Poet Matthew Zapruder to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
The public reading will take place Nov. 12 in Northen Auditorium.
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Campus Kitchen at W&L Hosts Annual Turkeypalooza
The community is encouraged to participate and donate to support Campus Kitchen’s programming, which kicks off Nov. 10.
Science, Society and the Arts Hosts Research Opportunity Exhibition
The event will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Northen Auditorium.
W&L’s University Orchestra Presents ‘Solstice’
The performance will take place Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in the Lenfest Center’s Wilson Concert Hall.
Musician and Scholar Tammy Kernodle to Deliver Lecture at W&L
Kernodle’s Nov. 15 lecture is supported by W&L’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
Washington and Lee Presents ‘W&L Dancers Create…’
The W&L Repertory Dance Company’s performances will run Oct. 31 through Nov. 2.
Cuarteto Casals to Perform at W&L’s Lenfest Center
The string quartet’s Nov. 8 performance is sponsored by the university’s Concert Guild.
Award-Winning Poet Sally Wen Mao to Deliver Glasgow Reading at W&L
The public reading on Nov. 7 will be accompanied by a writing workshop for W&L students.
W&L Jazz Ensemble Presents Fall Showcase
Joined by the Vosbein Magee Big Band, the student ensemble will perform on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Lenfest Center’s Wilson Concert Hall.
Community Grants Committee: Call for Proposals
W&L’s Community Grants Committee will evaluate proposals in November 2024.
Poet Yahya Ashour to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
The public reading will take place Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
The Marlbrook Chamber Players Present Their 20th-Anniversary Concert
The ensemble will perform at W&L’s Lenfest Center for the Arts on Nov. 3.
W&L’s University Wind Ensemble Presents ‘Classics Reimagined’
The performance will take place Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. in the Lenfest Center’s Wilson Concert Hall.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz’s ‘Quiero Ir pa’l monte’
The solo exhibition will run from Oct. 28 through Dec. 13.
Latif Bolat to Perform Turkish Folk Concert
The Oct. 20 concert is sponsored by W&L’s Middle East and South Asia Studies Program.
Meditation Garden Series Offers Space for Reflection
The Museums at W&L will lead guided meditations on Saturdays from Oct. 12 through Nov. 2 in the Watson Galleries, in conjunction with Emma Steinkraus’ “Impossible Garden/Dusk & Dawn” exhibit.
W&L Music Presents Fall Choral Concert
The Oct. 22 performance will feature W&L’s University Singers, Glee Club and Cantatrici.
Ricardo Nuila is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series
Nuila, associate professor of medicine, medical ethics and health policy at Baylor College of Medicine, will give a lecture on Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
W&L Presents Faculty Recital with William McCorkle
McCorkle will perform a selection of Bach’s works for organ on Oct. 20 at Lexington Presbyterian Church.
Campus Kitchen Announces 2024-25 Just Food Series
The annual event series examines the ways in which food systems interact with issues of social justice.
The Museums at W&L Present Emma Steinkraus’ ‘Impossible Garden: Dusk & Dawn’
The exhibition, on view starting Oct. 2, celebrates women artists in overlooked genres.
‘A Night of Miigis Moments’ Brings Indigenous-Led Performance To W&L
The Oct. 8 event is presented by Red Sky Performance and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
Indigenous Artist Sandra Laronde to Deliver Lenfest Center Series Keynote Address at W&L
An authentic Indigenous dinner will accompany Laronde’s talk on Oct. 7 and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
Washington and Lee Welcomes the Class of 2028
Hailing from 40 states and 31 countries, the class of 2028 emerged from the most selective process in the university’s undergraduate history.
W&L’s Contact Committee Presents Political Commentator Meghan McCain for Parents and Family Weekend
The Oct. 3 event is free and open to the W&L community.
W&L Choral and Instrumental Programs to Hold Parents and Family Weekend Concerts
Kick off the 2024-25 season with W&L’s choral ensembles on Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. and instrumental ensembles on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall.
W&L Alumni Receive Omicron Delta Kappa Scholarships
Three Washington and Lee University graduates received scholarships from the National Leadership Honor Society to support graduate and professional study.
The Lenfest Center Presents an Evening of Poetry Reading with Rena Priest
Washington’s first indigenous State Poet Laureate will deliver a reading on Oct. 1 as part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
Former Washington Post Editor to Deliver Lecture on Politics and Journalism
Marty Baron’s Oct. 1 talk is open to the public.
W&L Faculty Recital Celebrates the Beauty of Nature
Heather Dobbins and Anna Billias will perform Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall.
University of Chicago’s Professor Kaneesha Parsard to Give Annual Shannon-Clark Lecture at W&L
Parsard’s lecture on Sept. 26, titled “The Friending Plot: Sexual & Economic Freedoms in Early 20th Century Caribbean Fiction,” is free and open to the public.
W&L’s SonoKlect Series Presents the Music of Royce Campbell
The jazz guitarist will be accompanied by the Vosbein Magee Big Band at the Sept. 28 performance.
The Lenfest Center Presents ‘Native American Peoples and Lands: Historic Connections to W&L’
The public talk will take place in Kamen Gallery on Sept. 27 and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
W&L Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
The Office of Inclusion and Engagement and Comunidad Latina Estudiantil will host a kick-off celebration on Cannan Green on Sept. 16.
