‘The Honor of Learning’
Lauren Hoaglund '22 has parlayed her passion for medieval and Renaissance history, literature, classics and theater into a busy but rewarding four years at W&L.
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W&L’s Muensterman Awarded Prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
Kathryn Muensterman ’22 has won a $34,000 Beinecke Scholarship to help fund her graduate studies.
‘Pay Forward the Kindnesses’
Melissa Yorio '21 has received support from many corners during her college career, so when the pandemic broke out, she found a way to give back within her hometown community.
Christopher McCrackin ’20 Earns Prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
Christopher McCrackin ’20 has won a $34,000 Beinecke Scholarship to help fund his graduate studies.
W&L a Charter Member of American Shakespeare Center’s New Academic Leadership Consortium
The partnership will bring the company’s national tour and on-site workshops to W&L’s campus.
In Case You Missed It
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Presents Talk with Leyla Rouhi
Rouhi’s talk is titled “A Radical Reassessment of Accepted Wisdom on Miguel de Cervantes' Fiction on Islam.”
Researching Beyond the Library
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.
‘Dream Team’ Recreates 15th-Century Florence
Professor George Bent and his team of students are working on a digital recreation of Florence that Bent describes as the “project of his career.”
W&L Hosts American University Lecturer Usha Vishnuvajjala
Vishnuvajjala’s talk is titled “Arthurian Authority: Face-to-Face With the King.”
Talk at W&L Considers Whether Plants Have Feelings
Lara Farina, an associate professor of English at West Virginia University, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on Oct. 27 at 12:15–1:15 p.m. in Hillel House Multipurpose Room 101.
A Day in the Life: Sonia Brozak ’17
Johnson Opportunity Grant Winner Sonia Brozak '17 Travels to Florence to Study Art History.
In Depth: Science, Society and the Arts
Sonia Brozak '17 studies Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation.
Student Work: Anthonia Adams ’16
"Day Out: A Story of a Mother's Love:" On stage at the Symposium of Theater in Academe on March 27.
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