Style guide: Check up on WashU editorial standards

The style manual helps us independently develop communications that collectively build the university's reputation.

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The Washington University in St. Louis style manual is used by University Marketing and Communications and the WashU Medicine Marketing & Communications for writing standards. The manual helps us establish consistency throughout communications with the university’s audiences.

When writing and editing text for your website, follow this hierarchy:

  1. Washington University style
  2. Associated Press (AP) style
  3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary