
President William C. Dudley addressed the Class of 2018 at the commencement exercises on the Front Lawn.
President William C. Dudley addressed the Class of 2018 at the commencement exercises on the Front Lawn.
In his Commencement address, president Will Dudley encouraged the Class of 2018 to take the habits they have learned at W&L "and change the world, one small encounter at a time.”
W&L celebrates its 231st undergraduate commencement Thursday, May 25. LIVESTREAM: 10 a.m.
W&L will recognize the outstanding contributions of professors Marjorie Agosín and Harlan Beckley at its 231st commencement.
The Class of 2018 Reminisces ...
Four Short Years Ago ...
Jared Shely '18 will use the grant to continue his work teaching English to students in Latin America.
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) research fellowship will allow her to conduct research at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense.
With the support of teammates, professors and friends, Nicholas George '18 was able to balance two majors and a spot on the basketball team.
The William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship will allow Spiezio to attend the American University in Dubai during Winter Term 2018.
From Lexington to London, Faith E. Pinho '18 has had a vast array of experiences.
Hannah Falchuk '18 hopes to improve her cultural understanding and language proficiency in the country.
Emily Perszyk ’18 reflects on what W&L has to offer in the classroom and on the court — and how it led to her interest in the study of taste, smell and flavor.
Carson Bryant '18 has been awarded a Fulbright grant for an English Teaching Assistantship in Germany.
Working for the documentary filmmaking company Ark Media allowed Claire Hoffert '18 to exercise her research muscles and learn new skills.
Karishma Patel '18 loves finding the intersections of technology and business - while studying abroad in Madrid.
Matt Kaminer '18 stepped outside his comfort zone to work on some big stories during an internship with the Charlotte Observer.
Angel Vela de la Garza Evia ‘18 learned that research is two parts patience, two parts fun with lasers
The best place to research your thesis? Some would say the library, but for Jacqueline Moruzzi '18 that place is the Cambridge University's Medieval Studies Summer Program.
Meet Andy Cuthbert '18, a pre-med neuroscience major with a serious love of the outdoors.
Courtney Hauck '18 looks forward to continuing her debt-free education with a fellowship to Columbia Law School.
Vicky Kazmierczak '18 spent the summer in Memphis, learning the ins and outs of non-profit work — and how to hope.
Swimmer, computer coder, and Speaking Tradition advocate Will McMurtry '18 chose W&L over nine other schools, in large part because of its community.
Shadowing surgeons in Thailand made neuroscience major Emily Ellis '18 even more excited about her chosen career path.
Harleigh Bean ’18 studied in Paris, spent a summer at one of Middlebury's competitive language schools and attended the Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute at Princeton University.
Dana Gary, whose first EP is recorded, produced and publicized by a student-run record label, will present songs at SSA.
On May 24, 2018, 441 members of the Class of 2018 will recieve their degrees. Six members of the class graduated after Fall Term.
Members of the Class of 2018 will graduate with an average cumulative GPA of 3.528, far surpassing the previous record of 3.444, set in 2015.
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Mallory Stephenson of Fincastle, VA, graduates with a 4.00 grade point average.
22 members of the Class of 2018 will receive both a B.A. and a B.S. degree, equaling the record set in 2015.
Degrees awarded to the Class of 2018 represent 38 majors from across campus, with 34 percent of graduates completing two majors.
Two graduates completed three majors!
Graduates of the Class of 2018 represent 18 countries around the world, with five from the U.K. and three from Argentina.
Graduates of the Class of 2018 represent 34 states, with VA, MD, NJ, NC, TX, CA, NY and PA claiming the most graduates.
36 percent of the graduating class participated on a varsity team.