Find Your Community.
We’re motivated by a desire to discover solutions to big problems. Tell us what you’re curious about, and we’ll help you make your mark:
From African and African-American Studies: Students in the course 'Black Geographies' observe sites chronicling environmental injustice along the Mississippi.
Expand Your World.
We apply critical and creative thinking beyond the task at hand, testing new approaches to challenges facing our world. Tell us what you’re curious about, and we’ll help you make your mark:
From East Asian Languages and Cultures: Intricate carvings on a Qing-era bed illustrate how social and economic mores were reflected in everyday life.
Take a Closer Look.
ARTS & SCIENCES brings together people who value discovery, engagement, and action. Tell us what you're curious about, and we'll help you make your mark:
From Physics: Researchers in the Center for Quantum Leaps are leveraging quantum mechanics and advanced technologies to understand intricacies of the universe.
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A Transformative Decade: Convergence, Creativity, Community
We are finding new ways to tell our story and create a lasting impact on the world. Welcome to the decade of Arts & Sciences.
Explore the College of Arts & Sciences
We know that breakthroughs—scientific or creative, academic or personal—happen when ideas collide. At the intersection of it all is the College of Arts & Sciences—a school with no limits on what you can study, learn, and achieve.
Student Spotlight: Community Engagement
Three recent Arts & Sciences graduates share their experiences with community-engaged courses at Washington University. The courses took students outside of the classroom to work directly on local environmental advocacy, women's health issues, and more.announcements
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Climate literacy
In the first episode of “It’s Getting Hot in Here,” a podcast created by the Washington University Climate Change Program, student hosts Lara Briggs, Sejal Rajamani, and Julian McCall are joined by Cassie Power and Amanda Albert to discuss climate literacy.
A plant research powerhouse
Step behind the bench with four scientists whose evergreen passion for plants could fuel life-changing discoveries that extend far beyond the greenhouse.
Phillips wins Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
Carl Phillips, a professor of English in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Phillips received the honor for his latest collection, “Then The War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020.” The prizes were announced May 8.