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Matthew Loar ’07 Authors Paper in the Peer-Reviewed Classical Quarterly
The director of fellowships and student research dissects and expands upon possible allusion in Virgil’s “Aeneid.”
Meet Jenna Bernstein ’25
Bernstein discovered a passion for coding at W&L and has sought out every opportunity to get involved with technology on campus.
Washington and Lee University Recognized for its Sustainability Efforts
The university earned high marks in the Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges and is highlighted in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s 2024 Sustainable Campus Index.
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.
Faculty Profile: Tammi Etheridge
Tammi Etheridge is an expert in food and drug law with a talent for seeing both sides of complex issues.
Meet Yardley Borten ’25L and Sadie Mapstone ’25L, Head Kirgis Fellows
The Kirgis Fellow program is a mentoring program designed to assist first-year and transfer students with the adjustment to law school.
Business Administration Professor Presents to Shenandoah Valley Business Leaders
Jeff Schatten discussed his research on artificial intelligence and how it can be used to improve efficiency at work at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley’s annual Business Forum Luncheon.
Meet a Colleague: Debbie Price
Debbie Price is the Administrative Assistant for Law Admissions and has worked at the Law School since August 2015.
Meet Saylor Snowden ‘25L, Research Burks Scholar
Being a Burks Scholar is a way for Saylor Snowden to pay it forward for help she received as a first year law student.
W&L to Publicly Launch its Leading Lives of Consequence Capital Campaign
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a free luncheon Oct. 24 on Cannan Green to celebrate the campaign’s kickoff.
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.
Meet a Colleague: Katherine Dau ’19
Katherine Dau ’19 serves as the director of annual giving.
Opportunity to Thrive
Adhip Adhikari ’27 spent much of his summer creating a library at a secondary school near his family's home in Katmandu, Nepal.
Latif Bolat to Perform Turkish Folk Concert
The Oct. 20 concert is sponsored by W&L’s Middle East and South Asia Studies Program.
International Criminal Law Faculty Mark Drumbl and Shannon Fyfe Speak at Events in Germany
Professor Drumbl spoke at an event in Nuremberg on children in armed conflict, and Professor Fyfe spoke in Munich at event on academic debates concerning Israel and Palestine.
Inaugural W&L Policy Forum Explores Key Political and Economic Issues
More than 100 participants gathered to discuss cybersecurity, trade policies and the future of U.S. policy.
The Game of Storytelling
The two W&L alums driving the content for Golf Digest share how the sport lends itself to unexpected stories and why it’s important to take big swings editorially.
Meet Paige McBoyle ’26
McBoyle chose W&L for its close-knit community and the opportunity to excel academically and athletically.
Celebrating an Extraordinary Legacy
Pat and Marshall Nuckols’ estate gift supports scholarships and student opportunities.
Practice Profile: Elizabeth Summers ‘12L is an Estate Planning Consultant with Wealthspire Advisors
As Senior Vice President and Director of Wealth Strategy, Family Wealth at Wealthspire Advisors, Elizabeth Summers helps families plan for their future and solve the problems that keep them up at night.
Summer Experience: Cody Losey ’26L
Cody Losey spent the summer as a student caseworker in the Black Lung Clinic.
Meet a Colleague: Alex Klein
Alex Klein is an assistant professor of law who teaches courses in criminal law.
DeLaney Center to Open its 2024-25 Screen to Square Film Series with ‘The Color Purple’
This year’s first film will be screened on Oct. 15 in Stackhouse Theater.
Bright Frimpong Co-Authors Paper in the Information Systems Journal
The business administration professor and his advisors explore the role of crowdfunding in developing Indigenous communities.
‘W&L After Class’ Podcast Releases New Episode Featuring Melissa Kerin
In this month’s episode, Kerin, professor of art history, discusses how following her curiosity of the ways in which people tell stories opened her to opportunities to study remote Buddhist shrines in the Himalayas and examine how we live and die as the director of the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics.
Meet a Colleague: Devony Hines
Devony Hines serves as the associate director of admissions.
Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony to Celebrate Endowment Honoring the Farrars
The James D. Farrar Jr. ’74 and Katharine Capito Farrar Endowment supports the Athletics Hall of Fame and will help fund athletics-related student opportunities.
Meet the Parents Leadership Council Chairs
Anne Faircloth and Fred Beaujeu-Dufour share their thoughts as Parents Leadership Council (PLC) chairs.
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.
Robin LeBlanc to Deliver Lecture in Honor of Her Appointment to the William Lyne Wilson Professorship in Political Economy
LeBlanc’s talk, “How I See Power,” will be held Oct. 30 in Northen Auditorium.
