W&L English Professors to Read at the Virginia Festival of the Book
Three members of Washington and Lee’s English department will be featured at the 19th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book, produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
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W&L Makes Community Service Honor Roll
Washington and Lee University has been named once again to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.
W&L Biology Professors Explore Drought Impact on Amazon Fish Species
Two Washington and Lee University ecologists recently co-authored a paper that examines for the first time the effect of drought in terms of fish species' diversity in the Amazon.
Beverly Lorig Recognized by CCE
Beverly Lorig, director of Career Development, has been recognized by the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) for satisfying the established knowledge standards in coaching as well as completing the Board Certified Coach Examination.
W&L in the News: Racquel Alexander in Boston Globe
Washington and Lee University accounting professor Racquel Alexander is quoted in a the story, "Tax lobbyists help businesses reap windfalls," in the the March 17, 2013, edition of the Boston Globe.
W&L in the News: William Connelly on NPR
William F. Connelly Jr., the John K. Boardman Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee, was quoted in the story, "Why Obama (And Any President) Fails To Meet Expectations," by Alan Greenblatt on the National Public Radio's "It's All Politics" blog on March 12, 2013.
W&L Students Witness History in Rome
When they chose to study abroad in Rome this semester, a half dozen Washington and Lee juniors would never have guessed what awaited them beyond their academic work.
Jean Kilbourne to Discuss Women in Advertising at W&L
Author, speaker and filmmaker Jean Kilbourne, internationally recognized for her work on the image of women in advertising, will speak at Washington and Lee University on Monday, March 18, at 5 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons. Kilbourne’s talk is free and open to the public. There will be a book signing following the talk. […]
4th Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments at W&L School of Law
On Friday, March 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit will hear oral arguments in three cases at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
“Piggy” Off Broadway
A musical by creator/writer/lyricist Washington and Lee alumnus Richard Rosser '84, "Piggy Nation The Musical," opens at the Jerry Orbach Theater in New York this month.
W&L's Blunch Publishes Paper on Adult Literacy Programs in Ghana
Research by a Washington and Lee University economist demonstrates that adult literacy programs have had the unintended success of decreasing child mortality.
Phi Beta Kappa Speaker Addresses Historians' Fine Line
Elizabeth Varon, of the University of Virginia, told the annual Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation at Washington and Lee Thursday that historians must walk a fine line between detachment and engagement and need to be humble in their judgments.
W&L's Kolman on WMRA's “Virginia Insight”
Barry Kolman, professor of music at Washington and Lee University, will appear on NPR affiliate WMRA's "Virginia Insight" show at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, to discuss the healing power of music.
Angela Smith Named First Director of W&L’s Mudd Center for Ethics, First Mudd Professor of Ethics
Angela M. Smith, associate professor of philosophy at Washington and Lee University, has been named the first Roger Mudd Professor of Ethics and the first director of the University's new Roger Mudd Center for Ethics.
Alumnus Digs an Archaeological Debate
Washington and Lee alumnus Ted Goebel '86 is exploring the first Americans.
W&L Law Team Advances to Finals of ABA Appellate Advocacy Competition
A team from Washington and Lee University School of law has advanced to the finals of the National Appellate Advocacy Competition after going 5-0 in their regional competition this past weekend.
PBS Correspondent Ray Suarez Discusses Challenges for Reporters, Audiences
Ray Suarez, the Washington-based senior correspondent for the “PBS NewsHour,” told a Washington and Lee University audience Monday that rather than talking about things that matter to the American people, too much of the national election was spent obsessing about "what Joe Biden might call 'malarkey.' "
Performance Artist, Yale Professor Deb Margolin Performs at W&L
Deb Margolin, playwright, performance artist and Yale University professor of theater studies, will perform her most recent play on Tuesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater.
Honor Among Cruciverbalists
Washington and Lee alumnus Neville Fogarty '10 finishes 69th in national crossword tournament — and would have finished higher had it not been for the Honor System.
Daniel Wubah Named Washington and Lee University's Provost
Washington and Lee University has named Daniel A. Wubah, currently vice president for undergraduate education and deputy provost of Virginia Tech and professor of biological sciences, as provost, the second-highest-ranking position at the University.
Distinguished Historian Addresses Phi Beta Kappa Convocation
Elizabeth R. Varon, the Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia, will address the Phi Beta Kappa//Society of the Cincinnati Convocation at Washington and Lee on Thursday, March 14, at 11:45 a.m. in Lee Chapel.
McGill University Philosophy Professor to Lecture at W&L
Alia Al-Saji, associate professor in the department of philosophy at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on Monday, March 25, at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.
Master LEGO Builder: Nick Tatar '96
Washington and Lee alumnus Nick Tartar has`taken the LEGO building bricks to new levels.
W&L Capital Defense Expert Discusses Decline in Virginia Death Row Population
Washington and Lee law professor David Bruck comments extensively in an Associated Press story looking at Virginia's death row population.
