Juneteenth Celebration Springs from Community-wide Collaboration
Organizations across the Lexington and Rockbridge County areas have planned a Juneteenth event that will include an art show, live music, a free raffle and more.
Diversity and Inclusion
Mapping the Past
As part of a community-based learning course in collaboration with Rockbridge Regional Tourism and the Rockbridge Historical Society, Washington and Lee University students researched and mapped Black-owned businesses that thrived in Lexington during the Jim Crow era.
Culinary Showcase Highlights Staff Experiences
A special dinner series at The Marketplace this academic year has featured menus created by Dining Services employees to pay homage to places they’ve lived or studied in culinary school.
W&L’s Asian and Pacific Islander Community Pulls Together to #StopAPIHate
Washington and Lee University’s Office of Inclusion and Engagement recently released a video featuring members of W&L’s Asian and Pacific Islander community, calling on the world to notice, and end, incidents of hate.
W&L Hosts Disability Rights Activist Judy Heumann
On March 9, Heumann will share her experiences advocating for disability rights and discuss the movement's future.
In Case You Missed It
W&L Presents 2021 Ted Delaney Lecture
The Feb. 24 online lecture, titled “Black Entrepreneurs: Where Does Money Fit into Protest?,” will examine capitalism as a part of the Black freedom-fighting arsenal.
Cultivating A Community
Renovations to the John W. Elrod Commons will create spaces to expand collaborations and conversations.
A Center for Positive Change
W&L’s Office of Inclusion and Engagement is expanding, reaching an unprecedented number of people with its programming.
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