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St. Louis native, Emmy Winner Jon Hamm to Deliver May 2024 Commencement Address

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Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm will return to his hometown of St. Louis to deliver the spring commencement address this year at SLU.

SLU in the News

Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D. (President) was featured in KMOV-TV Ch. 4, KTVI-TV Ch. 2, Spectrum News, St. Louis Business Journal, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KMOX-AM 1120, and St. Louis Public Radio for his announcement that he will be stepping down from the role of President in June 2025.
Several media outlests covered Jon Hamm being named SLU's spring commencement speaker, including Yahoo! Entertainment, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KTVI-TV Ch. 2, KSDK-TV Ch. 5, St. Louis Magazine, and Riverfront Times.
Mike Lewis, Ph.D. (Provost) was quoted in the St. Louis Business Journal about the appointment of Twinette Johnson, J.D., Ph.D., as the next dean of the School of Law.
SLU was included in a letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that mentioned SLU’s sensory rooms on campus. It was also featured in Inside Higher Ed.
A press conference for SLU’s new head men's basketball coach Josh Schertz was mentioned in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story.
SLU student researchers Riley Jackson (graduate) and Maggie Ideker (graduate) were featured on KTVI-TV Ch. 2 in a story about the total solar eclipse. KTVI-TV Ch.2 and KMOV-TV Ch. 4 ran photos of students watching the eclipse at SLU and conducting research at Trail of Tears State Park.
Gabriela Espinoza, M.D. (Ophthalmology) was interviewed on KMOX-AM 112O about eye safety ahead of the total solar eclipse.

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Twinette Johnson Named the Next Permanent Dean of Saint Louis University School of Law

Twinette Johnson, J.D., Ph.D., dean and professor of law at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law), has been selected as the next permanent dean of Saint Louis University School of Law. She will succeed William Johnson, J.D., who has served as dean since 2017. Saint Louis University Provost Michael Lewis announced she will assume the role effective July 1, 2024.

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Legacy of Visionary Leadership: SLU President Announces Plans to Step Down in 2025

After a decade of transformative leadership, Saint Louis University President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., announced on Thursday that he has decided to step down at the end of June 2025. The announcement comes on the 10th anniversary of his introduction as SLU’s 33rd president in 2014.

A photo of a solar eclipse.

SLU Meteorology Students Make the Most of 'Once in a Lifetime' Eclipse Experience

A team of student researchers, led by Robert Pasken, Ph.D. associate professor of Meteorology at Saint Louis University, studied the meteorological impacts of the 2024 solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.

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Consortium for Human Flourishing Hosting Conference at SLU

The Consortium for Human Flourishing at Saint Louis University, in collaboration with the Flourishing Network hosted by the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University and the Brookings Institution, will host the Fourth Annual Education for Flourishing conference on Friday, April 19.

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Novel Findings from 2017 Lead to Changes in How Experts Will Research the 2024 Solar Eclipse

Research published in Atmosphere has shown that in 2017, temperature cooling expected during a total solar eclipse was moderated by St. Louis' Urban Heat Island. The findings have changed how meteorologists will study the 2024 eclipse.

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SLU to Host Campus Events Throughout STL TechWeek

The second St. Louis TechWeek, an event highlighting the St. Louis technology sector, is April 8-12, and Saint Louis University will host several events throughout the week.

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