Residents of Lexington and Rockbridge County, will undoubtedly turn first to the index to see if they recognize the names of the letter writers in the new book The Lexington Letters: Two Centuries of Water Under the Bridge (Mariner Publishing, November 2011), which collects 200 years of letters to the editors of the local newspapers. […]
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Washington and Lee alumnus Phil Hanrahan, a retired Army brigadier general and a Lexington, Ky., attorney who has specialized in bankruptcy, creditors' rights and equine law, has been named the chief executive officer of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA). The NHBPA is a non-profit corporation that works "to improve the economic health and […]
Brent Breedin, of the Washington and Lee Class of 1947, enjoyed a long career in newspapers, sports information, and the corporate and political world. The South Carolina native now lives in Columbia, S.C., and recently gave an interview to the Columbia newspaper, The State, about the legendary rivalry between the football teams of Clemson University […]
The following piece by Washington and Lee University junior Michael McGuire was published in The Baltimore Sun on Nov. 24, 2011, and is reprinted here with permission. By Michael McGuire SEVILLE, Spain—Here, the orange trees are the only things changing color as autumn takes its hold. The palmeras and the jasmine vines that climb the […]
The following piece by Washington and Lee University finance professor Scott Hoover appeared in the Nov. 27, 2011, editions of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and is reprinted here with permission. By Scott Hoover Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state […]
Come and kick-off the holiday season with the W&L Men’s Glee Club, Cantatrici (W&L women’s choir), the University Wind Ensemble, String Ensemble and the W&L Swing for a family-friendly evening of seasonal holiday music. Two identical concerts will be presented, on Monday, Dec. 5 and Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall […]
An exhibit of 19th-century scientific instruments on the main floor of the Leyburn Library at Washington and Lee University shows how students used to study physics, chemistry, mathematics, surveying and other scientific disciplines. Yolanda Merrill, humanities librarian and associate professor, originated the idea for the exhibit after noticing similar instruments on display in the library’s […]
In a speech to 1,200 youths from 170 countries earlier this fall, Washington and Lee University junior Blaise Buma urged attendees at the One Young World summit to support a resolution calling for leaders in Africa who have ruled for more than a decade to hand over power to the next generation. Buma, a mathematics […]
For more than two centuries, students, professors and staff have watched the comings and goings of their colleagues from the windows of the Colonnade. With the historic structures now under renovation, one of those students is helping preserve those windows. Liz O'Byrne '00 and her two-year-old company, O'Byrne Contracting Inc., restored the windows of Payne […]
Washington and Lee University's annual Christmas Candlelight Service, which dates from 1880, will be held Thursday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. in Lee Chapel. Seating will begin at 7:15 p.m. The public is invited to the presentation. Admissions is free, and no tickets are required. The "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols," broadcast each year […]
As you’re flipping through the November issue of “Martha Stewart Living” magazine, reading the advice about wine, pie, turkey and leftovers, don’t miss the last page. There you will find an essay, “Home Is Where the Art Is,” by Washington and Lee alumna Stacy Morrison, of the Class of 1990. Stacy is the former editor […]
Student interns with the Washington and Lee Collections of Art and History (UCAH) had an assignment this summer to roam around the campus and find two pieces of art that had gained their attention. And that meant looking everywhere: offices and common spaces, nooks and crannies. Once they identified their favorites, they had to research them, […]
When Washington and Lee senior Morten Wendelbo undertook two weeks' study in Beijing, China, little did he know that he would wind up appearing on a Chinese television show. He is appearing today on "Dialogue," a program on China's state-run, 24-hour news station, CCTV News. Morten is meeting analysts, researchers and academics while he researches his thesis on global politics. Guiding his […]
This summer, the editors W&L: The Magazine of Washington and Lee talked with President Ken Ruscio '76 about two interrelated topics that are not only in the headlines but also very much on President Ruscio's mind: the cost and the price of higher education. Here is our conversation. Q: These are turbulent and uncertain times, […]
Ted DeLaney, chair of the Department of History and the Harry E. and Mary Jayne W. Redenbaugh Term Professor at Washington and Lee, appeared on NPR affiliate WMRA’s "Virginia Insight" program on Monday, Nov. 21, for a discussion of the Civil War. He was joined on the live call-in show by historian Ed Ayers, president of the […]
When Eva Amurri, daughter of actor Susan Sarandon, married Kyle Martino in Charleston, S.C., earlier this month, their black-tie reception was the work of Washington and Lee alumna Calder Britt Clark, of the Class of 1999. Calder's company, Calder Clark Designs, was cited in the People magazine article about the Amurri-Martino wedding. It's the latest publicity that […]
Ernani DeAraujo, a 2008 graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law, received praise last month for his work as neighborhood liaison for Boston's mayor, Thomas Menino. Ernani joined Adrian Madaro, legislative aide to Massachusetts State Representative Carlo Basile, in assisting East Boston residents who were displaced by the collapse of one building and the subsequent demolition […]
