Friday, April 5, 2013
Members of "Sigma Alpha Epsilon engaged in racially offensive behavior directed toward a group of students of color," wrote a Washington University official in a February email to the entire university community.
A fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis that was suspended in February during an investigation of racially offensive activity has been reinstated. Student Life, the independent campus newspaper, reported in February that the students photographed a group of black students who were eating together. They then started singing rap lyrics and used the N-word, the paper reports. Today, the University confirmed the reinstatement to the Riverfront Times. Quoting from the RFT story: "I can confirm that the temporary suspension of SAE has been lifted by University," Wash. U. spokesman Steve Givens said in an e-mail. "The investigation is now complete." The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that sanctions were taken against several …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton addressed the entire Washington University community regarding the incident in an email on Tuesday afternoon.
Editor's note: Ryan Martin is enrolled in MBA classes at Washington University in St. Louis. Last week, Patch reported that a fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) was under investigation after allegations surfaced of racially offensive activity. Student Life, the independent campus newspaper, reported that the students photographed a group of black students who were eating together. They then started singing rap lyrics and used the N-word, the paper reported. Since then, the campus newspaper reported that the entire incident was related to Sigma Alpha Epsilon's pledge process. The string of events—which gained media attention from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Riverfront Times, Huffington Post and others—drew a …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis has a high approval rating, according to a recent survey compiled by an outside company.
The chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis ranks among the most popular nationwide. That's according to a Huffington Post report that reviewed survey results compiled by Glassdoor, a company that combs through information about company reviews, salaries and more. Glassdoor asked university employees to answer a question about their leadership's performance. Mark S. Wrighton, who has been chancellor of WashU since 1995, holds a 96 percent approval rating, according to the report. He only trails four others who each hold 100 percent approval ratings: Wrighton's celebrated accomplishments include a major increase in undergraduate applications, new programs in biomedical engineering and American culture studies, and construction of …
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
The major effort to enhance momentum and build the university’s impact has already raised more than $1 billion.
Washington University in St. Louis has announced a major, multi-year fundraising initiative, called Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University, to build on its strong history and further evolve the university’s global leadership. Leading Together will focus on enhancing the university’s impact in four key areas: preparing the leaders of tomorrow, advancing human health, inspiring innovation and entrepreneurship, and enhancing the quality of life. Leading Together was formally launched at a special event Saturday evening for more than 1,000 guests at the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Leading Together is the outgrowth of a comprehensive strategic planning process to identify the greatest …
Douglas Andrews
4:02 am on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Mikey Parks is....an idiot! Possibly ....a racist. Probably ....a wash u student from the east coast that couldn't get into an Ivy League college.... And mos def not a well versed learned historian of the great American genre that is RAP! Hey Mikey, come on down to vintage vinyl this weekend to see the great RAKIM ( before your time kid) perform and get your world rocked you poor fool! Peace. more ›