Getting Their Start in Art
For Darcy Olmstead '21 and Lindsey Hewitt '21, analyzing art in the Netherlands and the U.S. with Professor Erich Uffelman has been an educational 'dream come true.'
Featured News, Views and More from Around W&L
A Goal in Mind
Working with ICU patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the Allen Grant has reaffirmed neuroscience major Laney Smith's desire to become a surgeon.
Adventures in Arabic
Four Washington and Lee University students are spending time this summer in Beirut, where they are immersed in Arabic language and Lebanese culture.
‘Intellectual Curiosity Without Boundaries’
James Ricks '21 is spending the summer working for The Oda Foundation in Nepal, where he is researching tobacco use and working with children to create a mural that represents health in their town.
Community-Based Learning Tackles Food Insecurity
W&L courses in economics and biology used community-based learning to engage in partnerships and make an impact on food insecurity at a local level.
Seen and Heard
"We learned about volcanoes in the classroom, but it seemed like there was a big perspective change when we actually got out there and saw the scale of the destruction..."~ Professor Cassidy Jay
In Case You Missed It
1. ‘Discernment for Future Adventures’
Wenle Mu '20 describes a typical week of living in Australia as a student in the Sydney Internship and Study Abroad Program.2. W&L Awarded Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) Collaborative Curricula Themed Grant
The grant will help fund a project to bring professors from the six ACS dance departments to participating campuses and create a model for shared teaching.3. David Baluarte Appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at W&L Law
David Baluarte, associate clinical professor of law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been appointed associate dean for academic affairs by Dean Brant Hellwig.4. W&L’s Olivia Brister Awarded Prestigious Roosevelt Emerging Fellowship
The fellowship lasts a full academic year and allows students to conduct formal research and pursue advocacy efforts on a specific topic.5. J. Tyler Dickovick, Grigsby Term Professor of Politics, Dies at 45
Dickovick, who taught at W&L for 14 years, made a lasting impact on communities around the world.News
W&L’s Olivia Brister Awarded Prestigious Roosevelt Emerging Fellowship
The fellowship lasts a full academic year and allows students to conduct formal research and pursue advocacy efforts on a specific topic.
W&L’s Grayson Nelson Named Davis-Bahcall Scholar
Scholars will spend four weeks of their summer exploring the world of modern scientific research at some of the nation’s leading laboratories and universities.
W&L’s Blunch Receives Fulbright Scholarship to Teach and Research in Brazil
Blunch will visit the Economics Department in the Business School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.
W&L’s Paul Youngman to Participate in Fulbright Educational Experts Seminar 2019
This year’s seminar will focus on “The Impact of Digitalization on the Future of Higher Education.”
Seen & Heard
W&L’s Sarah Horowitz Discusses 19th-Century France in New Article
Horowitz’s article is titled “Sherlock Holmes Comes to Paris: True Crime and Private Detection in the Belle Époque.”
W&L’s Molly Michelmore Talks Taxes
The article discusses taxation and Democratic aspirations.
W&L’s Ponce De León Talks Latin American Politics in New Article
The article is titled “The Changing Shapes of Latin American Welfare States."
Bob Strong on George H.W. Bush
Bob Strong's piece was published on Dec. 9 in The Virginian-Pilot.
People & Programs Distinctly Dubyuhnell
Our Students
Lunch with a Side of Love
Through coursework and connections, Hannah Archer '20 helped to create a school food service program to ensure that local children have enough to eat during the summer.
Our Faculty
W&L Law’s Mark Drumbl on Propaganda and Hate
Drumbl was interviewed on the BBC show "A History of Hate" on how propaganda fueled the Rwandan genocide.
Our Alumni
Alison Krentel Wheatley-Price ’94
The medical researcher travels, teaches and conducts research to eliminate neglected tropical diseases.
Our Programs
Rocked by Nature’s Power
After learning about natural hazards and their impact on society, students in this geology course took a mind-blowing field trip to Mount St. Helens.
