Category: Opinion & Editorial

A creative outlet can take many different forms. Our conversation with Amy Buehler, director of our Nonprofit Management program will help you learn to put your skills to good use.

We recently sat down and spoke with our sustainability program coordinator, Mary Ann Lazarus, to discuss available sustainability programs, offerings, and options at the School of Continuing & Professional Studies.

One factor that can often intimidate students from pursuing higher education is the uncertainty about what career path would be the best fit. Fortunately, the School of Continuing & Professional Studies doesn’t require students to have it all figured out before they begin taking classes.

We spoke with two vibrant professionals to discuss the benefits of a master’s degree, especially for applicants hoping to impress a hiring manager.

Acclaimed writers Susan Perabo and Kristina Darling discuss the Summer Writers Institute program from two different vantage points.

Accomplished writer and poet Kent Shaw will teach the upcoming poetry workshop at Washington University’s Summer Writers Institute (SWI) in July, currently open for registration.

The creative writing MFA program at WashU attracts the most talented writers and instructors from all over the world, many of whom teach or are involved with the Summer Writer’s Institute. Two students discuss their experience.

We sat down with David Schuman, Director of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in creative writing, who broke down how writers make effective storytelling choices, the mechanics of craft, and the elements of creative writing that can be taught.

The variety of classes available at WashU during the summer range far and wide, from beer brewing, dance and history to required prerequisites. Learn more about our summer school experience in this recent interview with the director of Summer School.

Student Misty McElligot at Washington University in St. Louis has five children ages 11-16 and is studying to become an international human rights lawyer.