Meet Darnell Pelzer Jr. ’25
Pelzer has enjoyed connecting with others with shared interests through the Gaming Club, University Singers, SABU and the Office of Sustainability.
Ryan McCoy Awarded Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Environmental studies professor to supervise student assessments of the USDA Midwest Climate Hub.
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.
Faculty Profile: Shannon Fyfe
Shannon Fyfe is an assistant professor with a focus of international law and philosophy.
German Law Journal Symposium to Explore Legal Personhood
The event will be held Friday, October 11 in the Millhiser Moot Court Room, Sydney Lewis Hall on the W&L campus.
Catalyst for Change
The Jeffrey G. Lawson ’68 Endowment funds leadership roles in the DeLaney Center.
Faculty Focus: Russell Miller on Supreme Court Reform
Rather than solve a crisis of integrity, Professor Miller argues that expansion of the number of justice or more frequent appointments resulting from term limits will destabilize the Court’s jurisprudence.
Summer Experience: Lilli Marshall ’26L
Lilli Marshall spent the summer working with the litigation and labor and employment practice groups at Williams Mullen in Richmond, Virginia.
Meet a Colleague: Nydia Ayala
Nydia Ayala is an assistant professor of cognitive and behavioral science.
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.
Meet Madison Lilly ’25
Neuroscience major Lilly’s most impactful experience at W&L has been a summer research project in the Netherlands to analyze Dutch art.
Kish Parella publishes “Enforcing International Law Against Corporations: A Stakeholder Management Approach” in the Harvard International Law Journal
The article explores the ways in which corporate stakeholders encourage corporations to integrate international law norms into their policies and practices.
Chris Seaman to Deliver Lecture in Honor of His Appointment to the Robert E.R. Huntley Professorship
Seaman’s talk will be held Oct. 8 in the Millhiser Moot Court Room.
Alumni Spotlight: Cole Bollman ’16, ’19L
Cole Bollman is an associate in the Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group at King & Spalding LLP in Atlanta.
Office Hours with Robert Humston and Megan Fulcher
Professors Robert Humston and Megan Fulcher are part of a team of faculty volunteers who serve as liaisons between athletics and academics.
Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg Publish Paper in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy
The professors co-authored an article that investigates the different ways comics are ordered.
Catarina Passidomo ’04 Authors Paper in the Peer-Reviewed Journal Food, Culture & Society
Passidomo explores how food and food narratives can build and reinforce regional and social identities.
Agents for Success
The enduring legacy of W&L's Class Agent volunteers.
Meet Kendall Groza ’25L, Chair of the Moot Court Board
As the leader of the Moot Court Board, Kendall Groza hopes to expose students to the advocacy competitions that have defined her law school experience.
Inspiring Minds
George Bent, Sidney Gause Childress Professor in the Arts, has spent his career at W&L inspiring and being inspired by his students.
Professors Chris Gavaler and Nat Goldberg to Discuss Their New Book, ‘Revising Reality’
The discussion will be held Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the Harte Center Gallery.
In Memoriam: Julius Stephen ‘Steve’ Marks III ’59, Trustee Emeritus
Marks served on the Board of Trustees from 1990 to 1999.
Meet a Colleague: Mickie Brown ’21
Mickie Brown ’21 serves as an academic technologist in the IQ Center.
Student Org Spotlight: wluLEX
W&L’s student-run social media team arrived this fall ready to explore multiple social media platforms and showcase the vibrance of the Fall Term.
W&L Marketplace Celebrates National Food Service Workers Day
Approximately 300 Dining Services employees plan, make and serve meals at one of the seven dining facilities on campus.
Michelle Drumbl Publishes “Tax Enforcement at the Intersection of Social Welfare and Vulnerable Populations” in the Wisconsin Law Review
The article examines whether IRS denial of the Earned Income Tax Credit constitutes a violation of human rights.
Chong Wang Awarded the Simons Research Enhancement Grant from the American Mathematical Society
Wang will utilize the grant to explore energy-driven pattern formation in complex physical and biological systems.
‘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.
Meet Kam Saalfrank ’25
Mentorship from his major and faculty adviser has helped Saalfrank challenge himself academically and professionally.
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 Welcomes Young Alumni Back to Campus With Record-Breaking Attendance From Newest Graduates
Alumni enjoyed one another's company and a variety of reunion festivities honoring the classes of 2014 and 2019 and celebrating the QuestBridge 10th anniversary and reunion.
W&L Sets Location for Institutional History Museum
Plans for Washington and Lee University’s Institutional History Museum are beginning to take shape.
