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  • Where WashU is Worst

    A WU/FUSED EDITORIAL Washington University provides students with an excellent education and conducts groundbreaking research – there is a lot to be proud of at Wash U. With respect to fostering socioeconomic diversity, however, Wash U lags far behind its peers, and we believe that as students it is our role to call on the…

  • An Interview with Provost Thorp

    BY NAHUEL FEFER Nahuel: Provost Holden Thorp, former chancellor of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill assumed his position as Washington University’s chief academic officer nearly a year ago on July 1, 2013. Provost Thorpe, thank you so much for speaking with me today. How would you say your first year has been going thus…

  • Survey Reveals Divide in Student Priorities Along Class Lines

    BY SONYA SCHOENBERGER In January 2013, Washington University United for Socioeconomic Diversity (WU/FUSED) surveyed the Wash U student body to gauge levels and perceptions of socioeconomic diversity on campus. The survey, which received 275 undergraduate responses (about 5% of the student body), revealed that Wash U students acknowledge the lack of socioeconomic diversity on campus,…