the Hobart College and the sixteenth of William Smith College.
Lee Epstein is an American political scientist who is currently the University Professor of Law &Political Science and Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Southern California.
Panos (Panagiotis) Kouvelis is the Emerson Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain,Operations,and Technology and director of The Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He is best known for his work on supply chain management,supply chain finance,operational excellence,and risk management.
Anna Harvey is an American social scientist whose research is focused on criminal justice and judicial decisionmaking. She is the 15th President and CEO of the Social Science Research Council. She is also Professor of Politics and founder and Director of the Public Safety Lab at New York University. She is a National Trustee of Ohio University.
Tom S. Clark is a political scientist who specializes in American law and courts. He has made contributions to the study of judicial independence,decision-making at the U.S. Supreme Court,judicial elections,and policing and law enforcement.
