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Generally Speaking Newsletter The newsletter is distributed monthly to alumni and friends of the university.

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October 2024

W&L inducts Mike Wenke ’79, Hilary Martin Chaney ’98, ’04L, Jim Stagnitta, Tim McGlaston ’08 and Sarah Tilbor ’08 into the Athletics Hall of Fame and hosts the inaugural Policy Forum in Washington, D.C.

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September 2024

Young alums return to campus for Young Alumni Weekend; the Summer edition of the W&L: The Washington and Lee Magazine hits mailboxes; and the W&L 2024-25 academic year officially kicks off with a big welcome to the undergraduate Class of 2028 and the Law Class of 2027.

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August 2024

The university gears up for the start of the 2024-2025 academic year.

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July 2024

The university celebrates another successful year of giving and enjoys a record year for fellowships and summer research.

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June 2024

Washington and Lee celebrates our newest alumni with the Class of 2024; Spring Term continues to offer stalwart W&L experiences; and the Generals put in another great year in athletics.

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May 2024

President Will Dudley shares — in numbers and stories — the ways in which Washington and Lee stands out in higher education; alumni travel back to Lexington; and Spring Term continues to offer one-of-a-kind experiences.

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April 2024

Spring’s in full swing with the 50th anniversary of archaeology at W&L, Law Alumni Weekend, Outing Club hikes and Winter Term exams.

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March 2024

Students go on Washington Break, the Nabors Service League commemorates 25 years and Five-Star alumni return to campus.

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February 2024

The 2024 Mock Convention predicts Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination.

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January 2024

The new year starts with Special Collections and Archives gearing up for Mock Convention, W&L receiving the 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification and student consulting group making connections on campus and in the community.

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December 2023

President Dudley looks back on the year, and Katie Yurechko ’24 becomes W&L’s first-ever recipient of the Marshall Scholarship.

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November 2023

More than 500 alumni and guests enjoyed beautiful weather, incredible programming and meaningful engagement with lifelong friends at Young Alumni Weekend.

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October 2023

We are halfway through the fall semester, and students took advantage of many opportunities over Reading Days. W&L also hosted our fifth Real Estate Forum with record attendance.

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September 2023

Welcome Class of 2027 and Law Class of 2026.

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August 2023

Athletes arriving for pre-season training marks the unofficial beginning of the academic year.

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July 2023

Thank you for another successful year of alumni giving.

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June 2023

Summer in Lexington comes with exploring the beauty of the Blue Ridge, enjoying a show at Lime Kiln, new renovations on campus and the re-opening of the Marketplace and Café 77.

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May 2023

W&L celebrates the Class of 2023, law graduation and alumni weekend.

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April 2023

Spring beautifully arrives on campus thanks to the year-long dedication of the W&L grounds crew.

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March 2023

Five-Star Festival weekend brought old friends together, W&L hosts the 2023 Institute for Honor Symposium and Mock Convention presents spring kickoff.

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February 2023

For the fifth consecutive year, W&L has been included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. students.

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January 2023

Happy New Year from Lexington! Take a look for a peek into some of the extraordinary things our students are doing here on campus every day.

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December 2022

W&L wraps up the fall semester with holiday festivities.

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November 2022

W&L celebrates the return of young alumni to campus, the recent renovations to Elrod Commons provides new and improved workplaces and the Bonner Program reaches 20 years.

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October 2022

With the changing leaves, crisp mornings and Young Alumni Weekend right around the corner, fall has officially arrived at W&L.

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September 2022

Fall classes are officially underway, and we welcome the Class of 2026.

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August 2022

Celebrating alumni, taking a closer look at the Advanced Immersion and Mentoring (AIM) Scholars Summer Program and preparing for the start of the school year.

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July 2022

The campus is busy with faculty-student summer research projects and Alumni College programs.

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June 2022

The academic year came to a successful close, and the campus switched gears to student-faculty summer research projects.

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May 2022

Spring Term is winding down, alumni were in town to celebrate their class reunions and preparations for Undergraduate Commencement are underway.

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April 2022

Celebrating the end of Winter Term, the start of Spring Term and the newest ODK initiates.

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March 2022

This March is one of the busiest in several years, with various reunions, speakers, cultural performances and sporting events filling the calendar.

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February 2022

It was a cold start to the term, but as we approach the halfway point the sun is getting stronger and the skies are as blue as ever over the Colonnade.

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January 2022

Holiday events, Gilman Scholarship recipients, Johnson Opportunity Grants, Dining Services and other news from W&L.

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December 2021

As the Fall term came to a close, the W&L community took time to celebrate the holiday season.

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November 2021

Picture-perfect weather provided a magnificent backdrop for on-campus events.

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October 2021

W&L is in full swing: The leaves are turning, and fine weather finds the Colonnade buzzing with students as reading days and midterms approach.

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September 2021

Undergraduate students are moving in and the first day of classes is right around the corner, as W&L returns for another year of doing what it does best: delivering a vital, relevant education to the world’s brightest students.

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August 2021

As the fall semester approaches, W&L is poised for the return of students and the first in-person alumni gatherings in over a year.

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