W&L Student Attends ODK Conclave as Official University Delegate
Delegates representing the more than 300 circles of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina, to review and vote upon a new governance structure.
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W&L’s Katherine Dau ’19 Awarded Fulbright
Dau will live and work in Vienna for nine months.
Julia Hernandez ’20 Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
At Washington and Lee University, Hernandez is majoring in sociology and anthropology and French.
Frances Marie Pugh ’20 Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
The PPIA fellowship program helps students achieve a master’s or joint degree, typically in public policy, public administration, international affairs or a related field.
Gareth Minson ’20 Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
Minson is a politics major, with a minor in women’s gender and sexuality studies.
W&L’s Leah Naomi Green Wins Walt Whitman Award for Poetry
Leah Naomi Green, visiting assistant professor of English at W&L, was selected by Li-Young Lee as the winner of the 2019 Walt Whitman Award.
W&L’s University Jazz Ensemble Presents ‘An Evening of EXCITING Sounds’
The all-student band is comfortable performing in a wide range of styles, and this concert will present an impressive gamut.
W&L Presents University Wind Concert ‘Within Our Reach’
The show is free and open to the public.
Kalady Osowski ’19 Awarded a Fulbright to Study in India
Her scholarship will fund a nine- to 12-month study of small-scale cultural heritage looting operations in the Golden Triangle of India.
W&L’s Bluegrass Ensemble Presents Spring Concert
The concert is open to the public, and no tickets are required.
W&L Professor Launches New Podcast, ‘Demystifying Organizations’
Jeff Schatten, assistant professor of business administration at Washington and Lee University, said he launched the podcast in part because of student input.
Wade Patterson ’20 Receives Prestigious DAAD RISE Internship
Patterson will be interning with a lab at the Senckenberg Natural History Collections in Dresden, Germany.
W&L Music Presents University Singers’ Scotland Kickoff Concert
The performance is a preview of the group’s upcoming tour of Scotland.
W&L’s University Orchestra Presents Winter Term Concert
The show is free and open to the public.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Exhibits Senior Art Projects
Each spring, the W&L art department showcases the senior theses of studio majors in a professional gallery setting.
W&L to Host Annual Summer Camp Fair
Area day camps and sleepover camps will be available to share information on their 2019 summer programs.
W&L Hosts Marty Baron, Editor of The Washington Post
Baron became executive editor of the Post in 2013. There, he oversees print and digital news operations and a staff of more than 800 journalists.
Molly Sykes ’20 to Participate in German American Exchange Internship
Sykes will be working this summer with Ernst & Young in Frankfurt.
W&L’s Leyburn Library Hosts Producer Talk Featuring Kevin Finch
Finch will give a public talk on March 20 at 4:30 p.m. on the main floor of Leyburn Library on the W&L campus.
Final Mudd Lecture of the Academic Year to Feature Professor and Author Jonathan Lear
Lear's talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “What Would It Be to Mourn Gettysburg?"
Lee Chapel Spring Lecture to Feature Professor and Author Jason Phillips
In his lecture, which is free and open to the public, Phillips will discuss his newest book “Looming Civil War: How Nineteenth-Century Americans Imagined the Future.”
Felix Kwame Yeboah to Give Public Lecture on Africa’s Economic Transformation
Yeboah's talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Africa Economic Transformation: The Role of Youth.”
Rewriting the Code: Women and Technology Initiative at W&L Hosts Two-Day Public Forum
Barabas’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Dodging Silver Bullets: Understanding the Role of Technology in Social Change.”
W&L Presents Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’
“The Cherry Orchard” is the final full play written by Anton Chekhov, who is considered by many to be the father of modern drama.
Images Worth a Thousand Words
On March 1, W&L’s University Collections of Art and History will open its newest exhibit, "Breaking the Chains: Ceramics and the Abolition Movement."
W&L Hosts Public Lecture on Ireland and ‘Brexit’ by Timothy McMahon
The title of McMahon’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is “Brexit on the Border: What We Know and Don’t Know about Irish/UK Relations.”
W&L Hosts Public Lecture with U.Va. Professor Anthony Corbeill
The title of his talk, which is free and open to the public, is “Grammatical Gender and Roman Conceptions of Poetry, Gods, and the More-Than-Human.”
Washington and Lee Hosts Human Rights Expert Isabella Alexander
Alexander’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “The Untold Story of Africa's Migrant and Refugee Crisis."
David Luban to Deliver Mudd Series Lecture
Luban’s lecture, which is titled "The Ethics of Professional Identities in Law and War,” will explore facets of professional identity.
Columnist George Will Headlines W&L’s Institute for Honor Symposium
Will’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Lowering the Temperature, and the Stakes, of Politics.”
W&L Hosts Todd McGowan for Public Lecture
McGowan’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, is titled “The Politics of Sacrificial Enjoyment: Freud and the Death Drive."
W&L Concert Guild Presents Imani Winds and Jon Nakamatsu
Their public performance is titled “Old Made New.”
Washington and Lee Concert Guild to Feature Soprano Danielle Talamantes
Talamantes has released two albums: “Heaven and Earth: a Duke Ellington Songbook” and “Canciones Españolas.”
