Robert E. Hemenway, a distinguished scholar of African-American literature and the newly retired chancellor of the University of Kansas, will present a lecture, “Zora Neale Hurston: Jook Joints and Voodoo Tales,” on Monday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 214 of Washington and Lee University’s Science Center.
A Feb. 8 article in Forbes Woman identifies 20 Inspiring Women to follow on Twitter, and a Washington and Lee alumna is on the list. We blogged about the work of Robyn McCord O'Brien of the Class of 1993 last April. Robyn is the founder of the AllergyKids Foundation, which supports and inspires parents and […]
Washington and Lee alumnus Charles Cella's name was prominent on national and international sports pages this week: his race track, Oaklawn Park, in Hot Springs, Ark., will be the center of the thoroughbred horse racing universe in April when the world's top two horses meet in the Apple Blossom Invitational. Among other outlets, The New […]
In his 49 years writing for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington and Lee alumnus and Lexington native Charley McDowell Jr., Class of 1948, directed some of his harshest criticism at one subject — the month of February. And given the ways things have gone in these snow-covered parts the past two weeks, who could argue with […]
When Del Clark graduated from Washington and Lee in 1990, most of his classmates were well aware of the battle he had fought with cancer during his undergraduate career. As his classmate and roommate Todd Peppers recently recalled, during his sophomore year Del had a cancerous brain tumor and a prognosis of a year to […]
If you tuned in to last night's first installment of the four-part PBS series Faces of America, you saw, in part, the hard work of a Washington and Lee senior. As an intern with W&L's New York Spring Term program, Michael Morella worked for Ark Media, the documentary film company that produced the show. As […]
H. Marshall Jarrett, professor of history at Washington and Lee University from 1963 to 2000 and a member of the Class of 1952, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Heritage Hall in Lexington. He was 79.
Washington and Lee alumnus Drew McWay returned to his alma mater this week to give a presentation about his new venture, Dvelo.org, a platform to connect investors with communities in the developing world. Drew is a 2008 W&L grad who won one of the 100 Projects for Peace and used his $10,000 grant to partner […]
Every year The State, the daily newspaper in Columbia, S.C., selects 20 local citizens who are under 40 years old and already making their mark on the community. This year Washington and Lee alumnus E. Craig Waites Jr., a 1992 graduate, is profiled in the newspaper's 7th Annual 20 Under 40 feature. Craig is a […]
One of America's pre-eminent Civil War scholars, James M. McPherson, will present a lecture entitled "Lincoln's Legacy for Our Time" at Washington and Lee University on Friday, Feb. 12, the 201st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
Washington and Lee University added Dwight Emanuelson Jr., of Dallas, Texas, to its Board of Trustees on Feb. 5, 2010, during a swearing-in ceremony in Lexington.
Washington and Lee marketing professor Amanda Bower blogged about the Super Bowl commercials throughout New Orleans' victory over Indianapolis. You can read her impressions of this year's efforts by the country's marketing pros on the AdLibs blog site. What did you think of the ads? Here are three polls that Amanda has created.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly has just published a piece on Lesley Wheeler, professor of English and head of the English department at Washington and Lee. Lesley received her Ph.D. from Princeton in 1994. The "A Moment with…" feature in the Princeton publication is a question-and-answer session with Lesley, and there is also a link on […]
Almost a year ago, Mike Pace, a 1984 Washington and Lee Law graduate from Salem, Va., asked his daughter what she was learning in her seventh grade civics class. She mentioned the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the amendments, and the structure of government, but when Mike asked about the rule of law, she wasn't […]
With the death toll in Haiti estimated at 150,000 and climbing, Washington and Lee's student organization Change for Haiti wonders how to unite its community of about 2,900 students, faculty and staff in response to the horrifying natural disaster.
As a graduate student in the Columbia University Journalism School in 2009, Jessica Hopper, a 2008 Washington and Lee graduate, joined forces with Columbia classmate Pracheta Sharma to form a film company called Brown Girls Production. Now, they are celebrating their first film's selection for screening at this year's Women's International Film Festival (WIFF). "Behind […]
If you happened to go to Washington and Lee's dance concert over the weekend and then happened to watch Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast, you would have seen clear similarities between one of the aerial dances performed by W&L alumna Sharon Witting of the Class of 1991 and her partner, Andrea Burkholder, and the much-discussed Grammy […]
The Super Bowl television ads, as popular for many as the game itself, will have a few surprises this year, according to Washington and Lee University marketing professor Amanda Bower.
