
Addressing the 54th Institute on Ethics in Journalism at Washington and Lee University on Friday, David Carr, media and culture columnist at The New York Times, said that the time to be a journalist is now.
Addressing the 54th Institute on Ethics in Journalism at Washington and Lee University on Friday, David Carr, media and culture columnist at The New York Times, said that the time to be a journalist is now.
Charles F. Phillips Jr., the Robert G. Brown Professor of Economics Emeritus at Washington and Lee University and the longtime mayor of Lexington, died on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Lexington.
Washington and Lee alumnus W. Hayne Hipp, of the Class of 1962, will receive the Leader of Distinction Award from Leadership South Carolina next month.
Lauren Berger, CEO of InternQueen.com, will discuss strategies for finding internships and career opportunities on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater of the Elrod Commons at Washington and Lee University. Prior to her presentation, which is free and open the public, Berger will be signing copies of her book, "All Work and […]
The Richmond Times Dispatch recently featured the work of Lynn Tavenner, a 1989 graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law, and her firm, Tavenner & Beran, PLC, which specializes in bankruptcy related cases.
Washington and Lee alumnus Lex Birney '78 demonstrated his theatrical sidewhen he flipped the ceremonial switch on a new solar array that is helping power Queenstown Harbor Golf Course on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Washington and Lee alumnus J. Donald Childress, of the Class of 1970, and his company, Childress Klein Properties, are the subject of a feature story that appeared in the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal on Oct. 14. Don is the senior managing partner and co-founder of Childress Klein, which has offices in both Atlanta and Charlotte. […]
Joseph Goldsten, the Mamie Fox Twyman Martel Professor of Management Emeritus at Washington and Lee University, died on Thursday, Oct. 11, in Lexington. He was 83.
Washington and Lee alumnae Stacy McLoughlin Taylor, of the Class of 2002 and Kelly Evans, of the Class of 2007, were honored on Friday, Oct. 5, with the 2012 Distinguished Young Alumni Awards.
Jenny Davidson, coordinator of Student Service Learning at W&L, and Campus Kitchens at Washington and Lee volunteer Patrick Poindexter, of Lexington. were honored at the Campus Kitchens Project annual conference.
John Embree, a 1975 Washington and Lee graduate and a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame, has been named the new CEO/Executive Director of the United States Professional Tennis Association Board of Directors.
A documentary about the Washington and Lee alumnus Tom Wolfe '51 and his new book, "Back to Blood," will begin airing on Public Broadcasting Service stations this month.
Washington and Lee alumnus Brent Beshore '05 has a new Forbes blog all about entrepreneurship.
Stephen E. Vogt, a member of the Washington and Lee Class of 1986, is the new head of the FBI's Baltimore field office.
Washington and Lee alumnus Alex HItz, of the Class of 1991, publishes a new cook, "My Beverly Hills Kitchen."
Washington and Lee alumnus Scott Henderson and emeritus biology professor Cleve Hickman talk with WVTF radio about the Galapagos Islands.
The third virtual issue of "Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review" is online at http://shenandoahliterary.org. The Fall 2012 issue (volume 62, number 1) debuts a new design and features the usual choice selection of poems, stories, essays, art and reviews. Authors include David Wojahn, David Huddle, Linda Pastan, Margaret Gibson, Andrea Null (W&L Class of 2010), Jim McDermott, Lisa Russ Spaar and […]
Amanda Bower, professor of business administration at Washington and Lee University, discussed the mistakes that marketers make on NPR affiliate WMRA's "Virginia Insight" show on Thursday, Sept. 27. Bower studies what works, and what doesn’t, in commercial marketing strategies. She discussed the approaches that succeed, and the ones that don’t, when it comes to people […]
Kirk Mancer, a member of Washington and Lee's Class of 1984, has recently been named president and CEO of the Greater Shelby County (Ala.) Chamber of Commerce. Formerly president of the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, Kirk started with the Shelby County chamber in July. The organization encompasses 16 different municipalities plus parts of Birmingham. Although […]
An annual survey of the entering students at Washington and Lee University has shown that the shift from Windows-based computers to Apple Macintosh has continued to grow.
Washington and Lee President Kenneth P. Ruscio writes about the value of the liberal arts in an opinion piece in the Christian Science Monitor.
