2026 Five-Star Distinguished Alumni Award Winners Announced
These W&L alumni exemplify leadership, service and professional excellence and will be honored during Five-Star Festival, Sept. 18-19.
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W&L Announces 2026 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Winners
Bren Flanigan ’16 and Madison Sanders ’16 will be recognized during Young Alumni Weekend.
Kevin Beanland to Deliver Lecture in Honor of His Appointment to the Rupert and Lillian Radford Professorship
Beanland’s talk, titled “Searching for Structure in Infinite Dimensions,” will be held Sept. 29 in Science Addition, Room 214.
W&L’s PLAI Lab to Hold AI Music Festival and Discussion
The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 in Leyburn Library Room 128.
Zanita Akinkugbe ’27: Summer in Pictures
Zanita Akinkugbe '27 shares snapshots from her summer internship with Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center.
Local Impact
Community-Based Learning interns leave their mark on Rockbridge County.
Washington and Lee Welcomes the Class of 2030
Hailing from 38 states and 44 countries, the Class of 2030 represents an impressive range of accomplishments, interests and backgrounds.
David Saacke Named to New Executive Director of Institutional AI Role at W&L
Kerri Chapman to serve as interim chief information officer after four years as the university’s deputy chief information officer.
Finding Your Path
For Washington and Lee University’s Jack Evans ’25 and Adja Ndiaye ’26, receiving a Gilman Scholarship redefined what was possible during their four years on campus and beyond.
W&L Presents Screening of the West End’s ‘All My Sons’
The Sept. 22 screening features Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Arthur Miller’s American classic.
