The university’s schools are:
Arts & Sciences
Use WashU Arts & Sciences on second reference.
Olin Business School
Olin Business School is acceptable on first reference. Use WashU Olin Business on second reference. Also see Olin.
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
WashU Sam Fox School is acceptable on second reference.
- College of Art
- College of Architecture
- Graduate School of Art
- Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design
James McKelvey School of Engineering
Use McKelvey School of Engineering on first reference. Use WashU McKelvey Engineering on second reference. Do not use acronym “SEAS” or McKelvey School.
School of Law
Washington University School of Law or Washington University Law are both OK on first reference. Use WashU Law on second reference.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Use WashU Medicine on second reference.
Brown School
Use Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis on first reference. Use WashU Brown School in subsequent references and in cutlines. Never use GWB, Brown School of Social Work or School of Social Work. The Brown School enrolls graduate social work and public health students.
School of Continuing & Professional Studies
Use the ampersand on first reference for the School of Continuing & Professional Studies. Formerly known as University College. On second and subsequent references: WashU CAPS.
School of Public Health
Use WashU Public Health on second and subsequent references.
All copy should include what school a faculty or staff member is in, unless it is obvious by the department name: Nancy Jones, an associate professor of strategy at Olin Business School; Wayne Harter, a professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences; BUT: Robert Long, a professor of electrical and systems engineering; Scott Smith, the Raymond E. Maritz Professor of Architecture.
The full names of the schools listed above should be used in first reference; the second-reference name should be used for variation in subsequent copy, unless otherwise indicated.
Do not capitalize school when it stands alone, even when it refers to a specific school at the university.