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In his Commencement address, President Dudley described the multitude of ways in which the Class of 2019's W&L education has prepared them for a lifetime of learning, leadership and service.
In his Commencement address, President Dudley described the multitude of ways in which the Class of 2019's W&L education has prepared them for a lifetime of learning, leadership and service.
W&L celebrates its 232nd undergraduate commencement Thursday, May 23. LIVESTREAM: 10 a.m.
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Four Short Years Ago ...
Layne Setash '19 recently earned a Distinguished Teacher Award from the Virginia Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.
Syed is a biology major and a Middle East and South Asia studies minor.
Elizabeth McDonald heads to Japan, Emily Austin to Indonesia and Riley Ries to Kyrgyzstan.
Agrippina has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain.
Abiza will receive a master’s degree in global affairs from Tsinghua University in China.
CBYX is a yearlong fellowship, funded by the German Bundestag and U.S. Congress through the U.S. Department of State.
Doan Bui ’21 and Hashim Syed ’19 have won Gilman Scholarships to study abroad.
In Tanzania, Mugo will study the perception of the life of refugees after resettlement.
A grant from the Endeavor Foundation allowed Yoko Koyama '19 and Maren Lundgren '18 to open a store in Cameroon that will fund transportation for local children to go to middle school in a neighboring town.
Julia Poppenberg '19 spent the summer as a translator in Guatemala, helping doctors and patients alike and learning to "talk strong."
Anukriti Shrestha '19 has found an intersection of mathematics, computer science and research — all in the heart of Lexington.
At this small-town university, Nora Devlin '19 has been exposed to viewpoints from all over the globe.
Meet Ryder Babik '19, a student who enjoys college as much as he enjoys helping others apply to college.
Ethiopia Getachew '19 always had an interest in science, but working in the biochemistry lab and volunteering with local EMTs helped her future plans take shape.
Laura Wang '19 interned for the Shell company in Shanghai, putting her communications skills to the test and making new friends along the way.
Josh Fox '19 has spent his summer conducting geology research on campus and in Crete, Greece, with Professor Jeff Rahl.
Caroline Blackmon interned this summer with The Dunwoody Crier in Georgia.
Elly Cosgrove '19 stayed busy this summer with internships at the Greater Wilmington Business Journal and WECT (Channel 6).
Uma Sarwadnya '19 knew she wanted to be a doctor her whole life. What she didn't know was how many unique opportunities she would find at W&L to support her journey — including a project with ants.
Kat Oakley '19 has spent a lot of time contemplating the idea of "place" - both in Lexington and across the world.