Washington and Lee English professor Lesley Wheeler publishes new volume of poetry, “The Receptionist and Other Tales.”
Steele Burrow, a Washington and Lee University senior from Dallas and president of the Executive Committee, wrote about the W&L Honor System in a letter to the New York Times.
Kirsten Craft, a member of Washington and Lee's Class of 1994, is one of six women profiled in a special Women in Technology section of IBM Systems Magazine this month.
Washington and Lee biology professor Fiona Watson and two undergraduate researchers are developing a gene profile to determine how the optic nerve is regenerated in frogs. fish and cold-blooded invertebrates,
Robert Strong, Washington and Lee interim provost, told the University's Class of 2016 not to believe everything they read or hear.
Kathryn Marsh-Soloway, a Washington and Lee senior from New Haven, Conn., has been selected to serve as a National Child Awareness Month Youth Ambassador.
Bryan Price, formerly the head of Virginia Wesleyan College's institutional research and strategic planning operations, has been named the new assistant provost for institutional effectiveness at Washington and Lee University.
Eric Reitz, a singer-songwriter and a member of the Washington and Lee Class of 2009, has just released his second album. It's called "Sinister Love," and you can get it either from Eric's website as a CD or mp3, Amazon or iTunes. Eric's first album, "12 (South)," was released in January 2010. Last weekend Eric performed […]
The much-anticipated ruling by the German Constitutional Court on whether Germany's ratification of the financial recovery plan known as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) was predictable on two levels, according to Russell Miller, professor of law at Washington and Lee University and co-author of a new book about German constitutional law and co-founder of the […]
Washington and Lee's Blue Bikes program has expanded this year with more bikes and plans for short- and long-term use.
Washington and Lee business administration professor David Touve writes on the contractions of MOOCs (massive open online courses) in this essay that appeared in Inside Higher Education.
Shiri Yadlin, who graduated from Washington and Lee this past June, has received Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women’s prestigious Amy Burnham Onken Award. The award honors a Pi Phi in her senior year of college who has best lived the organization’s qualities of excellent scholarship and outstanding campus participation and community service during her […]
When "Saturday Night Live" opens its 38th season this weekend, some of the jokes you'll hear will have been written by a Washington and Lee alumnus. Josh Patten, of the Class of 2003, has joined the show's stable of writers. A politics major at W&L, Josh may call upon some of that background, since he'll be […]
Journalists from around the country gathered at Washington and Lee to discuss how to write about poverty and economic injustice during the first Knight Poverty Journalism Conference.
Washington and Lee University School of Law will host a symposium next month exploring the legacy of Hermann Kantorowicz's 1906 essay "The Battle for Legal Science" and its impact on the emergence of legal-realism movements in Germany and abroad. The symposium, titled "Smashing the Machine: The Troubled Legacy of Kantorozicz's kampf," will take place on […]
Two more Washington and Lee alumni have entered the craft-beer market with Honky Tonk Brewing Co. in Nashville and Smartmouth Brewing Co. in Norfolk.
Addressing Washington and Lee University’s annual Fall Convocation, Arthur H. Goldsmith, the Jackson T. Stephens Professor of Economics, issued a sobering challenge to the entering Class of 2016, while also wishing them joy and satisfaction in their college careers.
Washington and Lee law professors represented the plaintiffs in a landmark case in which a Fairfax County judge ordered the dissolution of the Buckingham County holding company that operates Kyanite Mining Corp.
Two years ago this month, we published a blog item about Lynell Skarda, a 1941 graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law who was then, at 95, the oldest practicing lawyer in New Mexico. We received word this week that Lynell died at his home in Clovis, N.M., on Sunday night, about a […]
His long-term dedication to the Challenger League Program of the Southwest Forsyth Little League in his hometown of Clemmons, N.C., garnered Robert DeLuca, a Washington and Lee sophomore, an invitation to volunteer as an assistant/buddy at this year's Little League World Series Challenger Exhibition Game in Williamsport, Pa. Little League Baseball established the Challenger Division in 1989 to allow […]
Carlyle Westbrook Barritt, Professor of Romance Languages Emeritus at Washington and Lee University, where he taught from 1952 to 1991, died on Sept. 2 in Spartanburg, S.C. He was 91.
