Washington and Lee’s Center for International Education awarded funding to the sophomores to study Arabic in Meknes, Morocco, this summer.
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Icy Keneah ’26 turned a childhood love of fun socks into a nonprofit serving communities in Rockbridge County and her hometown of Richmond, Virginia.
Lela Casey ’25 took her education around the world with a series of immersive language learning opportunities made possible by W&L’s Office of Fellowships.
This year's honorees will be recognized during Alumni Weekend from April 30-May 3.
The Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard Law School will discuss executive power under the Constitution.
Ayanna Moore ’27 and Charlie Salome Sabines ’28 will participate in the prestigious program this summer at American University in Washington, D.C.
Cantey’s talk, titled “Freedom Money: Bitcoin’s Promise and How it Could Fail,” will be held March 30 in Northen Auditorium.
The W&L Ethics Bowl team recently participated in an annual statewide competition.
The March 12 event is presented in conjunction with Moffat Takadiwa’s exhibit “Recoded Memories,” on view in the Reeves Museum of Ceramics.
Alexander will discuss Thomas Jefferson’s rules of parliamentary practice and the meaning of power in American democracy on March 11.
The senior women’s basketball player was one of 20 winter sports athletes honored nationwide for volunteerism and civic engagement.
Brian Alexander participated in a moderated discussion on his new book “Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice.”
Ashton Evans ’26 reflects on a W&L experience full of mentorship, global learning and skills she will carry with her for life.
Kaylee Hartung ’07 will cover two of the world’s premier sporting events during a single month.
The two politics professors will discuss themes from Beinart’s new book, “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza,” on Feb. 3.
The associate professor of politics brings Thomas Jefferson’s definitive word on the rules for Congress to print.
Hughes served as professor at Washington and Lee University for 33 years.
Two Washington and Lee University graduates received scholarships from the National Leadership Honor Society to support graduate and professional study.
Eleven W&L students participated in the first full year of programming spread across multiple states.
Keneah, co-captain of the women’s basketball team, says her bond with her teammates goes far beyond the court.
The associate professor of politics will discuss his monograph “The Political Theory of the Bhagavad-Gita.”
Beyond the Page is a yearlong series of talks organized by the Provost’s Office to celebrate the significant achievements of the university’s faculty.
These alumni exemplify leadership, service and professional excellence and will be honored during Five-Star Festival, Oct. 3–5, 2025.
Kate LeMasters ’15 cultivated a career of addressing public health inequalities with marginalized societies.
The John K. Boardman, Jr. Professor of Politics and his co-editor from Christopher Newport University will discuss the book and sign copies on Oct. 14 at the Hillel House.
The David Boies Professor of Law at Yale University Law School will speak on Sept. 18 in Northen Auditorium.
Evans received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Uzbekistan and plans to pursue a career in national security and diplomacy.
Stu Gray, associate professor of politics, discusses philosophy, teaching collaboratively with students and being mindful in a technological world.
After graduation, Fountain will complete a fellowship at CNBC doing business reporting for digital and television platforms.
Mittner will teach English in her grandmother’s Austrian hometown before attending law school.
The recent graduate will serve a year-long fellowship studying Arabic in Morocco.
These faculty have been recognized for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and service to the university.
Brian Alexander provided historical and modern insights on Thomas Jefferson’s “A Manual of Parliamentary Practice.”
This round of recipients marks a record-setting Gilman Scholar cohort for W&L.
The John K. Boardman Jr. Professor of Politics will use the fellowship to lead W&L’s “Liberating Ideas” initiative.
Stu Gray’s publication examines the Bhagavad-Gita through a political perspective.
Evans will spend four weeks in an intensive learning experience focused on the most pressing national security challenges facing the U.S.
This year's honorees will be recognized during Alumni Weekend from May 1-4.
The Critical Language Scholarship Program funds a summer of overseas language and cultural immersion.
The Williams Investment Society’s $25.5 million assets under management rank sixth nationally according to a survey conducted by the Center for Investment Research.
Mouton entered college with plans to be a surgeon, but a sociology class changed his career path.
Helen Ezgo ’25 and Maina Shodmonbekova ’25 traveled across the world to expand their horizons at W&L thanks to the John M. Gunn International Scholarship.
The Congress to Campus program will bring former Congressmen Dave Trott and Lewis F. Payne to campus March 16-18.
Mitchelson embraces extracurriculars such as volunteering with the Nabors Service League and teaching salsa through Around the Globe.
Newly promoted faculty members will present their research in a PechaKucha format on Jan. 28.
The former president, who died Dec. 29, interacted with the Washington and Lee University community on multiple occasions.
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
LeBlanc’s talk, “How I See Power,” will be held Oct. 30 in Northen Auditorium.
Steele Burrow ’13 leaned into his liberal arts education to create his first documentary, “Capturing Kennedy,” which premieres this weekend at the Boston Film Festival.
Three Washington and Lee University graduates received scholarships from the National Leadership Honor Society to support graduate and professional study.
The pro pickleball player has her sights set on breaking into the top 10 singles rankings.
