Students participating in two new Leading Edge programs during this year’s first-year orientation were able to complete tactile projects while building community on campus.
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The pro pickleball player has her sights set on breaking into the top 10 singles rankings.
The Clarke family's gift to support Law School financial need.
This New York Giants scouting research coordinator knows it’s more than just a numbers game.
This summer, students working with associate professor of theater Stephanie Sandberg explored the practice of compassion through the eyes of documentarians.
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The Office of Inclusion and Engagement and Comunidad Latina Estudiantil will host a kick-off celebration on Cannan Green on Sept. 16.5. Summer Experience: Jane Kim ’25L
Jane Kim spent the summer with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office in New York as a part of the trial zone.People & News
The article assesses how international business is affected when violence is directed at civilians and violence levels are constantly changing.
Hinkle and fellow scientists from the University of Pittsburgh will share the $550,000 award to examine the potential of adapting acid mine drainage remediation systems to produce critical minerals in economically viable concentrations.
The article discusses the inexpensive solution for early cancer detection that Margalus helped develop alongside researchers at the University of Chicago.
The assistant professor of chemistry will utilize the funds to conduct fundamental research in organic chemistry.
The Washington and Lee University community will commemorate the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, with a memorial service and the placing of 2,977 American flags on Stemmons Plaza.
Lingshu Hu will receive $2,000 from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges to support his research on political popularity on X/Twitter.
Mikki Brock will perform research leading to a new book at the Wellesley College-based academic center this year.
The collaborative grant will be used to build a transformative educational assessment of creative thinking for STEM education and research.
The Marketplace extension is now open to the public and all projects remain on schedule.
Twenty-nine new faculty are joining the university this year.
Washington and Lee University has welcomed 26 new faculty members who will serve as visiting professors, postdoctoral fellows or assistant coaches this fall.
The funds will support ‘Stephanie Shih: LONG TIME NO SEE (好久不見),’ an exhibition born out of the 2023 inaugural Artist-in-Residence program.
Faces of W&L
A philosophy class Leahy’s first semester led to a passion for thinking about different perspectives and relating to others’ experiences.
Taylor Maxey serves as the information desk supervisor.
Dantini was selected to join the seventh cohort of the Virginia Management Fellows program, which aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders in state government.
Drew Harrell serves as the DeLaney Center postbaccalaureate fellow.
After a summer internship with the University of Washington, Yurechko will be pursuing her master’s degree at the University of Oxford.
Amber Wright serves as the senior accounts receivable coordinator in the Business Office.
Robert Forsberg serves as operations manager and performs visitor services for the Museums at W&L.
Roberts is pursuing her doctorate in educational psychology through the LIME program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.