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Saint Louis University Commits up to $1.4 Million for Teacher Education Through New StayTeachLead Scholarship Program

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Saint Louis University's School of Education students collaborate on a project. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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African American Male Scholars mentor Dr. Richard Marks, left, meets with student Russell Hooker Jr. on April 26, 2024. They are sitting on a black couch inside a room.
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Honor
SLU Senior Receives Prestigious Newman Civic Fellowship

Saint Louis University senior Russell Hooker Jr. has been named a 2025-2026 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a year-long program that recognizes and supports community-committed students who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for some of society's toughest challenges. The fellowship is named in honor of Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact's founders.

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Alumni
'Soul on Fire,' Film Based on the Life of Saint Louis University Alumnus John O'Leary, Opens Friday, October 10

"Soul on Fire," a film based on the life story of John O'Leary (CSB '99) and shot on the campus of Saint Louis University in 2023, opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, Oct. 10. The film had a star-studded world premiere in St. Louis at Powell Hall on Oct. 2.

SLU Speech-Language Pathologist Christine Rose, left, with Jamie Saunders-Anglin, center, and her daughter Octavia at City Garden Montessori on Nov. 3, 2022.
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Accessibility
SLU Expert Leads Push for New Speech Alert on Missouri IDs

A new designation on Missouri driver’s licenses aims to protect individuals who stutter during interactions with law enforcement and first responders. The medical alert notation, which went into effect in late August, is the result of a multi-year advocacy effort led by Christine Rose, a speech-language pathologist at Saint Louis University.

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Award
SLU Student Earns Obama-Chesky Scholarship

Saint Louis University political science major Faith Townsell has been named a 2025-2027 Voyager Scholarship Recipient. The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service supports students who have a passion for helping others, experience serving their communities, and can demonstrate an expansive view of what's possible through public service.

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SLU's Remote Sensing Lab Joins Climate TRACE Global Coalition

Saint Louis University’s Remote Sensing Lab is now a coalition member of Climate TRACE, a global coalition focused on tracking greenhouse gas emissions, building the world’s largest and most comprehensive emissions inventory to provide accurate and transparent data.

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Center for Bosnian Studies at SLU to Present Civic Courage Award

The Center for Bosnian Studies at Saint Louis University will present Nermana Huskić with the 2025 Civic Courage Award for commitment to the civic values of respect, equality and pluralism that represent the best traditions of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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