‘Smiling Faces Everywhere’: Parents and Family Weekend 2021
More than 2,000 parents, family members and friends enjoyed the weekend's many events on campus.
Featured News, Views and More from Around W&L
‘Living Honestly’
Ten years after helping found the LGBTQ Resource Center at W&L, Chris Washnock ’12 has carried its community-building lessons into a career in faith-based advocacy.
WLUR Institution Celebrates a Major Milestone
"The Anti-Headache Machine," a Saturday night radio show hosted by Doug Harwood '74, has turned 50.
Meet the Professor: Robert Elder
Visiting Assistant Professor Robert Elder joined Washington and Lee University's Physics and Engineering Department in fall 2020.
The Class of 2024 Begins a More Typical Year
As the academic year began, the Class of 2024 participated in multiple in-person events that allowed them to network and learn more about the many resources available to them at W&L.
Meet the Professor: Lingshu Hu
Assistant Professor Lingshu Hu joined the Business Administration Department in September 2021.
Beauty in the Beasts
A deer figure on display in a new Watson Galleries exhibit, "Auspicious Animals," is an example of the Chinese practice of blending European tastes with encoded symbolic meaning.
Behind the Lens
Mai Spurlock Sykes ’94 and sister Kim Spurlock make a fierce team when it comes to independent filmmaking.
Meet the Professor: Caleb Miller
Caleb Miller joined the Washington and Lee University Politics Department as a visiting assistant professor in fall 2021.
Seen and Heard
View all SOC »"I’m so pleased to see more and more of our students applying for these awards, and I think there is every reason to believe that our numbers will only continue to grow as students see what their peers are accomplishing.”~ Matthew Loar, director of fellowships
In Case You Missed It
1. In Memoriam: John McKenzie Gunn Jr. ’45
The Lewis Whitaker Adams Professor of Economics Emeritus was 97.2. W&L’s Museums Host Third Gallery Talk of Fall Term
The discussion on Oct. 20, "A Wilde Teapot: Exploring Race, Gender and Sexuality,” is free and open to the public.3. Meet the Professor: Sakshi Upadhyay
Sakshi Upadhyay joined the Economics Department as a visiting assistant professor in fall 2021.4. New Podcast Episode Spins Web of Wonder
The new episode of "W&L After Class: The Lifelong Learning Podcast" features biology professor Nadia Ayoub, who explains her research with black widow spiders.5. W&L Students Recognized for Annual Translation Exam Results
This year, 14 W&L students won honors in the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Latin translation exam.People & News
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.
New Podcast Episode Spins Web of Wonder
The new episode of "W&L After Class: The Lifelong Learning Podcast" features biology professor Nadia Ayoub, who explains her research with black widow spiders.
Washington and Lee University Selected as SHECP Academic Home
Washington and Lee has been selected as the new academic home of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) following a competitive application process. Tim Diette has been named executive director of the consortium.
W&L Students Recognized for Annual Translation Exam Results
This year, 14 W&L students won honors in the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Latin translation exam.
W&L’s Iana Konstantinova Publishes Anthology
The anthology consists of 15 essays in Spanish and English that offer a fresh look at Spanish metafiction, not just in literature but also in television, film, theatre, photography and art.
W&L’s Rainville Quoted in NBC Article
Lynn Rainville discusses Black cemetery preservation in a recent NBC News article.
W&L’s Watson Publishes Paper About Deep Learning in Software Engineering Research
Professor Cody Watson's paper analyzes the use of deep learning in software engineering research.
Kristie Ford Named W&L’s Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Ford joins W&L from Skidmore College, where she is the Quadracci Chair in Social Responsibility, professor of sociology, founder of the Intergroup Relations Program, and director of the Center for Leadership, Teaching, and Learning.
Davies Presents at International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank
Davies work looks at the setting of exchange rates in resource-rich developing countries.
Washington and Lee Announces Human Resources Leadership Transition
Mary Main announces retirement and Jodi Williams named executive director of human resources effective July 1, 2022.
The Class of 2024 Begins a More Typical Year
As the academic year began, the Class of 2024 participated in multiple in-person events that allowed them to network and learn more about the many resources available to them at W&L.
