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Recent News About Washington University
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Average cost of college went up for students in St. Louis County in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 3.3% in St. Louis County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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28.9% of college applicants to St. Louis County's 23 universities were admitted for fall 2022
St. Louis County's 23 universities admitted an estimated 28.9% of applicants for fall 2022, an increase over the previous year.
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Student body in St. Louis County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year
Enrollment data for the 18 universities in St. Louis County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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St. Louis County's institutions spent $6,320,021 on basketball teams in 2023
St. Louis County's basketball collegiate teams received $6,320,021 in funding for the 2023 season.
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St. Louis County awards $19,251,718 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2023
St. Louis County's seven universities paid $19,251,718 in athletically related financial aid in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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St. Louis County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023
Women's football teams from St. Louis County received no funding during the 2023 season, unchanged from the previous year.
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St. Louis County's men's football teams receive $3,118,809 in 2023
Men's football teams from St. Louis County received $3,118,809 during the 2023 season, up 1% from the previous year.
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St. Louis County’s women’s basketball teams receive $2,724,990 in 2023
Women’s basketball teams from St. Louis County received $2,724,990 during the 2023 season, up 4.5% from the previous year.
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St. Louis County’s institutions spent $3,595,031 on men’s basketball teams in 2023
Men’s basketball teams from St. Louis County received $3,595,031 during the 2023 season, up 8% from the previous year.
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St. Louis County's universities spent $3,118,809 on football teams in 2023
St. Louis County's seven colleges spent $3,118,809 on their football teams in 2023, an increase over the previous year.
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2022: 10.9% of St. Louis County students played sports on collegiate teams
St. Louis County universities had 10.9% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.
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493 coaches at institutions in St. Louis County earned $36,683 on average in 2022
The average coaching salary at Washington University in St. Louis, the only institution paying coaches during 2022 in St. Louis County, was $77,956, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Trust and Bias: Guiding Communication through Data Visualizations on March 8
In this talk, I will demonstrate the practical application and the cognitive perception of data visualization in communication through: (1) interactive systems I have built that explore the role of data visualizations in clinical communication and (2) rhetoric devices that are used to guide people's understanding of data visualizations.
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#SciComm Seminar: The Translational Science Benefits Model: Moving Beyond Traditional Measures of Research Impact on March 9
Hosted by Becker Library's Center for Health and Science Communication, this seminar series features WashU faculty, staff, and expert guests from the St. Louis community, discussing topics related to all aspects of science communication.
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Meet the Makers, An Insider’s Look at OTSL’s New Works Collective on March 9
Last winter, more than 130 artists applied to create new operas with OTSL.
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Chakaia Booker: 'Shaved Portions'
Chakaia Booker is renowned for her artistic practice that pushes the limits of abstraction through the use of her signature material—discarded rubber tires salvaged from city streets, auto-repair shops, and dumps—and its relation to ecological concerns.
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50 Years of Title IX
In June 1972, Congress passed Title IX, prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any federal government-funded school or other educational programs.
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Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans
"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relationship to issues of immigration, exclusion, and cultural identity in 20th-century America.
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Anti-oppressive and De-colonial Approaches to Community Engagement in St. Louis on February 22
Today, Governor Mike Parson announced that new grant funding is available through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Childhood for eligible child care providers and businesses and/or community partners who want to work together to expand child care in their local community.
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Forum on Medicine, Race and Ethnicity in St. Louis, Past to Future on February 25
The Medical Humanities Program and the Center for Race, Ethnicity & Equity will co-host a Forum on Medicine, Race, and Ethnicity in St. Louis, Past to Future.