Dodging intermittent rain showers courtesy of the remnants of Tropical Storm Isaac, Washington and Lee University's Class of 2016 officially arrived in Lexington for the annual ritual of unpacking cars and vans, moving into residence hall rooms and adjusting to their new status as college students.
H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest — Washington and Lee alumnus, benefactor and former trustee — received another major honor recently, when The Cable Center inducted him into the 2012 Cable Hall of Fame. A committee of industry peers and leaders chooses honorees based on their outstanding dedication to and impact on the cable industry. Among the other 2012 […]
Adam Schwartz, the Lawrence Term Professor of Business Administration, offers his views on Facebook's IPO and the future of the stock.
TJ Fisher, a member of the Washington and Lee Class of 2015, grew up just a 15-minute ride from Maryland's Glen Echo Park. He'd go to the park with his family and ride the tigers and rabbits and lions on the historic 1921 Dentzel Carousel. Those rides left a lasting impression on TJ, and this summer […]
Phil Timp, of Washington and Lee's Class of 1979, battles Lou Gehrig's disease with Team Timp.
Arthur H. Goldsmith, the Jackson T. Stephens Professor of Economics at Washington and Lee University, will address the 2012 Fall Convocation on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 5:30 p.m. on the University's Front Lawn.
Chris Gavaler, visiting assistant professor of English at Washington and Lee, will discuss the literary genre of superheroes on NPR affiliate WMRA's "Virginia Insight" show at 3 p.m. today.
Journalists from around the country who write about poverty and economic justice will convene at Washington and Lee University next month for the inaugural Knight Poverty Journalism Conference.
Washington and Lee alumnus Adam Overholtzer, of the Class of 2004, has won a major award for a video he produced to promote an intelligent textbook on which he has been working.
In an essay for the New York Times' Opinionator blog, Jasmin Darznik, assistant professor of English at Washington and Lee, writes about her family's "cluttered, makeshift Iranian house" in California.
Sascha Goluboff, associate professor of cultural anthropology at Washington and Lee University, was joined by Ted DeLaney, associate professor of history, for a discussion of race relations during the Civil War era, on NPR affiliate WMRA's "Virginia Insight" show on Thursday, Aug. 23. Sascha's research into the history of race relations in the Rockbridge County community of […]
Washington and Lee welcomed the international students in the Class of 2016 to campus on Wednesday (Aug. 22) for orientation.
Washington and Lee alumnus Sam Campbell '81 is at the helm of the family business producing the iconic MoonPie.
Former Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ray Price, a 1978 graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law, stepped down from the Missouri Supreme Court this month after 20 years, including two terms as chief justice.
Washington and Lee senior Michael McGuire argues that newspapers should not endorse political candidates in an op-ed for Editor & Publisher's "Critical Thinking" series this month.
Brothers David ’00 and Michael ’03 tour the country and publish a book on urban farms.
Hollister Hovey ’00 and her younger sister, Porter, have transformed blogging into a business.
Washington and Lee President Kenneth P. Ruscio on protecting the University's timeless values.
A pilot study by Washington and Lee economics professor James F. Casey and a team of W&L students suggests that visitors to Belize would be willing to pay more in conservation fees than the $3.75 fee that the country currently charges.
Washington and Lee alumnus and trustee emeritus Tom C. Frost is sounding a warning about the banking industry.
Washington and Lee alumnus and Rhodes Scholar John Vlahoplus '83 creates plan for addressing mortgage crisis.
Two solar photovoltaic arrays with a total capacity of 444 kilowatts on the Washington and Lee University campus met their performance goals for the first six months of 2012.
Washington and Lee's Students for St. Jude program was recognized with a Danny Thomas Scholarship at the St. Jude Collegiate Leadership Seminar in Memphis.
Dr. Jane Horton, director of Student Health and Counseling at Washington and Lee University, offers suggestions to avoid common health problems that befall entering students.
Washington and Lee law alumnus Gene Marsh '81L represented Penn State in its negotiations with the NCAA this summer.
David Millon, J. B. Stombock Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, took the helm as president of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) at its recent annual meeting.
Beverly Lorig, director of the Career Development Center at Washington and Lee, will share her knowledge of social media and recruiting at a conference sponsored by Monster.com.