A $22 million pledge from Robert and Barbara Frick will support civic projects on campus and in St. Louis. Andrew Reeves, professor of political science and director of the Weidenbaum Center, will lead the initiative’s next phase.
Weidenbaum Center Faculty Research Fellow Krister Knapp has recently been selected as a Higher Education Ambassador for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a leading U.S. think tank dedicated to promoting understanding of international affairs.
Weidenbaum Center Faculty Research Fellow Travis Crum, a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis, says that with election deadlines looming, the justices staying mum for more than a fortnight does not bode well for its plea.
Weidenbaum Center Faculty Research Fellow Andrea Katz, a law professor at Washington University, weighs in on the debate over presidential power: Many legal scholars regard these examples as slender reeds on which to build an entire theory of Presidential power. Katz said, “To me, if we’re being originalist, ‘he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed’ means a duty to follow Congress’s orders, not a power to interpret the laws as the President decides.””
Assistant Professor of Sociology Margot Moinester co-authored a piece titled, "County sanctuary policies and birthweight among immigrant birthing people across multilevel immigration policy climates in the United States, 2012–2020: a repeat cross-sectional study." Prof. Moinester's research dives deeper into understanding county government's increase of immigrant policy making and the effects on birth weight to foreign-born people.
Weidenbaum Center speaker Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, reflects on what public health can learn from the COVID-19 response.
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Michael Strawbridge has received the Best Paper Award from the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for his paper, “This Is How We Do: African American Culture, Political Learning, and Black Democratic Partisanship.” The paper was presented at the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Weidenbaum Center Graduate Fellow Alex Avery has been named an AAUW American Doctoral Fellow, a prestigious fellowship that supports one year of doctoral study and advances diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia.
Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld comments on National AAUP political candidates.
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Peter Boumgarden offers expert perspective on how universities can adapt AI policies and governance as the technology rapidly evolves.
Weidenbaum Center speaker Peter Kastor offers expert perspective on how Air Force One has shaped the modern presidency and the way presidents lead at home and abroad.
Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld offers expert perspective on how internal conflict and a DOJ investigation could affect the UAW’s momentum and organizing efforts.