The assistant professor of philosophy received a stipend to attend the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded programming at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Rutberg is looking forward to building on his French language skills before pursuing a career in the federal government.
Oriana Gutierrez ’24, Connor Lafo ’26 and Gabrielle Ursin ’25 have received pre-doctoral graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation to support their research.
The team competed at the APPE National Championship for the first time in school history.
The philosopher will give a talk on AI and consciousness in Northen Auditorium on March 26.
The W&L Ethics Bowl team recently participated in an annual statewide competition.
To kick off the seventh season of “W&L After Class,” assistant professor of philosophy Angela Sun reflects on aesthetics from the lens of her field of research.
The team secured its bid with a runner-up showing at the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl regional competition in Baltimore.
The professor of philosophy’s book, “Philosophy of the History of Philosophy,” was published in November.
The Nov. 13 lecture on W&L’s campus is free and open to the public.
The Washington and Lee University president discusses his role as an educator and the ways in which a liberal arts experience crafts an interesting mind.
This round of recipients marks a record-setting Gilman Scholar cohort for W&L.
A SHECP internship solidified Smith’s career path to become an advocate for those in need.
Five students from Washington and Lee University participated in the annual statewide competition in February.
The team secured its place with a third-place finish at the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl regional competition in Chicago.
This neuroscience major takes advantage of W&L’s beautiful natural surroundings, including walking the back campus trails.
The Nov. 18 lecture is open to the public and marks the centenary of the case argued in Amherst County, Virginia.
Bernstein discovered a passion for coding at W&L and has sought out every opportunity to get involved with technology on campus.
The professors co-authored an article that investigates the different ways comics are ordered.
The discussion will be held Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the Harte Center Gallery.
Three Washington and Lee University graduates received scholarships from the National Leadership Honor Society to support graduate and professional study.
A philosophy class Leahy’s first semester led to a passion for thinking about different perspectives and relating to others’ experiences.
After a summer internship with the University of Washington, Yurechko will be pursuing her master’s degree at the University of Oxford.
The W&L professors’ latest publication uses pop culture concepts to untangle real-world histories.
Yurechko’s award will support her post-graduate studies as the university’s first Marshall Scholar.
Angela Sun is one of 31 fellows selected for research work at the NHC in 2024-25.
Morgan was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in North Macedonia.
Li Kang will receive $6,000 to support research leading to a book on the metaphysics of three schools of Chinese Buddhism.
The esteemed Buddhist philosopher will host a talk in Stackhouse Theater on March 7.
Rigney’s talk will be held Feb. 5 at 5 p.m.
Yurechko ’24 is the university’s first Marshall Scholar.
Patwardhan’s talk “What I See with My Eyes: Tarabai Shinde on Men’s Blame of Women” will be held Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.
Katie Yurechko ’24 presented research related to content creators circumventing TikTok’s content moderation algorithms.
Brainard’s talk “Does Artificial Intelligence Make Human Creativity Obsolete” will be held Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
Christy Childs ’26 and Griffin Conti ’26 will receive funding to study foreign languages this summer.
Katie Yurechko ’24 presented on how algorithm awareness impacts algospeak use on TikTok.
For W&L alumni Kevin Green ’07 and Amanda Green ’06, nature and nurture go hand-in-hand.
Tartakovsky has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Azerbaijan, his parents’ homeland.
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.
Appiah is a professor of philosophy and law at New York University and the author of numerous books.
Washington and Lee’s Philosophy Department will host a talk by Upol Ehsan ’13 on Monday, March 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.
CBL’s new initiative is an opportunity for faculty development, student collaboration and deepening partnerships with the surrounding community.
Angela Sun is an assistant professor of philosophy.
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate student recipients.
Rosen utilized summer internships to help land his current role as an analyst at SVB Securities.
Bernard has been selected as a 2022 Udall Scholar in the environmental category.
Lee has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Costa Rica starting in early 2023.
Under the Ted DeLaney Postdoctoral Program, Washington and Lee University is welcoming new faculty each year from underrepresented groups.
Fernando Zapata joins W&L as a DeLaney Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy.