W&L Celebrates Winter Holidays
’Tis the season for holiday events on campus and in the local community! Check out what’s happening and make plans to ring in the holiday season.
Featured News, Views and More from Around W&L
Turkeypalooza!
The annual Turkeypalooza event at Washington and Lee University's Campus Kitchen involves hours of volunteer work to help make a happy Thanksgiving for members of the local community.
Welcome Home, Alumni!
W&L grads who came back for Young Alumni Weekend caught up with friends, visited favorite spots on campus, and reminisced about their time in Lexington.
‘Committed to This Cause’
Against a national backdrop of mental health concerns, Washington and Lee's University Counseling Center recently rolled out new programs to increase the ways in which students can reach out for help.
Dedicated to Listening
At W&L, student volunteers in the peer counseling program, Washingtonian Society and Active Minds supplement University Counseling Center services by offering a caring ear to fellow students.
Meet the Professor: Jayne Reino
Jayne Reino is a visiting assistant professor of Spanish at Washington and Lee University.
W&L Celebrates First-Generation College Students
The university recently celebrated National First-Generation College Student Day to recognize student achievement and remind the community about support resources for first-generation and low-income students at W&L.
W&L Honors Veterans, Remembers Friend
At W&L's annual Veterans Day gathering, attendees honored all veterans and remembered longtime event organizer Paul Burns, who passed away in September.
‘A Sacred Trust’
Paul Schlimm ’87, who retired from the Army as a colonel in 2016, credits W&L with preparing him for command, beginning his 27-year career as an officer.
Seen and Heard
View all SOC »"This liberal arts institution has taught me of the value of interdisciplinary thinking and approaches to global issues, and I got a taste of how much is possible when I go after what I am passionate about."~ Allie Stankewich '23
In Case You Missed It
1. W&L’s Hodge Selected to Take Part in State Advisory Committee
Kim Hodge has been named a member of the Virginia Department of Education Environmental Education Advisory Committee.2. W&L Law’s Chatman Publishes Article in UC Irvine Law Review
Professor Carliss Chatman published "Corporate Family Matters."3. W&L Athletics Fall 2021 Recap
Washington and Lee has enjoyed a tremendous fall athletics season that will culminate with six programs competing in NCAA Championship events.4. Jules Seay ’24 Wins Fall Student Pitch Competition
Seay's business, GOES, involves using specialized greenhouses as a form of carbon capture technology.5. Planning for the Future
W&L Law students offer free estate planning to area residents.People & News
W&L’s Hodge Selected to Take Part in State Advisory Committee
Kim Hodge has been named a member of the Virginia Department of Education Environmental Education Advisory Committee.
Washington and Lee Announces November Community Grants
W&L's Community Grants Committee made eight grants totaling over $25,000 to non-profit organizations in Lexington and Rockbridge County.
New Podcast Episode Explores ‘Florence As It Was’
The latest episode of W&L's Lifelong Learning podcast takes listeners to Italy with George Bent, who describes his remarkable digital history project.
W&L’s Edwards Publishes Paper in Journal
Arabic professor Anthony Edwards recently published “An Incomplete Journey Away from the Past: The Life and Ideas of Antonius Ameuney (1821–1881).”
W&L’s Melissa Kerin Publishes Journal Article
Kerin recently published a paper titled "Cut, Tuck, and Paste: Repurposing Mass-Produced Imagery at Buddhist Shrines in Ladakh, India."
W&L Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
The Latin Student Organization planned and organized the events in collaboration with the Office of Inclusion and Engagement.
W&L’s Deborah Miranda Awarded VFIC Harris Award
Miranda was recently awarded the H. Hiter Harris III Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for 2021.
In Memoriam: The Hon. Abner Linwood Holton Jr. ’44
The former governor of Virginia received an honorary degree from W&L in 1971.
W&L’s Pinto-Bailey Publishes English Translation of Novel
The novel “Ursula” is Brazil's first abolitionist novel and the first novel by an Afro-Brazilian woman.
W&L’s Brock Presents National Humanities Center Lecture on Oct. 26
Brock's talk is titled "Speak of the Devil: Teaching Histories of the Supernatural."
In Memoriam: John McKenzie Gunn Jr. ’45
The Lewis Whitaker Adams Professor of Economics Emeritus was 97.
W&L Welcomes New Trustees Betsy Pakenas ’94 and Jonathan Wortham ’04
Pakenas and Wortham joined the W&L Board of Trustees on October 15.
