Mario Treto in front of the Olympic rings at WashU

Q&A: Mario Treto Jr. carries WashU experience in public policy role 

By Matt Hampton | January 19, 2025 When he was a resident advisor at WashU, Mario Treto Jr., AB ’07, often stayed up until midnight, chatting with fellow students from all over the world. Now, as the head of one of Illinois’ lead regulatory agencies, Treto recalls those conversations fondly, saying that the global perspectives […]

WashU alums meet with students during mentor network

Fashioning creative careers through mentorship

By Ginger O’Donnell | January 31, 2025 Mentorship has always been a defining feature of career success for Jenny Rudin, BFA ’12, a graduate of the fashion design program in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. While a student at WashU, she built a lasting relationship with designer and fellow Sam Fox […]

Mario Treto in front of the Olympic rings at WashU

Q&A: Mario Treto Jr. carries WashU experience in public policy role 

By Matt Hampton | January 19, 2025 When he was a resident advisor at WashU, Mario Treto Jr., AB ’07, often stayed up until midnight, chatting with fellow students from all over the world. Now, as the head of one of Illinois’ lead regulatory agencies, Treto recalls those conversations fondly, saying that the global perspectives […]

homecoming parade float with several students

WashU Homecoming Through the Years

By Matt Hampton Just as the leaves change when the crisp October wind blows in, so too has Homecoming at WashU changed through generations of students, alumni, parents, and friends. Early traditions In the early 20th century, Homecoming featured both familiar and unusual festivities. Some events that alumni from later decades may recognize: Students from […]

Shalowitz, a frequent museum-goer, at the Baghdad Museum, November 2022

A one-way ticket to fascinating conversations 

By Matt Hampton | June 14, 2024 If you could take a one-way trip to anywhere, where would you go?  Over the past 12 years, Steven Shalowitz, AB ’86, has posed this question to more than 300 people — guests ranging from legendary talk-show host Dick Cavett to former CIA Director General David Petraeus, from […]

At the inaugural 1984 Airband, AEPi performs Grease. (Photo: University Archives)

The history of Airband at WashU 

By Matt Hampton | June 14, 2024 It may have been an off-the-wall concept, but from its debut in 1984, Airband became an instant hit and one of the most popular student events at Washington University in the 1980s and ’90s.   Each spring, groups from across campus cobbled together cardboard sets, donned extravagant costumes, and […]

Brookings Hall seen in a heart in a red box

WashU love stories: Six campus crushes that turned into lifelong love

By Constance Gibbs and Matt Hampton | Feb. 14, 2024 “Matchmaking” isn’t one of WashU’s official programs, but there’s just something about this place that can bring two soulmates together. Look no further than our alumni for proof! After the overwhelming response to last year’s true-love tales, we’re sharing even more “how we met” stories […]

The classical dance team performs bharatanatyam, a dance style from Tamil Nadu in southern India.

Diwali shines brightly among the WashU community

By Matt Hampton | Nov. 9, 2023 For decades, Diwali celebrations have brought together the South Asian students and alumni of Washington University in St. Louis. Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is one of India’s most significant holidays. In India, it is a five-day festival in which celebrants illuminate their homes, streets, and […]