Wheeler's Poem Makes Noteworthy Honor List
Washington and Lee English professor Lesley Wheeler's narrative poem “The Receptionist” has landed on the Tiptree Award Honor List for 2012
W&L Russian Language Students to Perform “Crime and Punishment”
The Russian language students of Washington and Lee University will perform Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Johnson Theater at the Lenfest Cente
W&L Mock Trial Teams Advance in Competition
Washington and Lee’s Mock Trial “A” Team placed fifth at the American Mock Trial Association Regional Tournament the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earlier this month and gained a spot in the upcoming Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS).
Generalprobe to Perform Tales of the Grimm Brothers
Generalprobe, the German language theater group at Washington and Lee, will perform Märchenwald, four dramatized tales of the Grimm Brothers on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 14 to 16, at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Theater in the Lenfest Center.
A Survivor Still Fighting
Riley Hampsch, a junior at Washington and Lee, has been fighting cancer since she was three-years-old.
W&L Seniors Megan Bock, Wayde Marsh Are Generals of the Month for March
Washington and Lee University seniors Megan Bock and Wayde Marsh will be recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation for March on Thursday, March 7, at 11:45 a.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons.
University of Wisconsin Professor Richard Davidson to Speak on “Happiness is a Skill”
Richard J. Davidson of the University of Wisconsin will present the next lecture in Washington and Lee’s yearlong “Questioning the Good Life” interdisciplinary seminar series on March 19 at 4:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater of Elrod Commons.
Latin America and Environmental Problems Subject of W&L Lecture
Timothy Shenk, coordinator of the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., will give a public lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, March 12, at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.
Author Danielle Evans to Give Reading at W&L
Fiction writer Danielle Evans will give a reading at Washington and Lee University on Monday, March 18, at 4 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.
W&L Alum's Play Staged in New York
A "ghost opera with dance" by Washington and Lee alumnus Dave DeChristopher, of the Class of 1975, has been playing in New York during February. "Circle of Haunts" is based on themes from Henry James' "Turn of the Screw" and features appearances of such famous supernatural figures as the ghost of Hamlet's father and the witches of Macbeth. Billed as […]
W&L, VMI Partner Through Mellon Foundation Grant
Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute are partnering thanks to a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to enhance collaboration between select liberal-arts colleges and their neighboring military institutions of higher education.
Memorial Service Held for John D. Wilson, Former W&L President
John Delane Wilson, the president who led Washington and Lee University during its transition to coeducation, died on Saturday, March 2, in Lexington. He was 81.
Connors to Give Pritchard Professorship Inaugural Lecture at W&L
Christopher D. Connors, professor of geology at Washington and Lee University, will give the William E. Pritchard III Professorship Inaugural Lecture on Thursday, March 14, at 8 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.
Christopher Graves to give Keynote Address for W&L’s 55th Media Ethics Institute
Christopher Graves, CEO of one of the world’s largest public relations networks, Ogilvy Public Relations, will give the keynote address for the 55th Media Ethics Institute at Washington and Lee University.
W&L at the White House
Washington and Lee alumnus Brian Higgins can hardly imagine a better assignment than the part-time gig he’s got as a White House Social Aide.
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine to Deliver W&L Law Commencement Address
Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator for Virginia and former Virginia Governor, will deliver this year’s commencement address during the 2013 graduation exercises at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
W&L Expert Analyzes Upcoming Kenyan Election
Along with observers around the world, Tyler Dickovick, a Washington and Lee University politics professor, will be watching Kenya's election on Monday with a mixture of apprehension and hopefulness.
Shenandoah Makes List for “Voracious Readers”
Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee Literary Review is named one of "100 Essential Sites for Voracious Readers."
A Son's Memoir of a Famous Father
As the son of one of America's most famous preachers, John S. Peale, of Washington and Lee's Class of 1958, saw a side of his father, the Rev. Norman Vincent Peale, that few others ever glimpsed. John has written about his experiences in a new memoir, "Just How Far From the Apple Tree?: A Son […]
Studio 11 Features Authors Leah Naomi Green and John Casteen
Writers at Studio 11 reading series will feature authors Leah Naomi Green and John Casteen on Monday, March 4, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Studio 11 Gallery in Lexington.
Ray Suarez to Speak on “Media, Politics and Washington”
Ray Suarez, Washington-based senior correspondent for “The News Hour” on PBS, is the Fishback Visiting Writer at Washington and Lee University for 2013 and will present a public lecture on March 11, at 5 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater of Elrod Commons.
Yale Professor Shelly Kagan to Lecture at W&L
Shelly Kagan, the Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, will give a talk at Washington and Lee University on March 11, at 5:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium of Leyburn Library as part of the Living Philosophy Series sponsored by W&L’s Philosophy Department.
W&L's Locy Writes Legal Reporting Textbook
A new textbook by Washington and Lee journalism professor Toni Locy introduces students to legal reporting.