A new study of the graduates of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges, including Washington and Lee University, has found that alumni of these institutions report higher levels of satisfaction with their college experience than graduates of any other types of colleges. The study was commissioned by the Annapolis Group, a consortium of America’s leading […]
Washington and Lee’s Mock Trial “A” team won second place at the Eighth Annual Great American Mock Trial Invitational (GAMTI) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Only 23 out of the 600 mock trial teams in the U.S. were invited to compete in the invitational, hosted by the University of Virginia. During the two-day tournament, […]
When Washington and Lee alumnus Lacey Putney, of the undergraduate Class of 1950 and the law Class of 1957, heads back to Richmond in January 2012 for the opening of the General Assembly, it will mark the 50th anniversary of the day that he first arrived in the House of Delegates. Lacey was first elected […]
Washington and Lee University students Lauren Acker and Daniel Hsu will be recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 12:10 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons. Lauren Acker, a senior from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is majoring in sociology and anthropology with an emphasis on anthropology. She belongs to […]
On Nov. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges to the Affordable Care Act, setting aside more than five hours next spring for oral argument on this hotly debated issue. Washington and Lee law professor and health care expert Timothy Jost, who believes the law is constitutional, commented on this development in several […]
Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a policy advisor with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) in Washington, will give a talk at Washington and Lee University of Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium in Leyburn Library. The title of Dutta-Gupta’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is “Poverty in America: […]
Raj Prasad, a 1999 graduate of Washington and Lee's School of Law, is in Washington, D.C., today to receive the Albert Schweitzer Award from the Animal Welfare Institute in recognition of his work in the Wayne County, Mich., Prosecutor's Office. Raj and his colleague, Amy Slameka, are being hailed as pioneers in "aggressively pursuing animal […]
The Weekend Backpack Snack Program at the Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University (CKWL), in which volunteers fill backpacks with food and deliver them to elementary schools in the area, received a much needed boost in the form of a $1,500 grant from the nTelos Foundation on Friday, Nov. 4. Jenny Davidson, coordinator of […]
Washington and Lee’s Staniar Gallery will host an artist’s talk with Minneapolis painter Michael Kareken on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 5:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall’s Concert Hall. It will coincide with his exhibition Salvaged Views, recent paintings and drawings by the artist, which will run from until Dec. 10. The artist’s talk will be followed […]
There is, Will Sharp insists, a method to his madness. In an article in Washingtonian Magazine, the 2003 graduate of Washington and Lee admitted that his clothing company, DURKL (it was his first word as a baby), has come a long way since he was designing shirts in his mother's basement. From those modest beginnings, […]
Glenn Proctor, the recently retired editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. in Huntley Hall 327. The talk is open to the public. Proctor has words of warning for the journalism business: “We need to take back our message.” The steps […]
Naomi Oreskes, provost and professor of history and science studies at the University of California San Diego, will give a public talk as part of the 2011-2012 Speaker Series WS2: Women Scientists and Women in Science on Monday, Nov. 14, at 5:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater of Elrod Commons. The title of Oreskes’ talk is “Moving […]
Mark LeBar, associate professor of philosophy at Ohio University, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. in Huntley 327. The talk is free and open to the public. The title of LeBar’s lecture is “Eudaimonism and Accountability.” LeBar commented on the abstract of his talk saying, […]
Washington and Lee University's Contact Committee will present Frank Abagnale, the con artist of Catch Me If You Can fame, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel. The talk is free and open to the public. Between the ages of 16 and 21, Abagnale successfully posed as an airline pilot, an attorney, […]
Members of Washington and Lee's faculty and staff (including retirees) and student body who have served in the military gathered in front of Lee Chapel this morning, Veterans Day, Nov. 11, for a brief service of commemoration. Washington and Lee President Kenneth P. Ruscio read a message from Rob Rain, a 2007 graduate of W&L who recently finished service […]
In October, Washington and Lee's athletic director, Jan Hathorn, was honored with induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame at her high school, Marcus Whitman Central School, in Rushville, N.Y. She was one of five inductees. A 1978 graduate of Marcus Whitman, Jan competed in soccer, tennis, softball, swimming and basketball. She was an All-League […]
When Washington and Lee University announced that most of the $100 million gift it received in June 2007 would establish a new scholarship program, Bill Hartog, W&L's long-time dean of admissions and financial aid, knew things were going to change. He had no idea just how much. In September, W&L welcomed its fourth, and largest, […]
