Career Paths: Randall Miller ’14L
Miller is currently clerking for Judge Lawrence VanDyke on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Moving to Lexington with a Partner
Kate and Colin Emrich '21L reflect on choosing to settle in the Shenandoah Valley for three years.
W&L’s Goldsmith Interviewed on ‘Business Casual’ Podcast
Art Goldsmith was featured on the Morning Brew podcast “Business Casual”
In-House at the UVA Hospital
Helen Gray Dunnavant '20L shares experiences from her internship last summer.
U.S. Senators Respond to a Case in W&L Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic
Kevin Euceda, a Honduran immigrant seeking safety from persecution in the United States, saw confidential therapy notes used against him in court. Now, legislation has been introduced to stop the practice.
W&L Cancels Events Featuring External Speakers, Visitors
The university has canceled all campus events featuring external speakers or visitors beginning at noon on Saturday, March 13 and continuing through Saturday, April 18.
All In
The Kauders family talks about their experience joining the W&L Community.
W&L Law Teams Reach Semifinals in Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Hundreds of teams participate each year in this competition focused on a dispute between nations.
Sascha Goluboff Named Director of Community-Based Learning at Washington and Lee
Sascha L. Goluboff, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Washington and Lee University, has been named the university’s next director of community-based learning. W&L Provost Marc Conner announced the three-year appointment, which will begin on July 1.
A Semester with Washington and Lee University’s Office of the General Counsel
Mary Kate Nicholson '20L reflects on her externship, saying the general counsel is a "jack of all trades."
Canceled – Lee Chapel at W&L Presents Spring Lecture
Author and historian Ryan Cole will give a public lecture at W&L on March 23.
W&L’s Stephanie Sezen ’21 Accepted into the American Economic Association Summer Program
This summer, Sezen will receive two months of intensive training with leading faculty at Michigan State University in microeconomics, math, econometrics and research methods.
Canceled – W&L to Host Annual Summer Camp Fair
Representatives from area day camps and sleepover camps will be available to share information about their 2020 summer programs.
‘A Gilligan’s Adventure’
Temi Adeyanju '21 describes her many adventures in Australia during her Internship and Study Semester in Asia-Pacific.
UPDATED: Staniar Gallery Features Senior Art Theses in Virtual Exhibit
W&L's studio art majors present their senior projects in an online exhibition.
Stephanie Stillo to Address W&L’s Phi Beta Kappa Convocation
Her talk is titled "Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted: Observations on the Historic and Contemporary Role of the Liberal Arts.”
W&L BLSA Team Second at National Moot Court Competition
Jessiah Hulle ‘20L and Tomi Akinmola ‘21L were the runners-up in the National Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition, held this weekend in Cincinnati during the National Black Law Students Association conference.
Working in the Criminal Justice Clinic
Kasia Wiggins '20L, a future public defender, has advocated for clients during two bond hearings and two trials in the CJC.
2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award winners
Immigrant Rights Clinic Wins Asylum for Client after 20 Year Struggle
Student Caseworkers Andrew Salinas '20L and Isabella Gray '20L delivered strong, creative arguments that beat the odds.
‘Upside Down in the Down Under’
Annie Echols '21 explores some surprising similarities between Sydney and Lexington while in Australia for the Internship and Study Semester in Asia Pacific program.
Canceled- W&L Hosts Shannon McGregor for Public Lecture
Her talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled "Barely Legal: Political Ads, Social Media and #sponcon."
Community Projects a Win-Win for Lexington and W&L
Washington and Lee University's Office of Community-Based Learning has partnered with Lexington on projects that provide real-world learning experiences for students while also advancing the city's goals.
W&L Students Participate in the 21st Annual Statewide Collegiate Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl
Six students from Washington and Lee University participated in The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges’ 21st annual statewide collegiate Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl in February.
Tax Credits for the Working Poor
Michelle Lyon Drumbl, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Tax Clinic at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has published a new book that identifies shortcomings in how the United States delivers social benefits through its tax system.
raceXgender in Legal Academia: Challenges and Opportunities
Professor Meera E. Deo will discuss her book "Unequal Profession: Race and Gender in Legal Academia," on March 10 in Classroom A.
Success in Representation in Mediation Competition
3Ls Whitney Davis and Mahalia Hall were runners-up in a regional ABA competition.
W&L Presents Public Lecture with William Cope Moyers ’81
Moyers will speak on addiction and recovery.
‘Crossings’ Brings W&L and Lexington Community Together
A new play by Professor Domnica Radulescu gives voice to local immigrants.
Canceled – Niall Atkinson to Deliver Annual Pamela H. Simpson Lecture
Atkinson will speak on “Where I am is Who I am: Plotting Spatial Demographics in Renaissance Florence.”
Canceled – W&L’s Mudd Center for Ethics Hosts Half-Day Conference
The conference is titled Ethics and Technology: Surveillance, Civil Rights, and Cyber-Security.
W&L Hosts Memoirist Bob Rosenthal on Poet Allen Ginsberg
The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available to purchase following the reading.
W&L Presents ‘EVERYBODY’
Writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, who based this play on the anonymous 15th-century "Everyman," presents a new take on an old story and the old question of what happens when we cross over to the other side.
Mock Con 2020’s Security Overhaul
Two W&L students dramatically upgraded security preparations for the biggest Mock Con yet.
Public Policy and Health Advocacy
Madeline Morcelle '15L is lobbying congress, drafting bills, analyzing legislation, developing strategies to safeguard health access, and more.
