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Andrew D. Martin

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Andrew Martin
Martin in 2024
15th Chancellor of Washington University
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 1, 2019
Preceded byMark S. Wrighton
Dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
at the University of Michigan
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byTerrence McDonald
Succeeded byAnne Curzan
Personal details
Born (1972-07-25) July 25, 1972 (age 52)
Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA)
Washington University in St. Louis (PhD)
Academic background
ThesisStrategic decision-making and the separation of powers (1998)
Doctoral advisorLee Epstein
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Institutions

Andrew D. Martin (born July 25, 1972) is an American political scientist, currently serving as the 15th chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis since June 2019. He served as the dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan from 2014 to 2018.

Early life and education

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Martin was raised alongside his two brothers in Lafayette, Indiana, where he attended Hershey Elementary School, East Tipp Middle School, and William Henry Harrison High School.[citation needed]

Martin received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William & Mary in mathematics and government in 1994 and a PhD in political science from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998.[citation needed]

Career

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Martin served as an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science in the State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1998 to 2000.[citation needed]

Martin returned to WashU as a member of the political science faculty in 2000, two years after earning his PhD there. In 2006, he joined the faculty of the School of Law, where he played a key role in the launch of the Center for Empirical Research in the Law, serving as its founding director from 2006 to 2014. He served as chair of the Department of Political Science from 2007 to 2011 and as vice dean of the Washington University School of Law from 2012 to 2014. In 2013, Martin was installed as the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science.[citation needed]

From 2014 to 2018, Martin served as dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan.[1]

Chancellorship at Washington University in St. Louis

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Martin was appointed WashU’s 15th chancellor by the university’s board of trustees on July 14, 2018.[2] He started his full-time service as Chancellor-elect on January 1, 2019, and as Chancellor on June 1, 2019.[citation needed]

At his 2019 inauguration, Martin introduced the WashU Pledge, a financial support offering to some eligible Missouri and southern Illinois students. In 2021, he launched the $1 billion Gateway to Success initiative. In 2023, the university adopted a no-loan policy, replacing federal loans with scholarships and grants starting in fall 2024.[3][4][5]

During Martin's tenure as chancellor, Washington University responded to COVID-19 by initiating a campus shutdown and remote operations earlier than local mandates. The university delayed the start of the 2020 fall and 2021 spring terms, reinstated retirement and salary programs and developed a scalable saliva-based diagnostic test at the School of Medicine.[6][7][8]

In February 2019, Martin announced the creation of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity. The center launched in August 2020 for research, education, and policy focused on race and ethnicity.[9][10]

In 2024, Martin started a local engagement campaign "In St. Louis, for St. Louis" to create the university's influence in St. Louis. The university extended local offerings through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies and launched the St. Louis Confluence Collaborative. WashU's economic influence on the local areas in fiscal year 2024 was $8.8 billion.[11][12]

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

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On April 13, 2024, a peaceful sit‑in took place on the Danforth campus, resulting in the arrest of 12 students by WashU police during the protest.[13]

On April 20, 2024, a larger group of students, faculty, and community members set up an encampment outside Brookings Hall.[14] On April 27, 2024, Martin called local police to address the pro-Palestinian protest. The police crackdown arrested around 100 protestors, including 23 students and at least four employees. Some students and faculty faced disciplinary action. A professor was arrested for interfering with police and later hospitalized with broken ribs and a hand after being tackled by officers.[15]

WashU students, faculty and community members responded with open letters and petitions to Martin for the university’s response to the protests,[16] including Martin's decision to evict arrested students from campus housing, per the student code of conduct, and ban faculty who attended the protest from campus. Martin's actions were condemned by United States Representative Cori Bush[17] and city leadership, while being praised by national pundits[18] and some elected officials.[19]

Academics

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Martin co-authored An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research with Lee Epstein and Judicial Decision-Making: A Coursebook with Barry Friedman and others.[20][21] His academic contributions include the development of the Martin-Quinn scores, created with Kevin Quinn, which estimate the ideological positions of United States Supreme Court justices.[22][23]

In 2021, Martin was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Fitzgerald, Rick (April 17, 2014). "Political scientist selected as next LSA dean". The University Record. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Andrew D. Martin". andrewdmartin.wustl.edu. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Keaggy, Diane Toroian (2019-10-03). "Newly inaugurated Washington University Chancellor Andrew D. Martin makes 'WashU Pledge'". The Source. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  4. ^ Flory, Julie Hail (2021-10-04). "Gateway to Success". The Source. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  5. ^ Ebsworth-Goold, Erika (2023-09-08). "Washington University adopts 'no-loan' financial aid policy". The Source. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  6. ^ "WashU Together: COVID-19 Response". covid19.wustl.edu/. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Andrew D. Martin and Fred P. Pestello: St. Louis' moment to rally against a pandemic". stltoday.com. 24 March 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Washington University develops COVID-19 saliva test. medicine.wustl.edu. Retrieved February, 2021.
  9. ^ University creates Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity. source.wustl.edu. Retrieved February, 2021.
  10. ^ Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity. cre2.wustl.edu. Retrieved February, 2021.
  11. ^ Keaggy, Diane Toroian (2024-03-04). "WashU's economic impact totals $8.8 billion". The Source. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  12. ^ Martin, Andrew D. (2019-10-03). "Inaugural Address: Momentum". Office of the Chancellor. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  13. ^ "2024-04-13 Washington University, Saint Louis". Scholars at Risk. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  14. ^ "Police disband pro-Palestine protest and encampment during alumni weekend - Student Life". Student Life - The independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  15. ^ Zurick, Maura (2024-04-30). "65-year-old man "lucky to be alive" after arrest at campus protest". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  16. ^ "Faculty, students denounce Washington University response to campus protests of war in Gaza". 27 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Congresswoman Bush Statement on Washington University in St. Louis Crackdown on Students, Faculty & Community Members".
  18. ^ Freeman, James (April 30, 2024). "Inflation is Exhausting". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Injuries, potential criminal charges stem from police clash with protesters at Washington University". ksdk.com. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  20. ^ Epstein, Lee, and Andrew D. Martin. An introduction to empirical legal research. Oxford University Press, 2014.
  21. ^ Clark, Tom S., et al. Judicial Decision-Making: A Coursebook. United States, West Academic, 2020.
  22. ^ Martin, Andrew D. and Kevin M. Quinn. 2002. “Dynamic Ideal Point Estimation via Markov Chain Monte Carlo for the U.S. Supreme Court, 1953–1999,” 10 Political Analysis 134–153
  23. ^ Martin-Quinn Scores : Description Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Mqscores.wustl.edu. Retrieved on November 12, 2011.
  24. ^ "Chancellor, four other faculty named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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