Dantini was selected to join the seventh cohort of the Virginia Management Fellows program, which aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders in state government.
Goitein’s talk, titled “Presidential Emergency Powers and the Threat to Democracy,” will be delivered on Sept. 16 in Northen Auditorium.
Kim is pursuing her Master of Public Policy at Duke University.
Addie-Grace Cook ’25, a politics major with a double minor in Middle East and South Asia studies and poverty and human capability studies, is spending her summer making an impact in the greater Rockbridge community through a Shepherd Program internship with Project Horizon.
Jacobs is working as a software engineer at RVO Health.
Students in Washington and Lee's six-week Washington Term program learn the pace of Washington, D.C. during their Spring Term.
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
The David L. Boren Scholarship supports the intensive study of languages deemed important to U.S. interests.
As head hearing advisor for the Honor System, Gammage helped steward the ‘bedrock of what makes W&L an incredible academic institution.’
Sai Chebrolu ’26 and Valentina Giraldo Lozano ’25 are among 13 students chosen for the Zero Hunger Internship program.
Morgan was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in North Macedonia.
Bosking has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Colombia.
The reporter and podcast host won a 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Award for her part in BURNED, which investigated failures by the U.S. Forest Service to protect California towns from potential high-risk wildfires.
A Washington Term class with a real-world focus prepared Singer for post-graduate work in the federal government.
Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year's Distinguished Alumni Award winners
Johansen has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English to students in Poland.
Scott’s passion for the environment carries over from the classroom to opportunities on campus and beyond.
These faculty have been recognized for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and service to the university.
Leading Campus Kitchen, a student-run organization focused on addressing food insecurity, has been a rewarding experience.
The Critical Language Scholarship Program funds a summer of overseas language and cultural immersion.
Frederick will serve as co-presenter for a session that demonstrates the beneficial uses of technology in the curriculum mapping process.
Morel’s talk “Lincoln, the 1860 Election & The Future of Slavery in America” will be held March 12 in Northen Auditorium.
Smith’s W&L experience includes finding a family in his lacrosse teammates and helping other students discover their career paths as a career fellow.
Laura Murambadoro ’26 brings varied interests, a collaborative leadership style and a passion for community engagement to W&L’s campus.
The March 7 talk in University Chapel was made possible by a $5,000 grant from the Virginia Society of the Cincinnati.
The W&L professor of politics will present on this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Narges Mohammadi, on March 8 in Leyburn 128.
The Chilean activist’s talk will be held Feb. 12 at 5 p.m.
A global politics and economics double major, Dantini found his ‘home’ on campus with the University Singers.
Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year's Five-Star Distinguished Alumni Award winners
Politics professor Clyde Wang offers perspective on government intervention to combat declining birth rates in China.
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
The 28th Mock Convention’s Presidential Gala on Nov. 12 offered the campus a glimpse of the upcoming excitement for the 2024 mock presidential convention.
Mathen’s talk “Dilemmas of Democracy” will be held Nov. 13.
Kaplan’s talk “Between Empire and Anarchy from the Mediterranean to China” will be held Nov. 8.
Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year's Distinguished Young Alumni Award winners
Andrew Tartakovsky ’23 received a Fulbright grant to teach English in Azerbaijan.
Denny Garvis and Zoila Ponce de León presented a two-day online workshop on applying adaptive and interactive learning practices in undergraduate statistics courses.
Caroline Wise ’23 is working as a backcountry guide for St. Elias Alpine Guides in Alaska.
Ellie Penner ’23 received a Boren Scholarship to study Hindi in India.
The 2023 Spring Term course "Threats to Democracy" examined the form of government and explored the current challenges it faces.
Zoila Ponce de León’s chapter is titled “Health Care and the Public-Private Mix in Mexico, Chile, and Peru” and appears in the Latin American section of the publication.
Rojas has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Mexico.
The Honorable J. Michael Luttig ’76 will visit campus May 8-9 to reflect on his career and discuss his views on recent challenges to democracy and the rule of law.
As well as operating her own farm, Professor Harris teaches American politics, public policy and food policy.
Tartakovsky has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Azerbaijan, his parents’ homeland.
Dixon has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Taiwan.
Dylan Santella ’25 presented “Gender and The Face: Expanding Upon the Butlerian Model of Ethics” at the undergraduate conference held March 31 at Swarthmore College.
Mott will pursue a master’s degree in digital media and society at Cardiff University.
Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year's Distinguished Alumni Award winners
Mock Convention made its Spring Kickoff event an informative preview of upcoming convention conversations.
Nancy Reinhart '00 is a midwife and health care practitioner who empowers women and families during their pregnancy.
Philip Jefferson’s talk in Stackhouse Theater on March 27 is free and open to the public.
The fourth edition of “Comparative Politics” is a collaboration between faculty in W&L’s Department of Politics and Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
The W&L community event will be held on Tuesday, March 21, at 6 p.m. in W&L’s University Chapel.
Bernbaum is inspired by W&L’s emphasis on community-based learning.
Mock Convention is gathering steam as the organization prepares for its Spring Kickoff event on March 21.
Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year's Five-Star Distinguished Alumni Awards winners
W&L’s distinctive summer programming helped Burks-Parra develop her personal and professional interests.
New members will serve a six-year term supporting Dean Rob Straughan and the school’s faculty members.
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate student recipients.
Professor Lynn Uzzell shared her expertise on the disputed document known as the Pinckney Plan.
Lozinskaya, a 2022 graduate, will receive a master’s degree in global affairs from Tsinghua University in China.
W&L Law graduate met with professor Brian Alexander’s Congress and the Legislative Process class to discuss Thomas Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice.
The panel will discuss "What Happened Last Night?” on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in Newcomb Hall.
Seth Cantey is an associate professor of politics and a core faculty member for the Middle East and South Asian Studies program.
Kim Stanley Robinson, an award-winning author, will give a public lecture on Nov. 10 at 6:15 p.m. in the University Chapel.
Ahmad Ohmid Arman ’23 arrived on campus as a Gunn Scholar in 2021 and is making the most of his long-awaited W&L experience.
Zoila Ponce de León recognized by the Journal for Latin American Studies.
Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year's Distinguished Young Alumni Award winners
Professor Ayse Zarakol will give a public lecture on Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
Zoila Ponce de León will utilize the grant to study immigration and deportation in the U.S. and Brazil.
A passionate conservationist, Niquole Esters ’04 has crafted complex approaches encompassing multiple countries to improve ocean health and benefit local communities.
Brendan Smith ’24 worked in the British House of Commons as a parliamentary research intern in London.
Hosted during Parents and Family Weekend, the Sept. 30 event will kick off the 28th Mock Convention.
This fall, Jin Ni ’22 will pursue her master’s degree in human rights at University College London in the United Kingdom.
Lily Mott '23 is interning this summer at News Over Audio in Dublin, Ireland, where she is finding fulfillment at the intersection of politics and journalism.
Caroline Wise '23 is spending her second summer working as an alpine guide in Alaska.
Sharman will put his degrees to use in a position on Capitol Hill.
The Williams School congratulates the Class of 2022 graduates who received awards and honors for academic excellence during their time at W&L.
Mosher has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Kazakhstan. He will also spend this summer receiving intensive Russian language training in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Johnston was recently awarded a fellowship to the Center for Arabic Study Abroad at the American University in Cairo.
Carley will serve as an English language teaching assistant in a school in the former Soviet republic.
Meet Taylor Garcia, a politics major and Law, Justice, and Society minor who plays varsity tennis at W&L.
Wilkerson received an All-American Attorney Award from the American Mock Trial Association.
Lane Johansen was inspired by an unforgettable summer in Ukraine.
Hughes' public lecture, titled "Ethical Considerations for the Application of Machine Learning at Scale" will be delivered on May 2 at 4 p.m.
Tripathi will teach English to students in Colombia for 10 months.
Lee has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Costa Rica starting in early 2023.
Research by Alexander and Williams on Thomas Jefferson’s “Manual and the Modern Rules of the U.S. Congress” is featured in the spring 2022 edition of Fine Books & Collections magazine.
Johansen plans to head to Eastern Europe after graduation to serve Ukrainian refugees.
Members of the Washington and Lee University community are responding to last month’s incursion by offering educational opportunities and raising funds for relief efforts.
Lynn Uzzell is a visiting assistant professor of politics at Washington and Lee University.
The spring event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 29-30 on campus.
Professor of Politics Rebecca Harris recently published "Party Food: A Partisan History of Food & Farming in America."
Nick Mosher '22 always finds support at W&L, whether he's writing a thesis on Russian politics, starting an online human rights newspaper or helping the football team win ODACs.
Packer offers fresh insights into how Americans can use an underlying passion for equality to lead us toward a more unified, progressive nation.
Among different research findings, this study shows that there are still enormous barriers to healthcare access in Peru.
Ponce de León's peer-reviewed journal article focuses on the impact of political parties on healthcare reform in Peru.
Caleb Miller joined the Washington and Lee University Politics Department as a visiting assistant professor in fall 2021.
The panel’s reenactment is titled “Reliving the Constitutional Convention."
The America’s Town Hall program will explore how to understand the legacy of the American Revolution and the founders in the 21st century.
Katana Evans '22 used summer enhancement funds to intern with Rep. Julia Brownley's office and Recovery Organization Resources.
Professor Mark Rush published an opinion piece in The Hill titled, "Partisan bias in the Constitution? Check the data."
In a shifting media landscape, Ted Williams ’07 and Mike Allen ’86 are focused on reigniting local journalism through a new business venture.
Politics Professor Lucas Morel was interviewed for the “We the People” podcast.
Mark Rush’s recent article titled “Is Virginia Now a Beacon of Electoral Reform? Yes, but…” appeared in the Spring 2021 publication.
Foxen’s USTA position with Fulbright Austria starts in October 2021.
Zoila Ponce de León was featured in the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Research Center's series "Public Policies and Debates."
The faculty and staff of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics congratulate our 2021 graduates who have received awards and honors for academic excellence during their time at W&L.
Johnston has won a Gilman Scholarship to study abroad with Middlebury Abroad at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.