W&L Presents Senior Recital Featuring Allison Jue ’20 on Viola
No tickets are required.
W&L Presents Music of Nordic Countries
W&L presents a faculty recital featuring Julia Goudimova on cello and Anna Billias on piano in an evening of romantically inclined music of Nordic countries.
Black FLEX Conference Brings W&L Alumni Back to Mentor Region’s Students
W&L’s first Black Future Leaders Experience (FLEX) conference brought alumni and staff together to mentor students from across central Virginia on how to thrive in white spaces, navigate politics and serve as leaders.
Canceled – Kevin Quashie Presents Shannon-Clark Lecture at W&L
Quashie teaches black cultural and literary studies at Brown University.
W&L’s Bob Strong Gives Talk at Church of the Presidents
Strong spoke on President Jimmy Carter’s pre-White House days and his complicated relations with the civil rights movement in Georgia.
JMU Professor to Give Keynote for Mudd Undergraduate Ethics Conference
The conference is free and open to the public.
FLEX-ing to Realize Black Excellence
Keynote speech by Washington and Lee University Dean of the College and Professor of English and Africana Studies Lena Hill at the Black Future Leaders Experience conference, Feb. 8, 2020
W&L Performs ‘Considering Matthew Shepard’
“Considering Matthew Shepard” tells the now infamous true story and aftermath of the kidnapping, torture and murder of Matthew Shepard near Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. Tickets are required for the performance.
W&L Students Raise Money for Coronavirus Relief
In February, students from PAACE and SAIL raised over $650 from around 50 donors to support coronavirus relief in China.
W&L Concert Guild Presents Matt Haimovitz on Cello
Having played in every kind of venue imaginable, from coffee houses to world-class concert halls, Haimovitz creates music for every kind of audience.
W&L to Host Reception Honoring Rhodes Scholar Rossella Gabriele
The Rhodes Scholarship, which averages $70,000 per year and up to as much as $250,000, fully funds two to four years of study at the University of Oxford in England.
The Human Side of Health Care
A class in Denmark, an internship in India and lots of eye-opening experiences in the Lexington community have encouraged Amanda Dorsey '21 to advocate for inclusion in the public health field.
W&L Community Grants Committee to Evaluate Proposals in March
The deadline for submitting a proposal for the Spring 2020 evaluation is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020.
W&L Celebrates Women’s History Month and the 19th Amendment
The celebration includes a film screening, a faculty panel and a trivia game. All events are free and open to the public.
KT Vaughan Named Hal F. and Barbra Buckner Higginbotham University Librarian at Washington and Lee
Vaughan holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Harvard University, a master’s degree in library science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a doctorate from Arizona State University. She succeeds John Tombarge, who will step down on June 30 after serving in the role for seven years.
W&L Presents Faculty and Guest Recital
Tickets are not required.
Growing OUTLaw
Roy Abernathy and Evelyn Clark on W&L Law's LGBTQ organization.
W&L’s Mock Convention Predicts Sanders Will Win Democratic Nomination
The prediction is the result of years of research conducted by student state and territory chairs, regional chairs and national and democratic party analysts.
W&L Professors Awarded Virginia Department of Agriculture Grant
John Knox, Skip Williams, and Maryanne Simurda were awarded $15,000 for their research on Helenium virginicum, or Virginia sneezeweed.
BLSA: Busy As Ever
W&L's Black Law Student Association fosters collegiality and mentorship.
W&L Welcomes New Trustee John Robinson
Robinson ’94 joined the W&L Board of Trustees on Feb. 14.
W&L Hosts ‘Women Watching Wall Street’
A panel discussion will feature six leading business journalists who cover big financial and economic stories.
W&L’s Hanstedt Talks Distribution Requirements in Inside Higher Ed Article
The title of his op-ed is "It's Time to Get Rid of Distribution Requirements."
W&L LEAD Banquet Award Nominations Recognize Student Leadership
Nominations for W&L’s LEAD Banquet Awards allow any member of the university community to recognize a student or group’s outstanding contributions in one or more of 23 areas.
W&L Law’s Hellwig Delivers Annual E.L. Wiegand Lecture at USF Law School
Hellwig, Dean and Professor of Law, spoke on the tax plight of high-salary employees after the 2017 tax legislation.
W&L Named a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students and Scholars
Eight students and three faculty received Fulbright awards for 2019-2020.
Introducing The 1749 Circle Co-Chairs
A Q&A about the importance of the Annual Fund.
27th Mock Convention this Weekend at Washington and Lee
W&L’s Mock Con, one of the most ambitious student political research projects in the country, this year aims to predict the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.
BLSA Moot Court, Mock Trial Teams Advance to Nationals
The Washington and Lee School of Law Black Law Students Association moot court and mock trial teams have advanced to nationals following top finishes at the Mid-Atlantic Black Law Students Association competitions.
Are Fixed Borders a Good Idea?
Professor Timothy Waters to give a talk on borders, secession, instability and violence.
David Falck ’78L to Speak on Success and Ethics
What does it mean to be an ethical lawyer in today's business environment?
Behind the Image of Mock Con
As director of communications for Mock Con 2020, Annie Lentz '20 applies her love of mass communications and politics to promote and protect a 112-year-old legacy.
W&L’s Rush Discusses the Electoral College in The Fulcrum
The title of Rush’s piece is “If the electors can be faithless, why have an Electoral College?”
Poetry Night Kicks Off Black History Month at W&L
A student-led annual celebration of black literary culture opened the Student Association for Black Unity’s programming for Black History Month at Washington and Lee University.