Two photographs by Washington and Lee photographer Patrick Hinely '73 are featured in a slide show accompanying a feature story about jazz pianist Fred Hersch in the current issue of the New York Times Magazine. The article is titled "Giant Steps: The Survival of a Great Jazz Pianist," and Patrick has two of the slide […]
Washington and Lee politics professor Robin LeBlanc's new book, The Art of The Gut: Manhood, Power, and Ethics in Japanese Politics, is featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education's survey of new scholarly books this week. The link to the Chronicle's scholarly books feature is here, but it may require a subscription login. Amy Balfour […]
New York Times senior business correspondent Micheline Maynard will present a talk entitled "What Will We Look Like When The Recession Is Over?" at Washington and Lee University on Monday, Feb. 8, Room 327, at Huntley Hall.
Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society that was founded at Washington and Lee University in 1914, will be returning to its birthplace later this year when the national headquarters is relocated to Lexington, Va.
Even before the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts step on the field for Super Bowl XLIV, one result has already been determined--stocks will be up for 2010. Or so says the Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor.
A feature story in Lacrosse Magazine tells the story of Washington and Lee's Keigler connection — father Tom '77 is a National Lacrosse Hall of Famer; son Will '10 enters his senior season tied for 16th on the all-time scoring list at W&L. See the story here. W&L lacrosse fans of all generations will enjoy […]
Washington and Lee students continue to work on Haitian earthquake relief on several different fronts. W&L's Habitat for Humanity chapter has received $2076.90 to donate for disaster relief in Haiti from the student Executive Committee. The EC allocated these funds based on both the historic success of W&L’s Habitat for Humanity andits innovative plans for […]
And the answer is? 1895 The Calyx was first published in the same year that Virginia Tech’s yearbook, The Bugle, began. Both came after Harvard University’s was first published in 1889. But the oldest college yearbook is Yale University’s Banner, founded in 1841. THE QUESTION Earlier this week officials of Corks and Curls, the yearbook […]
This month's issue of Greater Charlotte Biz magazine features alumna Carson Tate's company, Working Simply. Here is a link to the article. Carson, a 1998 graduate who majored in psychology, is president of Working Simply, which she founded in 2003 and has developed into an award-winning consulting firm that specializes in partnering with organizations, teams […]
Robert A. Mosbacher, a member of W&L’s undergraduate class of 1947 and law class of 1949, who served as secretary of commerce for President George H. W. Bush and as general chairman of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, died Sunday in Houston. He was 82 and had suffered from pancreatic cancer, according to the various […]
For the second time in the last three years, Washington and Lee University has received a record number of applications for admission. As of Friday, Jan. 22, the University's Office of Admissions had processed 6,588 applications for the Class of 2014. That compares with 6,222 applications a year ago and 6,386 in 2008, which had been the previous high.
If you happened to be watching NFL playoff games in the past few weeks, you've undoubtedly seen a new advertising campaign for Domino's in which the company confesses that its pizza has been, well, bad. The spots show Domino's employees reading customer comments like "Worst excuse for pizza I ever had" and "'The sauce tastes […]
The Winter, 2009 issue of Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review (Vol. 59, No. 3) features both a seasonal cover and a portfolio of paintings of Blue Ridge landscapes and culturescapes by Winchester (Virginia) artist Barry Vance, each in dialogue with an Appalachian literary passage chosen by the author.