Mark Drumbl, Class of 1975 Alumni Law Professor and director of the Transnational Institute at the Washington and Lee School of Law, discussed child soldiers on Thursday, Nov. 10, on WMRA’s "Virginia Insight" program. Mark’s new book, Re-Imagining Child Soldiers (Oxford University Press), discusses the plight of child soldiers and whether international law should consider boys […]
Washington and Lee University joined all colleges and universities in unveiling a new net-price calculator on its website this fall, as required by federal legislation. Prospective students and families can now enter their financial information into the calculator and find out how much need-based financial aid they can expect to receive from the University. The […]
As the only top-tier liberal arts college with a nationally accredited business school, Washington and Lee University has always promoted the value of studying business in the context of the liberal arts. A new revision to W&L’s business administration curriculum will make that connection even more explicit. Students can now use more than 100 liberal […]
The work of Washington and Lee criminal law scholar Erik Luna is cited extensively in a new report issued by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Titled "Report to Congress: Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System," the report assesses the impact of mandatory minimum penalties on federal sentencing, particularly in light of the U.S. […]
Viewers of "PBS Newshour" might have seen a familiar face last Friday, when Washington and Lee alumna Ingrid Schroeder, of the Class of 1991, provided expert commentary on the United States' high jobless rate. As director of the Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative for the Pew Charitable Trusts, Ingrid led the Pew study "A Year or More: […]
Chickasaw poet Linda Hogan, internationally known for her poetry, fiction and environmental writings, will give a free public reading of her work on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 4:30 in the Hillel House Multipurpose Room. The reading will be followed by a book signing. Hogan’s two newest books are Rounding the Human Corner (Pulitzer nominee) and People of […]
R.T. Smith When the online journal Portal del Sol asked what advice he would give young writers about crafting a career that includes writing his own work plus editing a literary journal, R.T. Smith, editor of Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee Review, offered this analogy: "It’s like dog-sledding uphill; it can be done, but you have to […]
Matthew Winkler, the editor in chief of Bloomberg News, the global news service he founded with Michael Bloomberg, will speak at Washington and Lee University on Friday, Nov. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons. He is the keynote speaker of W&L’s 52nd Institute on Ethics in Journalism. Winkler’s talk, whose title is […]
Each year, the number of Washington and Lee University parents who descend on the college for the annual Parents and Family Weekend places a strain on the capacity of hotels in Lexington, Va. So for the past five years, the University has joined forces with the local Habitat for Humanity to create an alternative called […]
Students and professors from Washington and Lee and VMI spent two weeks this summer in the village of Pampoyo, Bolivia, to oversee the construction of a multi-phase water delivery system that will bring fresh water to the villagers. The clean water will be used for crop irrigation, and those working on the project hope the […]
When Washington and Lee's new chapter of Engineers without Borders joined VMI's chapter for a trip to Bolivia last summer, W&L University Photographer Kevin Remington made the trip with them. His images accompany the participants' perspectives on the trip.
On Pearl Harbor Day in Japan (Dec. 8 because of the international dateline), the Japanese equivalent of PBS will air a program that features an interview with Roger B. Jeans, the Otey Professor Emeritus of East Asian History at Washington and Lee. A Japanese TV crew from NHK, the Japan Broadcasting Corp., came to Lexington […]
A recent article in "Modern DC Business" highlights the work of two members of Washington and Lee's Law School Class of 1991 and their Washington-based firm, which represents the interests of the Republic of Turkey in the United States. David Saltzman and Gunay Evinch are co-principals in Saltzman and Evinch P.C., which they founded in […]
In Swedish author Stieg Larsson's popular Millennium Trilogy, the primary protagonists — computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist — engage in deception on numerous occasions as they deal with psychotic villains and the authorities. Are their actions justified? Can they be excused? Or are some of their activities simply unacceptable, morally or […]
Shiri Yadlin, a Washington and Lee University senior from Irvine, Calif., won the Ingrid Easton Student Visionary Award from the Campus Kitchens Project at its national conference in St. Louis, Mo., last week. The award is named for Ingrid Easton, a 2006 graduate of W&L who opened the University's Campus Kitchen in September 2006. It […]
One review of The Revolution in Venezuela: Social and Political Change under Chávez (David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, July 2011) calls it “a comprehensive analysis of the consequences of the Venezuelan experiment for both individuals and institutions.” Another concludes the book provides “much needed nuance to the often abstract, ill-informed international […]
Elizabeth Carroll "Betsy" Hocker, a 1990 graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law, has just been named executive director of the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving victims of child abuse and neglect in Charleston and Berkeley counties of South Carolina. Betsy served as a prosecutor for 15 […]