Masako Konishi to Deliver Lecture as Part of the Class of 1963 Scholars in Residence Program
Konishi, Chief Merchandising Officer at Forever 21, will deliver her talk on Sept. 25.
W&L’s Lenfest Center Opens 2024-25 Season with ‘Afrique en Cirque’
The Sept. 24 performance is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
W&L Gathers to Honor Fallen in 9/11 Attacks
The Washington and Lee University community will commemorate the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, with a memorial service and the placing of 2,977 American flags on Stemmons Plaza.
W&L’s Annual Law and Literature Weekend Seminar to Examine Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s ‘Take My Hand’
The seminar will be hosted by Washington and Lee University School of Law and the Office of Lifelong Learning on Nov. 1-2.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Bridget Conn’s ‘Foveal Relay’
The solo exhibition will run from Sept. 5 through Oct. 18 in Lykes Atrium.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Liz Liguori’s ‘Where We Meet’
The solo exhibition will run from Sept. 5 through Oct. 18 and kicks off the gallery’s fall season.
Cultivating a Community of Care
Through the Davis Projects for Peace Grant and a Fulbright ETA, Allie Stankewich ’23 is building relationships with the communities she serves in East Africa.
The Lenfest Center Presents ‘Indigenous Dress and Culture’
The pop-up exhibit will be on view in Kamen Gallery beginning Sept. 1 and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
Museums at W&L: Fall 2024 Programs and Exhibitions
This academic year’s lineup of exhibits and events will highlight the university’s Reeves Museum of Ceramics and the Watson Galleries.
An Extraordinary Opportunity
Through W&L’s Summer Research Scholars program, Landon Rollins ’26 and John Paul Hammond ’27 are working in Special Collections to process an alumnus’ expansive performing arts collection.
W&L’s Mudd Center Announces 2024-25 Lecture Series
“How We Live and Die: Stories, Values, and Communities” kicks off Sept. 19 with a keynote address by Duke University professor Adjoa Boateng Evans.
W&L’s Lenfest Center for the Arts Presents 2024-25 Season, ‘Expand the Arts!’
Tickets for the entire season will be available to purchase beginning Sept. 9.
W&L Alumna Maria Kisker ’21 Selected for Fulbright to Taiwan
Kisker will pursue a master’s degree in political economy at National Tsing Hua University.
W&L Annual Fund Soars to $10.4M; Overall Giving Exceeds $66.4M
Generous alumni, parents and friends contributed more than $10 million to W&L’s Annual Fund in the 2023-24 fiscal year, achieving the largest Annual Fund in five years.
Lending a Healing Hand
With the support of a Johnson Opportunity Grant, Sofia Iuteri ’27 is expanding the reach of the nonprofit she founded at 16.
Flying High
Misha Lin ’25 is taking her dance education to the next level this summer with intensive aerial dance training, finishing with a two-week international festival in August.
W&L Celebrates Fellowship Awards Record
Through hard work, supportive faculty and staff and an expanded Office of Fellowships, a record number of W&L students received nationally competitive fellowship awards in 2023-24.
Saving the Sea Turtles
At the New England Aquarium, Julia Luzzio ’25 is expanding her horizons and gaining hands-on experience working with wildlife.
Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee Receives Donation from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
The donation will support the Campus Kitchen Backpack Program.
W&L’s Tess Deyerle ’24 Selected for Teaching Assistant Program in France
Deyerle will teach English to French public school students before pursuing a career in special education.
W&L’s Trip Wright ’25 Awarded Prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
The scholarship will support Wright’s future studies in urban sociology.
W&L’s Kathleen Roberts ’24 Earns Spot Among LIME Scholars
Roberts will pursue her doctorate at Southern Methodist University through the selective leadership program.
W&L’s Rheannon Loth ’24 Awarded a U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Loth will teach English in Austria for nine months before applying for the Peace Corps.
W&L’s Hamza Zia ’26 Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Zia plans to continue his work with the PINK Center Project in his home country of Pakistan.
W&L’s Ian Kinney ’24 Selected for U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Kinney will teach English in Austria at an agricultural research institute, blending his interests in German and environmental studies.
Making Space
Cole Gershkovich ’24 found his purpose studying spaces that foster belonging and empowerment among individuals with mental health challenges.
Five W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
Four W&L Students Awarded Boren Scholarships for Global Language Study
The David L. Boren Scholarship supports the intensive study of languages deemed important to U.S. interests.
Washington and Lee University to Celebrate 237th Commencement, Baccalaureate
W&L celebrates its 237th undergraduate Commencement Thursday, May 30, at 10 a.m.
W&L’s Katie Yurechko ’24 Named ODK National Leader of the Year in Academics and Research
Yurechko’s award will support her post-graduate studies as the university’s first Marshall Scholar.
W&L’s Maddy Mayer ’24 Earns U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Mayer will teach English in Austria before pursuing a master’s degree in international relations.
A Broader Perspective
W&L students in the Spring Term course Global Urban Sociology are examining the social consequences of an increasingly urbanized world.
W&L’s Chelsea Adotey ’24 Awarded Slot in Highly Regarded JET Program
Adotey will start her role in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program in early August 2024.
University Singers Perform Annual Commencement Concert
The annual tradition for parents and families of graduating students will be held on May 28.
W&L’s Lillie Taylor ’24 Selected for Prestigious JET Program
Taylor will work as an assistant language teacher in Japan before pursuing her teaching certification.