Washington and Lee's Dining Services operation is planning a fund-raiser for Haitian earthquake relief, and all anyone has to do is go to the Marketplace and eat! On Friday, Jan. 29, Dining Services will donate $3 for each lunch served in the Marketplace to the American Red Cross for Haiti relief. Students, faculty and staff […]
Washington and Lee University junior Jarrett Brotzman has received the Schlegel Prize for International Studies for the best paper on foreign affairs or international relations in a politics seminar. The prize honors a W&L alumnus who died during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Lovancy Ingram, a 2001 alumna, is part of a relatively new instrumental group called Porterfield Rose, which was formed in late 2008 and has just released its first CD, Echoes of Rose. A journalism and mass communications major who lives in Washington, D.C., Lovancy served as assistant concertmaster for the University Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra. Porterfield […]
A story in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette earlier this month focused on the research being conducted at Hendrix College in Conway by Jennifer Peszka, a 1994 Washington and Lee graduate and an associate professor of psychology and head of the department at Hendrix. Jennifer received the M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Southern Mississippi and […]
Jackie Northam, national security correspondent for National Public Radio, will address "Afghanistan: Surge Without a Cause" in a lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26, in Room 327 of Huntley Hall at Washington and Lee University.
Several students groups at Washington and Lee are joining forces to support Haitian earthquake relief. The Bonner Leaders Program, the Caribbean Society, the Nabors Service League and the Student Association for International Learning (SAIL) are joining together to take the lead in developing fundraising strategies that will kick off at Sunday night’s (Jan. 17) MLK Keynote address, which will feature Julian Bond at 7 p.m. in Lee Chapel. According to Caitlin Edgar, a sophomore from De Pere, Wisc., and a member of Bonner Leaders Program, the groups will place donation receptacles at strategic locations around the campus beginning with Lee Chapel for the MLK event. “We have some additional fundraising strategies in mind and hope to get those launched during the next week,” Caitlin said.
An article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch last month reported on Washington and Lee alumnus Paul S. Trible's new venture — an online store selling men's shirts offering "European quality, English fit and American style; all at an attainable price." Paul and his business partner, Paul Watson, planned Ledbury while they were in Oxford, pursuing M.B.A. […]
Philip L. Cline, the Lewis Whitaker Adams Professor of Management and Economics Emeritus at Washington and Lee University, died Tuesday at his home in Lexington. He was 64.
A story in Tuesday's edition of Automotive News reports that Bright Automotive, the Indiana-based company of which Washington and Lee alumnus Reuben Munger '95 is chairman, is set to sign an agreement with a major automaker for the company's plug-in hybrid vehicles. Bright Automotive made a big splash last April when it unveiled the prototype […]
Although cell phones have been a staple of college students' communications gear for some years now, the smart-phone revolution is taking over campuses.
Burr Datz ’75, director of leadership development and coordinator of religious life at Washington and Lee since 2000, has been named the campus minister for Lexington's St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. His last day in his W&L position was Dec. 31, but he's still going to be much in evidence around his alma mater since he'll […]
Congratulations to Dewey Oxner, '56, 58L, on his selection to receive the 2009 DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award from the South Carolina Bar Foundation. Dewey is a Shareholder Emeritus of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., in the firm's Greenville office. He will receive the award on Jan. 22 at the South Carolina Bar’s Annual Convention’s plenary […]
A recent article on the auto racing blog, AutoRacing1.com, highlighted the accomplishments of Washington and Lee alumnus Chris Dyson '00. Dyson Racing: The Legacy Continues described the way that Chris's father, Rob, has moved away from day-to-day leadership of the team, leaving it to Chris, who serves as an owner-driver. Another feature story about Chris […]
Washington and Lee University journalism professor Claudette Artwick sees value in social media to supplement traditional media in certain instances but worries about a potential "digital divide."
The Right Honourable Lord Frederick Edward Robin Butler of Brockwell, who led a major investigation into the British decision to go to war in Iraq, will give a public lecture, "Iraq and the Lessons for Intelligence," at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. in Stackhouse Theatre.
The Roanoke Times recently highlighted the vintage postcard collection of Robert F. Stauffer, a 1965 graduate of Washington and Lee who retired in 2008 after 25 years on the faculty of Roanoke College. The Times article quoted Stauffer as calling these postcards "the tweets of the early 20th century" and reproduced 12 of the cards, […]
Tim Jost, the Robert L. Willett Family Professor of Law at W&L, will among the experts on a live panel discussion about health insurance exchanges on C-SPAN Friday (1/8) afternoon. The show will air from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. Throughout the debate on health care reform, Tim has been in demand for comment from […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood will address Washington and Lee University's annual Founders' Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11:45 a.m. in Lee Chapel.
Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1998, will present the keynote address for the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Washington and Lee University on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. in Lee Chapel.
John M. McCardell Jr., a 1971 graduate of Washington and Lee and a member of the Board of Trustees since 2008, was named today as the vice chancellor and president of the University of the South-Sewanee. John is president emeritus of Middlebury College in Vermont, where he served from 1992 to 2004. Sewanee's announcement, including […]
Washington and Lee alumni of the 1970s or 1980s who happen to dine at the new Chinese restaurant open now in Cape Coral, Fla., may be familiar with the artwork that they see at Chen's China Bistro. A feature story on the new restaurant in the North Fort Myers Neighbor spends almost as much time […]
The four Washington and Lee students who participated in the 10-day trip to Israel during their December break through Taglit-Birthright Israel returned with glowing descriptions of their experience. Wrote Zach Segall, a senior from Owings Mills, Md.: "I expected to be amazed by the sights, people, culture, food, etc. — such expectations were both met […]
It's never too early to start making plans for the Washington and Lee reunions this spring, and a new blog site makes it easier than ever. Just go to Reunions at W&L to keep abreast of the latest plans for the weekend of April 30 to May 2. You can filter the information by class […]
Lexington has its own Facebook fan page where you can see photos and keep up with the latest doings in Metro Lex. You can become a fan at this link and try your hand at Trivia Tuesday. Lexington's got almost 4,500 fans already–more than our official Washington and Lee Facebook page. So as long as you're […]
When she entered college, Julie Slonecki was a self-taught musician who could not read music. Two years later, as a junior music major at Washington and Lee University, Slonecki has published her own indie rock album called "Borders."
The two feet of snow that blanketed Lexington and Rockbridge County on the weekend made for treacherous conditions but spectacular photography (and videography). Photographer Kevin Remington was on the W&L campus before the plows and a his shot of Holekamp Hall at the right shows what it looked like Saturday. And Terry Vosbein, professor of […]
Washington and Lee University music professor and composer Terry Vosbein's new CD, "Progressive Jazz 2009," is a rousing tribute to Stan Kenton performed by the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra.
Washington and Lee English professor Marc Conner hopped up on WMRA radio's Civic Soapbox to discuss his recent visit to the National Book Awards when he opted not to heed Thoreau's imperative (“beware of any enterprise that requires new clothes") and wore a tuxedo to the gala event in New York City. The awards, which […]
The Daily Beast, former New Yorker editor Tina Brown's Web site, has named its 15 hottest colleges of the decade this week, and Washington and Lee comes in at No. 13. The list was compiled by Kathleen Kingsbury, who writes about education issues for The Daily Beast and also for TIME magazine. There is not […]
If you are worried about gaining a few unwanted pounds as the holidays approach, a Washington and Lee alumna has created a gift that might just be what you need. Jennifer Galardi of the Class of 1996 has just produced a new DVD called "Ballet Body" and subtitled "5 'Feel-Good' Workouts." Jennifer and the new […]
Gerry Lenfest, Washington and Lee alumnus and benefactor, was the recipient Saturday of the Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement from The Pennsylvania Society, a non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1899. Lenfest, '53, '55L, was recognized at the 111th annual dinner of The Pennsylvania Society at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. He joins an impressive […]
Crighton Allen, a junior at Washington and Lee from Thomasville, Ga., participated in the Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship Program this past summer when he worked with the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C. What Crighton saw during his time in D.C. made him wonder about the way the system worked. So he wrote about his […]
In its first attempt at earning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for a campus building project, Washington and Lee University has made significant strides with its Newcomb Hall preservation project , especially with its related construction waste management plan.
According to a post on his blog, "The Georgian Revival," Wright Marshall had intended to become either an investment banker or a lawyer when he entered Washington and Lee in 1991. But today Wright is an advertisement for the value of a liberal arts education. Although he majored in business administration at W&L, Wright said […]
Washington and Lee University politics professor Robin LeBlanc explores the masculine dynamic in Japanese politics in her new book, The Art of The Gut: Manhood, Power, and Ethics in Japanese Politics.
Anyone from Western Pennsylvania or even anyone who has spent some time traveling through Pittsburgh over the last two decades has probably seen and heard a Washington and Lee alumnus who has become a fixture on KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh's CBS affiliate. Dave Crawley of the Class of 1969 celebrated two decades with the station in April […]
