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Saint Louis University Community Remembers the Life of Pope Francis

John James, Ed.D., professor of educational leadership, shakes hands with Pope Francis.

John James, Ed.D., professor of educational leadership, met with Pope Francis during the WUCT conference in Rome in November 2022. Pope Francis held an audience with the group of Catholic educators from around the world. Submitted photo.

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David Suwalsky, S.J., Ph.D. (Mission and Identity) was interviewed by KMOV-TV Ch. 4 about the legacy of Pope Francis. Suwalsky was also interviewed by St. Louis Public Radio and Spectrum News about the same topic.
Heidi Ardizzone, Ph.D. (American Studies) was interviewed on CBS Saturday Morning about the life of Belle De Costa Greene, the personal librarian for JP Morgan.
Erick Messias, M.D., Ph.D. (Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience) was quoted in The New York Times in an article about rejection sensitivity.
The announcement of Jhumpa Lahiri as the 2026 recipient of the St. Louis Literary Award was covered by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Colson Whitehead, the 2025 St. Louis Literary Award winner, was interviewed on St. Louis Public Radio. The award was covered by St. Louis Magazine.

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Jhumpa Lahiri. Photo by Laura Sciacovelli.

Jhumpa Lahiri to Receive the 2026 St. Louis Literary Award

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri will receive the 2026 St. Louis Literary Award from Saint Louis University. Lahiri is the author of the novels “The Namesake,” “The Lowland,” and “In Altre Parole,” among others.

Sam Aitchison, center, shakes hands with President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., right. Provost Mike Lewis, Ph.D., left, is also pictured.

Aitchison Named 2025 Truman Scholarship Recipient

Sam Aitchison is now a Truman Scholar. Aitchison, a junior majoring in finance, leadership and human resource management, and Catholic studies at Saint Louis University, is one of 54 college students from 49 U.S. colleges and universities selected as 2025 Truman Scholars. The Truman Scholarship is the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States.

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NSA Designates Saint Louis University a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense

Saint Louis University has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command. The CAE-CD designation identifies institutions committed to producing world-class cybersecurity professionals with the knowledge and skills to reduce risks to national cyberinfrastructure.

MOCRA Presents "Meditations" on Art, Abstraction, and Spirituality

Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) will hold a program on Saturday, May 3, exploring how the wide-ranging lexicons of spirituality, abstraction and Black cultural production are intertwined.

Daniel Dawes, J.D., delivered the Atlas Week Signature Symposium on Thursday, April 10, in the Wool Ballroom.

Atlas Week Speaker Shares History, Benefits of Public Health

Daniel Dawes, J.D., had a message for the attendees in the Wool Ballroom on Thursday night - keep doing what you're doing. Dawes, a health equity and policy expert, delivered the 2025 Atlas Week Signature Symposium. His remarks were tied to this year's Atlas Week theme - "From Inequality to Justice: Transforming Global Health through Social Change."

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SLU Student Earns Prestigious STEM Scholarship

Saint Louis University student Pascal Sikorski has earned a Goldwater Scholarship. Sikorski, a junior pursuing a BS in Computer Science and a minor in Philosophy, earned the prestigious award after a lengthy interview process. The Goldwater Scholarship is a prestigious national undergraduate award for students in STEM who intend to pursue a career in STEM research after graduation.

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