Provost

Responsible Office: Office of the Provost Effective Date: April 1, 2026 (tentative) Policy Statement and Purpose Purpose This policy establishes the criteria and process for awarding Emeritus status at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). In addition to existing faculty eligibility, this policy permits the conferral of the title Dean Emeritus for retiring deans who […]

This statement on academic integrity applies to all undergraduate students at WashU. Graduate students are governed by policies in each graduate school or division. All students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of behavior.

In common with most academic institutions, WashU permits faculty members in most of its schools to engage in a reasonable amount of external professional activity that may be compensated from external sources.

WashU is committed to maintaining a teaching and research environment that fosters the creation and dissemination of new knowledge. Essential to this mission is a policy of open research that promotes academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas.

Recognizing that the research and teaching interests of faculty often extend beyond the boundaries of a single discipline or school and that new knowledge can be created when interdisciplinary issues are addressed, WashU is committed to providing a structure and environment in which such efforts can thrive.

It is the policy of the university to protect the rights of free speech, assembly and expression by making its facilities available for activities related to the exercise of these rights, including peaceful assembly. The university is a private institution and may limit access to university property and facilities as it deems necessary.

The right of faculty members to academic freedom is of fundamental importance to an academic institution. That right shall be protected at Washington University in St. Louis.

WashU has a proud history of promoting freedom of expression. The free exchange of ideas is a cornerstone of higher education and we are committed to upholding this fundamental value. Lively intellectual conversations are as commonplace as comments about the weather. As chancellor, it’s important that I help cultivate a campus community in which everyone […]

Employees conducting business on behalf of Washington University in St. Louis have a responsibility to do so in a manner that is objective and ethical. The goal of all such business dealings must be to benefit the university.

To facilitate technology transfer, the university needs to provide an organizational structure and procedures through which inventions and discoveries made in the course of university research are made readily available to the public through channels of commerce.