Washington and Lee Team Wins 20th-Annual VFIC Ethics Bowl
The two-day event focused on ethics and social justice issues.
Barnett to Give Inaugural Lecture for Endowed Professorship
The title of Barnett’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is “Lost (And Found Again) in Translation.”
Mark Rush Talks ‘American Politics 101: James Madison and Cuba’
Mark Rush's piece was published Feb. 13 in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
W&L to Screen Finch Documentary ‘Triton: America’s Deep Secret’
Washington and Lee will host a public screening of “Triton: America’s Deep Secret” on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater on the W&L campus.
Expert in Paleontology Sculptures to Give Keynote Speech for SSA
The title of Gary Staab’s presentation is “Digital Dinosaurs: Fleshing out the Past."
W&L Student is Finalist for Hearst Journalism Award
Hannah Denham, ’20, is one of the top 20 finalists in the Hearst Journalism Awards’ enterprise writing contest.
Washington and Lee Hosts Public Lecture with Erin Walcheck Averett
Averett’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Frightening the Frightful: Grotesque Visages from Ancient Cyprus.”
Washington and Lee Presents an Afternoon with Rebecca Traister
“An Afternoon with Rebecca Traister,” on Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, is free and open to the public.
Washington and Lee Faculty Concert Presents ‘From Russia with Love!’
The duet features W&L music faculty Julia Goudimova, on cello and Anna Billias, on piano and highlights 20th-century composers.
Vosbein Magee Big Band Returns to W&L to Present: ‘An American in Paris’
The concert will take place in Wilson Hall, and is free and open to the public.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents LAS HERMANAS IGLESIAS: ‘MIRROR RIM’
The artists will present their work in a talk on Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall’s Concert Hall.
Joy Harjo is Fifth Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series
The title of her talk, which is free and open to the public, is "Exile in Memory."
Sophocles’s ‘Antigone’ Comes to W&L’s Lenfest Center
Don't miss the one-night performance of “Antigone” on Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Keller Theatre.
Dymacek to Present Inaugural Lecture
The title of Wayne Dymacek’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is “My Life and Times with Dots and Lines.”
Rachel Mourao to Give Public Lecture on News Organizations
In her speech, which is free and open to the public, Mourao will discuss the role news organizations play, not only in spinning news, but also in legitimizing topics and people.
Campus Kitchen at W&L Hosts 7th Annual Souper Bowl
Proceeds will support CKWL's Backpack Program, a hunger-fighting project that began in 2009.
CEO of the American Civil War Museum Gives 2019 Founders Day Address
Coleman's talk, “In Times Like These: Responsive and Responsible Leadership,” can be viewed in full online.
From Portland, Oregon, Comes BodyVox Contemporary Dance
BodyVox comes to Lexington for a one-night performance at the Keller Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 10.
W&L to Host Second Annual Glasgow Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Aimee Nezhukumatathil will give a public reading from her work on Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
W&L’s Lenfest Presents ‘A Celebration of Harold Pinter’
The performance will take place on Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Keller Theatre on the Washington and Lee University campus.
Donors Fund Named Athletics Positions
Three donors have recognized the role coaches play in educating and mentoring W&L students, both in the competitive arena and in the classroom.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents ‘Invocation’
The artist will give a public artist’s talk on Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall.
Washington and Lee Professor Appointed Member of Fulbright Specialist Program
Washington and Lee University’s Martin Davies, associate professor of economics, was appointed a member of the Fulbright Specialist Program for three years.
W&L Chanoyu Tea Society to Host Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Tea
W&L's Chanoyu Tea Society will host their annual Martin Luther King, Jr. tea ceremony on Jan. 21
Bob Strong on George H.W. Bush
Bob Strong's piece was published on Dec. 9 in The Virginian-Pilot.
Decoding Technology, Opening Doors
Women in Technology workshops introduced Ruopeng Zhang '21 and Caroline Blackmon '19 to basic web development in a collaborative and fun environment. They urge other students to take advantage of the next round of workshops.
W&L Jazz Ensemble and Vosbein Magee Big Band Present ‘Hot Jazz’
The concert is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.
W&L Hosts Annual Holiday Candlelight Service
The event is free and open to the public.
The Campus Kitchen at W&L Presents Annual Turkeypalooza
The Bring Your Turkey to Work Day and the University Store’s food drive help provide Thanksgiving meals to the community.
Bell Talks “Front Porches of the Dead”
W&L Anthropology Professor Alison Bell discusses grave sites on "With Good Reason Radio."
W&L Presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
This production is open to the public, but tickets are required.
Poet Oliver de la Paz to Give Public Reading at W&L
The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for sale following the reading.
Davis Straske ’19 Wins Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology
Straske is a psychology major and dance minor and has been a member of Professor Megan Fulcher’s developmental psychology research lab since the winter of her freshman year.
W&L Presents Author Talk Featuring Harvey Markowitz
The talk is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.
W&L Presents The Antioch Chamber Ensemble
The Antioch Chamber is one of the most highly regarded chamber choral groups in the United States.
Staniar Gallery Presents Jeff Rich’s “Watershed: Tennessee River”
The show will be on view Nov. 5 – Dec. 7.
