Vital Volunteer
Leon Tong ’28 has incorporated community engagement into every aspect of his W&L experience.
Featured News, Views and More from Around W&L
A Quarter-Century of Service
W&L’s experiential service-learning program celebrates 25 years of making significant impact in the community.
Campus Kitchen Looks Back on 20 Years of Growth
Over the past two decades, Washington and Lee's Campus Kitchen has expanded opportunities for the surrounding community and W&L students to address food insecurity.
Q&A: Why Do People Lean into the Supernatural Around Halloween?
W&L’s Mikki Brock discusses the supernatural origins of the holiday, what fueled early modern witch hunts and why “The Witch” is her favorite scary movie.
Laying the Groundwork
Alexis Thompson ’27 and Maria Eduarda Gomes Saff Ferreira ’27 have contributed to foundational research under the guidance of assistant professor of cognitive and behavioral science Nikki Lee.
Seen and Heard
View all SOC »“I do believe it’s helping not only the community but also the future of Lexington and Rockbridge County.”~ Kara Moon ’29
People & News
W&L’s Office of Community-Based Learning Names Quinn Lester Inaugural Carceral Collaboration Initiative Fellow
The visiting assistant professor of politics will design a Spring Term course on the politics of utopia that will bring together W&L students and incarcerated peers.
Washington and Lee Commemorates Veterans Day
The W&L community gathered to honor the military service of current and retired members of the staff, faculty and student body.
Anthony Cincotta Publishes in the CODA Journal
The visiting assistant professor of music authored an article titled, “Practical Patterns: Exploring Modal Relationships in Major Keys to Revitalize Instrumental Fundamentals.”
Shane Lynch Completes a Year of Work in International Choir Competitions
The professor of music served on competition juries and taught conducting courses.
Nick Barber Co-Authors Journal Article
The assistant professor of earth and environmental geoscience and his fellow researchers explored trace elements in lateritic bauxite.
Washington and Lee Receives Grants to Advance Liberating Ideas Initiative
Grants from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and the Deliberative Citizenship Network will support ongoing programming dedicated to promoting intellectual pluralism and civil discourse.
Ivan Shmatko publishes article in the Oñati Socio-Legal Series journal
The assistant professor of sociology authored a paper titled “Against synecdochic thinking: Southern criminology and the erasure of ‘Eastern Europe.’”
KT Vaughan Named Virginia Library Association’s Inaugural Academic Librarian of the Year
The new statewide honor recognizes outstanding achievement and leadership in academic librarianship.
Washington and Lee Receives $75,000 Freeman Foundation Grant for Internships in Southeast Asia
The grant will establish a six-week summer internship program for W&L students in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.
Jeff Kosky Delivers Lecture at Stanford University’s Taube Center for Jewish Studies
The Abigail Grigsby Urquhart Professor of Religion gave his talk on the burning bush and wonder in the Bible.
Pete Abitante ’78 Receives Omicron Delta Kappa’s Pillar of Leadership in Athletics Award
The retired NFL executive was honored for a 46-year career that spanned three commissioners, 46 Super Bowls and the league’s growth around the world.
W&L Welcomes the 39th Class into its Athletics Hall of Fame
Basketball player Chris Jacobs ’91, tennis player Ericka Shapard ’98, field hockey and lacrosse player Emmy Mathews ’11 and football and lacrosse player Luke Heinsohn ’13 were all inducted the weekend of Oct. 23-24.
Faces of W&L
Meet a Colleague: Steve Mammarella
Steve Mammarella serves as the manager of web development in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs.
Meet a Colleague: Wendy Castenell
Wendy Castenell is an assistant professor of art history.
Meet a Colleague: Steve McAllister
Steve McAllister serves as vice president for finance and treasurer.
From 4-H to Law School: Meet Catalina Clouthier ’28L
An early fascination with animals and agriculture has shaped the path of a W&L Law student pursuing a career in environmental and natural resources law.
Meet a Colleague: Haley Sigler
Haley Sigler is a professor and Director of the Education Studies program.
Meet a Colleague: Bob Stewart
Bob Stewart is a professor of cognitive and behavioral science.
Meet a Colleague: Bethany Ozorak
Bethany Ozorak serves as associate director of Community-Based Learning.
Meet a Colleague: Melissa Neal
Melissa Neal serves as university registrar.
