Question: Why did the Board of Trustees choose to name Washing University after George Washington?
Answer: The Board of Trustees believed that the university should be a force of unity in a strongly divided Missouri

Question: When was the name Washington University amended? 
Answer: 1856

Question: When was the suffix "in St. Louis" added to Washington University?
Answer: 1976

Question: Where was Washington University located? 
Answer: 17th Street and Washington Avenue

Question: When did classes first begin at Washington University?
Answer: October 22, 1854

Question: What building was first used for classes at Washington University?
Answer: Benton School building.

Question: What three departments were Washington University divided?
Answer: the Manual Training School, Smith Academy, and the Mary Institute

Question: What type of school did Washington University first function?
Answer: a night school

Question: When was did Washington University open its law school?
Answer: 1867

Question: Who was Robert Somers Brookings?
Answer: the president of the Board of Trustees

Question: When did Washington University establish its medical school? 
Answer: 1891

Question: When did St. Louis Medical college affiliate itself with Washington University?
Answer: 1891

Question: Where was Washington University located during the first half of the 1800's. 
Answer: downtown St. Louis

Question: When did Washington University begin to expand west?
Answer: the 1890s

Question: What architecture firm was hired by the Board of Directors at Washington University? 
Answer: Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot of Boston

Question: Who was on the committee that found a new site for Washington University?
Answer: Robert S. Brookings, Henry Ware Eliot, and William Huse

Question: What nickname was given to the new campus site?
Answer: "Hilltop" campus

Question: When did Washington University hold a national design contest for the new campus?
Answer: 1899

Question: What firm won the Washington University national design contest?
Answer: Cope & Stewardson

Question: When was the cornerstone laid for Busch Hall?
Answer: October 20, 1900

Question: What were the names of the three buildings constructed after Busch Hall?
Answer: Brookings Hall, Ridgley, and Cupples

Question: Why did Washington University delay occupying of the new campus buildings until 1905?
Answer: to accommodate the 1904 World's Fair and Olympics

Question: What role did Arthur Holly Compton serve at Washington University?
Answer: chancellor

Question: What helped lead to the increase of enrollment at Washington University during Arthur Holly Compton's term as chancellor?
Answer: World War II veterans' use of their GI Bill benefits

Question: What declaration did Arthur Holly Compton make about athletics at Washington University?
Answer: athletics were to be henceforth played on a "strictly amateur" basis with no athletic scholarships.

Question: Where did Arthur Holly Compton work before returning to Washington University?
Answer: the University of Chicago

Question: Who reestablished Washington University's football team?
Answer: Arthur Holly Compton

Question: When did Washington University begin desegregation?
Answer: 1947

Question: What were the first schools to become integrated at Washington University? 
Answer: the School of Medicine and the School of Social Work

Question: What student group campaigned for full integration at Washington University in 1949?
Answer: the Student Committee for the Admission of Negroes (SCAN)

Question: What organization sought to strip Washington University of its tax-exempt status in the 1940's?
Answer: the NAACP

Question: When did the Board of Trustees pass a resolution to desegregate the Washington University undergraduate division? 
Answer: May 1952

Question: When did Washington University begin construction of a complex of residential halls?
Answer: 1957

Question: What name was given to the new residential complex constructed at Washington University?
Answer: South 40

Question: How did the construction of the new residential complex at Washington University affect the student population?
Answer: began to attract a more national pool of applicants

Question: What proportion of students at Washington University came from outside the St. Louis area by 1964?
Answer: over two-thirds

Question: When did Washington University transition to a national research institution?
Answer: During the latter half of the 20th century,

Question: What years were presidential debates held at Washington University?
Answer: 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2016

Question: What building at Washington University was used to host the presidential debates?
Answer: Washington University Athletic Complex

Question: Why was the presidential debate canceled in 1996 at Washington University?  
Answer: scheduling difficulties between the candidates

Question: When was the only vice presidential debate held at Washington University?
Answer: October 2, 2008

Question: Who were the candidates in the vice presidential debate at Washington University?
Answer: Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden

Question: What was Chancellor Wrighton's initial sentiment to hosting another presidential debate at Washington University after 2004?
Answer: it would be "improbable" that the university will host another debate and was not eager to commit to the possibility

Question: What did  Chancellor Wrighton state as one of the reasons for hosting another debate at Washington University?
Answer: These one-of-a-kind events are great experiences for our students, they contribute to a national understanding of important issues

Question: What year did Chancellor Wrighton submit another bid for a presidential debate at Washington University after 2004? 
Answer: 2008

Question: How many freshman class applications did Washington University receive in 2013?
Answer: 30,117

Question: What percentage of incoming freshman at Washington University were in the top %10 of their class in 2013? 
Answer: More than 90% of incoming freshmen

Question: Where did Washington University rank among private universities for National Merit Scholar freshman in 2006?
Answer: second among private universities

Question: When was Washington University ranked #1 for quality of life?
Answer: In 2008

Question: What percent of applicants were admitted to Olin Business School in 2007? 
Answer: 14%

Question: What is the current national rank of the School of Medicine at Washington University?
Answer: sixth in the nation

Question: What is the current national rank of Brown School of Social Work?
Answer: currently ranked first

Question: What program at Washington University ranks first in the 2016 in the U.S. News & World Reports rankings?
Answer: The program in occupational therapy

Question: Where did the School of Law rank in  2015 by the U.S. News & World Reports?
Answer: 18th

Question: What year did the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design rank ninth by Designintellence?
Answer: 2013

Question: Where is Washington University's north campus located?
Answer: St. Louis City near the Delmar Loop

Question: When was the building and property for the north campus of Washington University acquired? 
Answer: 2004

Question: What previously occupied the building used at the north campus of Washington University?
Answer: Angelica Uniform Factory

Question: Who is Washington University's food provider on campus?
Answer: Bon Appétit Management Company

Question: For what department does the north campus location of Washington University provide off-site storage? 
Answer: Performing Arts Department

Question: Where is the West Campus of Washington University located?
Answer: Clayton, Missouri

Question: When did the university acquire the property for the West Campus?
Answer: 1990

Question: What was previously located at the West Campus of Washington University?
Answer: the Clayton branch of the Famous-Barr department store