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 ...
W&L students Graham Novak '19 and Mourad Berrached '20 won a $15,000 prize at the 2018 Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge.
Layne Setash '19 recently earned a Distinguished Teacher Award from the Virginia Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.
Abiza will receive a master’s degree in global affairs from Tsinghua University in China.
Reese is an English major and studio art minor.
Students took first place in three categories in the Society of Professional Journalists’ regional college journalism competition.
Her scholarship will fund a nine- to 12-month study of small-scale cultural heritage looting operations in the Golden Triangle of India.
In Tanzania, Mugo will study the perception of the life of refugees after resettlement.
Doan Bui ’21 and Hashim Syed ’19 have won Gilman Scholarships to study abroad.
Caroline Blackmon interned this summer with The Dunwoody Crier in Georgia.
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.
As a general assignment intern at The Roanoke Times, Rachel Hicks '19 learned how to be firm with difficult sources.
Meet Ryder Babik '19, a student who enjoys college as much as he enjoys helping others apply to college.
Graham Novak '19 may only be a junior at W&L, but he has already lined up a job — at his own company.
Julia Kaczmar '19 spent a summer in New York City, learning the logistics of the latest fashions.
Anukriti Shrestha '19 has found an intersection of mathematics, computer science and research — all in the heart of Lexington.
Laura Wang '19 interned for the Shell company in Shanghai, putting her communications skills to the test and making new friends along the way.
Kat Oakley '19 has spent a lot of time contemplating the idea of "place" - both in Lexington and across the world.
Jack Miller '19 has spent his summer in the bush of South Africa, learning about wildlife and conservation - and having a few close calls in the field.
Abigail Summerville '19, a business journalism major, interned on the CNBC.com breaking news desk.
Kathryn E. Young '19 got a Reynolds Business Scholarship that allowed her to intern at her hometown newspaper, the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
