Adjunct professor assaulted at downtown campus, suspect arrested
A suspect has been charged with third-degree assault in the Wednesday evening attack of a Webster adjunct on Olive St. in the vicinity of the Gateway Campus in downtown St. Louis. The St. Louis...
View ArticleFaculty accept 1.5 percent raises
At a meeting on April 26, Webster University’s Faculty Assembly unanimously approved a proposal for a 1.5 percent raise for tenured and tenure-track faculty. During discussion of the proposal, some...
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Webster repeals sexual assault course requirement
Webster University will no longer require current undergraduates to participate in the university’s online sexual assault prevention course. The university will instead focus more on the participation...
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Five instructor positions to be discontinued, redefined
Webster College of Arts and Sciences Lecturer Andrea Miller leads one of her classes in Webster Hall. Miller works in sociology, human rights, women’s and gender studies and several other areas of the...
View ArticleWebster adjunct runs for Missouri representative
Brian Elsesser, an adjunct faculty member at Webster University, is running for Democratic state representative in Missouri’s 77th district. Students at Webster have started volunteering for his...
View ArticleStudents rally around instructors, plan for possible protest
In recent months, unionization for adjunct professors and other non-tenured faculty has been a topic on St. Louis area campuses, and Webster may be the next university to confront the controversy....
View ArticleWebster to host second diversity conference in 2017
Webster University hosted Embracing Diversity and Inclusion Conference on Feb. 29- March 1 at the home campus to promote equality among students, communities and the administration. The university...
View ArticleINTERACTIVE: Tax documents reveal President, Provost and SPICE coach received...
President Elizabeth Stroble, Provost Julian Schuster and Webster Chess Coach Susan Polgar received nearly $170,500 in bonuses during the 2014 Calendar Year (CY), university tax documents revealed....
View ArticleSustainability students plant trees for Arbor Day
Webster University students teamed up with facilities staff to celebrate Arbor Day April 29 by planting new trees on campus. The event was put together by Webster’s sustainability planner Kelsey Wingo....
View ArticleScience Building excavation to begin May 5
Excavation on the site of Webster University’s new Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB) is set to begin on May 5. The university and its construction company partner, Paric Corporation, were...
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Student reports Glen Park apartment break-in
A Webster university student living in Glen Park apartments reported a break-in on Aug. 22. Webster Groves Police Department (WGPD) is leading the investigation. Webster student and Glen Park resident...
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Rick Rockwell becomes new head of communications
Rick Rockwell (right) and Jim Singer (left) work in the Galaxy Radio Station. Webster University President Elizabeth Stroble believes the academic understanding and industry experience of Rick...
View ArticleConference aims to ‘demystify sustainability’
Webster University will host its fifth annual conference on sustainability in October, focus- ing on the theme “Demystifying Sustainability: The Impact of the Individual.” The conference brings to-...
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Faculty, staff will also vote on smoking ban
Webster University faculty and staff will have a chance to vote on whether the university’s campus should become smoke-free. In the 2016 spring semester, Webster’s Student Government Association (SGA)...
View ArticleWebster student injured in traffic incident
A traffic incident at the intersection of Edgar Rd. and Garden Ave. this afternoon left one Webster student with minor injuries. At approximately 5 p.m., a silver and red Ford pickup truck struck the...
View ArticleWellness Fair showcases Webster healthy living
By Austin Petersen The Wellness Fair brought together Webster students and members of the Webster Groves community to learn about local health and fitness initiatives. The event was held on Wednesday...
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More than $1 million worth of grants awarded to Webster aimed to lure new...
The more than $1 million of grants awarded to Webster will go towards luring students from community colleges and training faculty. JORDAN PALMER | The Journal Webster University moved a step further...
View ArticleGraduate enrollment falls for second year, possible shortfall on horizon
Webster University faces another decline in graduate enrollment. If the trend does not reverse in the spring semester, the university could see a sixth consecutive budget shortfall in 2017. “This is...
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Athens campus earns Greek accreditation
Contributed Photo Webster’s campus in Athens will soon open its doors to local students. The campus earned its Greek accreditation last month, enabling the university to offer its degrees and programs...
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New CFO’s tenure begins as Webster looks to combat budget issues
Newly appointed Chief Financial Officer Ana Karaman speaks at the Sept. 20 meeting of the Faculty Assembly. EMILY VAN DE RIET / The Journal Webster University’s new chief financial officer Ana Karaman...
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