Neuroscience Expert Headlines W&L’s Institute for Honor Symposium
Michael Gazzaniga, professor of psychology and director of The SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will deliver the keynote address at the 13th annual Institute for Honor Symposium at Washington and Lee University on Friday, March 1.
Auburn University Professor Matthew Bagger to Speak at Washington and Lee
Matthew C. Bagger, the Goodwin-Philpott Eminent Scholar in Religion at Auburn University, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on Monday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.
W&L Law BLSA Moot Court Teams Advance to National Finals
W&L teams took second and third at the regional BLSA moot court and mock trial competitions and will compete in March during the national BLSA convention in Atlanta.
W&L's Kirk on WMRA's “Virginia Insight”
Athena Kirk, Mellon Junior Faculty Fellow in the Classics Department at Washington and Lee University, appeared on NPR affiliate WMRA's "Virginia Insight" show on Monday, Feb. 25, to discuss humans, philosophy and animals.
Shenandoah Calls for Submissions for the Bevel Summers Prize
Shenandoah, the Washington and Lee University Review, will be accepting entries of short short stories for the annual Bevel Summers Prize from March 13 to March 31.
W&L Law Grad Receives Papal Honors
Monsignor Timothy E. Keeney, pastor of St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg and a 1990 graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law, was recently honored by Pope Benedict XVI who conferred the pontifical honor of Chaplain to His Holiness on him.
W&L Law Dean Pens Op/ed for Huffington Post
An op/ed at the Huffington Post by Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Nora Demleitner explores the prison population cap controversy in California and its effect on the mentally ill.
Harwood '74, Belt '72 Named to Va. Communications Hall of Fame
Washington and Lee alumni Don Belt '72 and Doug Harwood '74 will be inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame in Richmond on April 11.
W&L Transnational Law Institute Presents Lecture on Africa and International War Crimes Tribunals
Dr. Kamari Maxine Clarke of Yale University will give a public lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 11:00 am in the Millhiser Moot Court Room, Sydney Lewis Hall.
W&L's King Curates Major Atlanta Art Exhibit
Washington and Lee art history professor Elliott King is the curator of an exhibition at Atlanta's High Museum of Art on the work of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
Duke's Swartzwelder to Address Alcohol's Effects on the Brain
Duke professor Scott Swartzwelder to address alcohol's long-lasting effects on the brain at Washington and Lee on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Stackhouse Theater of Elrod Commons.
W&L History Professor Pens Op-ed for Washington Post
Washington and Lee history professor Molly Michelmore writes about the federal income tax in Monday's edition of the Washington Post.
New Book by W&L's Miranda Gives a Voice to California Indians
A new book by Washington and Lee University English professor Deborah Miranda's new book is both a tribal history of California Indians and a memoir of her own family's experiences.
Alum Publishes Book about WWII Resistance Fighter
Washington and Lee alumnus Jan Drabek's new book chronicles the life of World War II resistance fighter Vladimir Krajina.
W&L Law Moot Court Board Announces Mediation Competition Results
The team of W.G. Beecher and Christina Randall-James won the 2013 Mediation Competition at Washington and Lee University School of Law
W&L Marks Centennial of President Custis Lee's Death Today, Feb. 18
Today, Feb. 18, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the death of George Washington Custis Lee (1832-1913), who served as president of Washington and Lee University from 1871 to 1897. He succeeded in that office his father, Robert E. Lee. A commemoration will be observed at Lee Chapel today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A spray of flowers […]
W&L’s Writer-in-Residence Reading to Feature Three Faculty Readers
Washington and Lee University’s 4th annual Writer-in-Residence Reading, featuring R.T. Smith, Lesley Wheeler and Chris Gavaler, will be Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 4:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium in the Leyburn Library.
W&L’s Versatile Learning Classroom Turns Tradition Upside Down
An experimental classroom at Washington and Lee puts the professor in the middle, rather than at the front.
Course by W&L's Kirk Wins Award from Humane Society
Athena Kirk, Mellon Junior Faculty Fellow in the classics department at Washington and Lee University, has received the 2012 Distinguished New Course award from the Humane Society of the United States and the Animals and Society Institute for the seminar, "The Ancient Animal World," which she taught in Fall 2012.
W&L Students Ponder Social-Media Dilemmas at Ethics Bowl
Washington and Lee's 2013 VFIC Ethics Bowl team finished second in the 14th annual event this week.
W&L Historians Analyze the Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
Washington and Lee historians David Peterson and William Patch reflect on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
W&L Honors Donors at Dedication of Re-created Benefactors' Wall
Washington and Lee’s re-created Honored Benefactors’ Wall, in the foyer of Washington Hall, was christened last Friday, Feb. 8, during a brief ceremony during the Board of Trustees meeting. The Honored Benefactors’ Wall was established in 1983, with 15 names to start. It contains the names of individuals, corporations and foundations whose gifts to W&L […]
