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Melania Trump, wife of Donald Trump, arrives before the second presidential debate between Republi can presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Phyllis Schlafly listens to the music as the graduates are seated before she is awarded an honorary degree at the Washington University commencement, Friday, May 16, 2008 in St. Louis. Schlafly, a conservative activist, holds a bachelor's and law degrees from the university.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

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This photo provided by Washington University shows associate professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine Beau Ances MD, PhD, right, and Matthew Brier an MD/PhD student at the university, examining PET (positron emission tomography) scans of Alzheimer’s disease patients, in St. Louis. Scientists are peeking inside living brains to watch for the first time as a toxic duo of plaques and tangles interact to drive Alzheimer's disease, with implications for better treatments. (Robert Boston/Washington University via AP)

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In this photo provided by Washington University in St. Louis is Murray Weidenbaum, a former White House economic adviser who counseled five U.S. presidents before returning to academia. Washington University in St. Louis, where Weidenbaum worked for decades and continued to teach until a few weeks ago, announced his death Thursday, March 25, 2014. The school did not reveal the cause of death. He was 87. (AP Photo/Courtesy Washington University in St. Louis)