2015 Faculty Work Life Survey

These reports reflect a survey conducted in Fall 2015 of Washington University in St. Louis full-time faculty. The survey asked about satisfaction with various aspects of faculty work life, climate, workload, sources of stress, mentoring and characteristics of life outside the institution. The reports compare the 2015 responses with the 2011 WU Faculty Survey, and within each […]

Advancing our mission by exploring the role of AI on Danforth Campus

January 6, 2026

Faculty friends and colleagues, The rapid development, infusion, and adoption of artificial intelligence puts us on the brink of dramatic change. We can’t predict the breadth and depth of AI’s impact but its reach into our personal and professional lives is here and deepening. We’ve seen displaced professions, new modes of business and research, and […]

Advancing a Shared Vision for Undergraduate Education at WashU

December 15, 2025

Dear WashU Faculty, Over the past four years—informed by the ideas of more than 150 faculty and staff colleagues –we have worked to identify shared strengths and aspirations across our undergraduate schools and to weave these into a university-wide framework for undergraduate education. Our goal has been not to add an extra layer of requirements for students […]