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Mariam Drammeh ’25 Earns David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology
The Elmes Pathfinder Prize recognizes a student who has shown extraordinary promise in psychological science through outstanding scholarship in basic or applied psychology.
Meet Emma Marvelli ’27
Marvelli enjoys building a community on campus as an RA and through her academic work.
Scholarship by Sarah C. Haan Cited in Fifth Circuit Opinion
The Court cited Haan’s article “Voting Rights in Corporate Governance: History and Political Economy.”
Bridging the Divide
W&L Law Professor Kish Parella Launches Inaugural National Security and International Business Roundtable in Washington D.C.
Minor Focus: Law, Justice and Society
W&L's Law, Justice and Society minor examines legal concepts from an interdisciplinary lens.
Enjoy an Eventful 2024 Holiday Season
W&L celebrates the 2024 holiday season with a wide variety of campus and local events.
‘W&L After Class’ Podcast Releases New Episode Featuring Gene McCabe
In this month’s episode, McCabe, head men’s lacrosse coach and assistant director of athletics for compliance, discusses how competitive sports provide those moments that feed the soul in the midst of a changing world.
Faculty Profile: Alexi Pfeffer-Gillett
Alexi Pfeffer-Gillett joined W&L Law in the fall of 2023. In his research, he studies the legal contours and practical effects of modern consumer and employment contracts.
Meet a Colleague: Caleb Simon
Caleb Simon is the Assistant Director of Law Career Strategy and joined W&L in October 2024.
W&L Hosts Annual Holiday Candlelight Service
The Dec. 5 lessons and carols program in the University Chapel is free and open to the public and will also be streamed online.
W&L Presents Holiday Pops Concert 2024
Tickets to the Dec. 3 performance can be obtained with a non-perishable food donation to benefit Campus Kitchen at W&L.
Latest DeLaney Center Dialogue Discussion Features Musician and Scholar Tammy L. Kernodle
Kernodle will also participate in a Reading Club Breakfast discussion involving her essay “My Song is My Weapon: The Long Sonic History of Black Resistance.”
Meet a Colleague: Seth Jones
Seth Jones is a technology integration specialist in ITS.
Connell Cunningham Jr. Named Scholar in Residence for the Office of Community-Based Learning
The visiting assistant professor of chemistry will serve a one-year term for the 2024-25 academic year.
Meet Nolan Rickett ’27
This neuroscience major takes advantage of W&L’s beautiful natural surroundings, including walking the back campus trails.
Washington and Lee Commemorates Veterans Day
The W&L community gathered to honor the military service of current and retired members of the staff, faculty and student body.
Dick Kuettner Honored with the Helen Warriner-Burke FLAVA Distinguished Service Award
The director of the Global Discoveries Laboratories and adjunct professor of romance languages and teacher education received the award at the Virginia Board of Education meeting.
W&L History Professor Authors New Book and Appears in WIRED Online Video
Mikki Brock wrote her second book and recently answered questions on her specialty – witches, witchcraft and witch hunts.
Carl Elliott is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series
Elliott, a bioethicist at the University of Minnesota, will give a lecture on Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
Meet Samantha Ennis ’25L: Writing Burks Scholar
Samantha Ennis enjoys helping students reach the breakthrough moment when working through a challenging concept.
Candice Robinson Co-Authors Book About the Sociology of Cardi-B
The assistant professor of sociology explores Black femininity through a contemporary perspective.
W&L Presents Shakespeare Adaptation “Hamlet 50/50”
The production runs from Nov. 19-21 in Johnson Theatre on the W&L campus.
W&L Presents Senior Recital with Anna Waters ’25
Waters’s clarinet recital will be held on Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall.
German Law Journal Celebrates 25 Years
Founded by W&L Law professor Russell Miller, the Journal is one of the world’s leading forums for legal scholarship from a transnational and comparative perspective.
Project Uplift
Three W&L students partnered with an NGO in Ghana this summer to create a training program for aspiring female entrepreneurs.
Meet a Colleague: Mattie Clear
Mattie Clear is an archivist and assistant professor.
W&L To Host Fifth Social Impact Careers Summit
The recurring summit allows undergraduate and law students to network with and learn from alumni and others making a social impact through their professional lives.
Meet Will Joseph ’26
Joseph, a captain of the men’s soccer team, chose W&L for its well-rounded liberal arts curriculum and reputable school of commerce.
Lawyer and Historian Paul Lombardo to Deliver Lecture on Buck v. Priddy Court Case
The Nov. 18 lecture is open to the public and marks the centenary of the case argued in Amherst County, Virginia.
Mark Drumbl Co-Organizes International Conference on Post-Conflict Justice
Held at the University of Saskatchewan, the conference included a presentation by W&L Law student Will Vardy '26L.
Mauricio Betancourt Publishes Article in the Peer-Reviewed Journal Socius
The assistant professor of environmental studies authored a paper titled “Guano and the Rise of the American Empire.”
Poet Matthew Zapruder to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
The public reading will take place Nov. 12 in Northen Auditorium.
Alumni Spotlight: Adrianne Williams ‘17L
Adrianne Williams is an Assistant Corporate Counsel at Amazon and owner of an athletic workout brand called The Fitness Collaboration.
Sarah Haan Publishes “Corporations and Labor Unions in Election Law” in the Oxford Handbook of American Election Law
The book chapter examines the role of corporations in campaign finance and reform efforts.
