Andrew D. Martin

Andrew Martin
Martin in 2024
15th Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
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
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)
Lee 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 dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan from 2014 to 2018.

Career

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

Washington University in St. Louis

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.[3]

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.[4][5][6]

In February 2019, Martin announced the creation of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity, which was launched in August 2020.[7][8]

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.[9][10][11]

In 2024, Martin started a local engagement campaign "In St. Louis, for St. Louis", 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.[12][13]

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

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.[14]

On April 20, 2024, a larger group of students, faculty, and community members set up an encampment outside Brookings Hall.[15] 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.[16]

WashU students, faculty, and community members denounced the Martin administration with open letters and petitions regarding its response to the protests,[17] including Martin's decision to evict arrested students from campus housing and ban faculty who attended the protest from campus. Martin's actions were condemned by United States Representative Cori Bush (D–MO)[18] and the St. Louis city leadership, while being praised by some pundits[19] and some elected officials.[20]

Workday implementation controversy

During Martin's tenure as chancellor, WashU faced scrutiny over the cost and transparency of its implementation of Workday and Student Sunrise, a project to replace WebSTAC and other legacy student, finance, and human-resources systems. The cost of the transition was not publicly known until 2025, when Student Life, the university's independent student newspaper, reported that it had obtained an internal financial document showing that WashU had spent almost $235 million on Workday.[21]

The disclosure came amid broader criticism of the university's finances following Martin's September 2025 announcement that WashU had eliminated 316 staff positions and closed 198 open positions.[22][23] In October 2025, undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty protested outside a closed Faculty Senate Council meeting with executive vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer David Gray, calling for greater financial transparency. The protest followed an August faculty petition seeking more information about WashU's financial condition, including spending on Workday and the university's purchase of Fontbonne University. Some protesters held signs reading "Support Workers not Workday."[24]

In December 2025, Student Life published a more detailed breakdown based on information provided by Gray, reporting that the total cost of the Workday and Student Sunrise projects had exceeded $265 million over at least seven years. [25] The technology publication The Register later reported that the disclosure followed student protests over the project and university finances.[26]

The reported cost drew further scrutiny because WashU schools had experienced four consecutive years of increased prorations, payments made by the university's schools to the Central Fiscal Unit, which includes the chancellor's office and other central administrative functions. According to slides shown by Gray at the Faculty Senate Council meeting, proration increases accounted for an additional $200 million paid by WashU schools between fiscal years 2022 and 2026. [27]

Academics

Martin co-authored An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research with Lee Epstein and Judicial Decision-Making: A Coursebook with Barry Friedman and others.[28][29] 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.[30][31]

In 2021, Martin was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[32]

References

  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. ↑ "Andrew Martin appointed 15th chancellor of Washington University". The Source. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  4. ↑ Keaggy, Diane Toroian (2019-10-03). "Newly inaugurated Washington University Chancellor Andrew D. Martin makes 'WashU Pledge'". The Source. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  5. ↑ Flory, Julie Hail (2021-10-04). "Gateway to Success". The Source. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  6. ↑ Ebsworth-Goold, Erika (2023-09-08). "Washington University adopts 'no-loan' financial aid policy". The Source. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  7. ↑ University creates Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity. source.wustl.edu. Retrieved February, 2021.
  8. ↑ Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity. cre2.wustl.edu. Retrieved February, 2021.
  9. ↑ "WashU Together: COVID-19 Response". covid19.wustl.edu/. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Andrew D. Martin and Fred P. Pestello: St. Louis' moment to rally against a pandemic". stltoday.com. 24 March 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ Washington University develops COVID-19 saliva test. medicine.wustl.edu. Retrieved February, 2021.
  12. ↑ Keaggy, Diane Toroian (2024-03-04). "WashU's economic impact totals $8.8 billion". The Source. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  13. ↑ Martin, Andrew D. (2019-10-03). "Inaugural Address: Momentum". Office of the Chancellor. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  14. ↑ "2024-04-13 Washington University". Scholars at Risk. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ Zurick, Maura (2024-04-30). "65-year-old man "lucky to be alive" after arrest at campus protest". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  17. ↑ "Faculty, students denounce Washington University response to campus protests of war in Gaza". 27 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "Congresswoman Bush Statement on Washington University in St. Louis Crackdown on Students, Faculty & Community Members".
  19. ↑ Freeman, James (April 30, 2024). "Inflation is Exhausting". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Injuries, potential criminal charges stem from police clash with protesters at Washington University". ksdk.com. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  21. ↑ Eiswert, Peter; Gabel, Robert; Washko, Will; Stump, Elizabeth (2025-10-23). "Students protest University negotiations with Trump administration, demand more financial transparency". Student Life. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  22. ↑ Martin, Andrew D. (2025-09-30). "Difficult steps we have taken". Office of the Chancellor. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  23. ↑ Stump, Elizabeth; Smith, Lauren (2025-10-01). "WashU announces over 300 layoffs and cuts to 200 vacancies". Student Life. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  24. ↑ Eiswert, Peter; Gabel, Robert; Washko, Will; Stump, Elizabeth (2025-10-23). "Students protest University negotiations with Trump administration, demand more financial transparency". Student Life. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  25. ↑ Rinke, Coby (2025-12-10). "Breaking down Workday's $265 million cost". Student Life. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  26. ↑ Clark, Lindsay (2025-12-12). "Workday project at Washington University hits $266M". The Register. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  27. ↑ Rinke, Coby (2025-12-10). "Breaking down Workday's $265 million cost". Student Life. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  28. ↑ Epstein, Lee, and Andrew D. Martin. An introduction to empirical legal research. Oxford University Press, 2014.
  29. ↑ Clark, Tom S., et al. Judicial Decision-Making: A Coursebook. United States, West Academic, 2020.
  30. ↑ 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
  31. ↑ Martin-Quinn Scores : Description Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Mqscores.wustl.edu. Retrieved on November 12, 2011.
  32. ↑ "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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