Campus Kitchen at W&L Hosts Annual Turkeypalooza
The community is encouraged to participate and donate to support Campus Kitchen’s programming, which kicks off Nov. 10.
Science, Society and the Arts Hosts Research Opportunity Exhibition
The event will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Northen Auditorium.
Dan Mazilu to Present Nobel Prize Symposium Talk
The professor of physics will discuss this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner on Friday, Nov. 15.
W&L’s University Orchestra Presents ‘Solstice’
The performance will take place Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in the Lenfest Center’s Wilson Concert Hall.
Spider Sense
Nadia Ayoub, professor of biology, loves sharing her passion for open-ended scientific exploration with colleagues and students.
Jeff Schatten to Offer Public Lecture on Artificial Intelligence Tools and Their Applications
The talk, “Everything That Can Be Automated Will Be Automated: AI Tools Transforming Today’s World,” will be held on Nov. 12 in Northen Auditorium.
Musician and Scholar Tammy Kernodle to Deliver Lecture at W&L
Kernodle’s Nov. 15 lecture is supported by W&L’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
Meet a Colleague: Molly Steele
Molly Steele is the dean of career and professional development.
In Memoriam: Frank Miriello, Former Head Football Coach
Miriello spent 26 years coaching football at Washington and Lee and remains the program’s all-time wins leader.
Author Mita Mahato to Speak on Her Recent Book ‘Arctic Play’
The talk will be held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 in the Northen Auditorium.
Meet Jana Hulsey ’25
Valuable connections with professors have opened Hulsey’s world to new subjects and opportunities to make an impact.
W&L’s Robert Humston Receives Grant to Study the Trout Population in the Jackson River
The director of environmental studies and professor of biology received the funding from the Virginia Departments of Wildlife Resources and Environmental Quality.
Mohamed Kamara to Deliver Lecture in Honor of His Appointment to the H. Laurent Boetsch Jr. Term Professorship in International Education
Kamara’s talk, “Reconceptualizing Humanitarianism,” will be held Nov. 13 in Hillel 101.
W&L Launches $650 Million Capital Campaign
Washington and Lee University announced on Friday, Oct. 25, the launch of a $650 million comprehensive capital campaign, Leading Lives of Consequence: The Campaign for Washington and Lee.
W&L Students Attend Diverse Economics Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
The Williams School and Department of Economics provided the opportunity for students to network and explore careers in the field of economics.
Washington and Lee University to Replace Foundation Landscaping Surrounding University Chapel
The diverse palette of plant materials includes native plant species focusing on varied colors, sizes and textures to accentuate the beauty of the historic structure.
Elliott King Presents Paper at Conference at The Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice
The W&L professor of art history attends conference exploring and celebrating Surrealism in Italy.
Son Nguyen to Present Nobel Prize Symposium Talk
The visiting assistant professor of physics will discuss this year’s Nobel Prize in physics on Thursday, Nov. 7.
W&L Welcomes New Trustees Josephine Covington ’96, P’24 and Jack Huffard ’90, P’28
Josephine S. Covington ’96, P’24 and John C. “Jack” Huffard Jr. ’90, P’28 joined the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees on Oct. 25, at the board’s fall meeting in Lexington.
Washington and Lee Presents ‘W&L Dancers Create…’
The W&L Repertory Dance Company’s performances will run Oct. 31 through Nov. 2.
Cuarteto Casals to Perform at W&L’s Lenfest Center
The string quartet’s Nov. 8 performance is sponsored by the university’s Concert Guild.
Historic Gift Allows Washington and Lee University to Adopt Need-Blind Admissions Policy
Alumnus Bill Miller donates $132 million to expand access and affordability.
Get to Know the Newest Members of the W&L Community – 10/24/24
The following individuals recently joined the Washington and Lee employee workforce.
Award-Winning Poet Sally Wen Mao to Deliver Glasgow Reading at W&L
The public reading on Nov. 7 will be accompanied by a writing workshop for W&L students.
W&L Jazz Ensemble Presents Fall Showcase
Joined by the Vosbein Magee Big Band, the student ensemble will perform on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Lenfest Center’s Wilson Concert Hall.
Tingting Li to Deliver Lecture as Part of the Class of 1963 Scholars in Residence Program
Li’s talk “Insights into Low-Carbon Solution in the Current Automotive Industry” will be held Oct. 25 in Science Addition 114.
Community Grants Committee: Call for Proposals
W&L’s Community Grants Committee will evaluate proposals in November 2024.
Meet a Colleague: Kolton Cannon
Kolton Cannon serves as a graphic designer in the Office of Communications & Public Affairs.
Spooky Action on Campus
W&L’s quantum computing program is among the first in the nation offered at a small liberal arts institution.
Matthew Loar ’07 Authors Paper in the Peer-Reviewed Classical Quarterly
The director of fellowships and student research dissects and expands upon possible allusion in Virgil’s “Aeneid.”
Meet Jenna Bernstein ’25
Bernstein discovered a passion for coding at W&L and has sought out every opportunity to get involved with technology on campus.
Washington and Lee University Recognized for its Sustainability Efforts
The university earned high marks in the Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges and is highlighted in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s 2024 Sustainable Campus Index.
Poet Yahya Ashour to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
The public reading will take place Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
