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W&L Presents Senior Recital Featuring Robert Masi ’21
On May 15, Robert Masi ’21 will perform solo piano masterworks by Chopin, Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Ravel and Bloch.
W&L Presents Unique Adaptation of the Play ‘BURN’
On April 9 and 10, W&L will stream its production of "BURN" featuring a large ensemble of talented student actors and directed by Jemma Levy, assistant professor of theater.
W&L’s Repertory Dance Company Presents ‘Dancing with the Camera’
The W&L Repertory Dance Company performance will stream for free online on March 25 and 26 at 7 p.m., March 27 at 6 p.m. and March 28 at 2 p.m.
W&L’s Museums Talk Female Abolitionists
The public discussion, which explored female abolitionists’ roles in history, featured Lena Hill, dean of the college; Ron Fuchs, senior curator of ceramics; and Nneka Dennie, assistant professor of history.
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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.
W&L Hosts First-Year Activity Day
The all-day event was facilitated by upper-division student volunteers.
W&L Presents ‘Queer Theology’ Panel Discussion
The conversation on Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. will center on the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and religious affiliations and practices.
W&L Hosts Public Discussion with Reporter David Fahrenthold
The Feb. 24 talk, which is free and open to the public to view online, is titled “A Conversation with David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post: Unraveling the Troubled, Secretive Trump Empire.”
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents ‘Solastalgia: On Hold’ by William Ransom
Opening Feb. 23, the exhibit will display the Vermont-based artist’s sculptural works. An artist’s talk is scheduled for Feb. 24.
W&L’s Sociology and Anthropology Department Presents Lecture Series
The Sociology and Anthropology Department is collaborating with the Environmental Studies Program to present a new social justice series titled “White Supremacy and Society.”
W&L Celebrates Black History Month
W&L presents a monthlong schedule of events celebrating Black History Month.
W&L Hosts Public Interview with Ty Seidule ’84
Seidule will discuss his new book, "Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause.”
W&L Hosts 2021 Glasgow Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Poet Heid Erdrich will give a public poetry reading on Feb. 8 at 6 p.m.
W&L Hosts Free Screening of Documentary ‘Intimate Violence’
The screening will be free and open to the public to view online. A discussion with the film’s creators will follow the screening.
W&L’s Native American Cohort Starts Semester With Panel Discussion
The virtual talk, which is free and open to the public online, is titled "Naming Injustice: Charlene Teters (Spokane) and John Little (Standing Rock Sioux) on American Indian Mascots."
Africana Studies Continues Activism and Black Life Series in 2021
The series will present two events, "Looking at Blackness" and "Legislative Leverage: Democratic Processes as Activism,” in late January.
W&L’s Outing Club Starts the Adventuring Outside
The fun kicks off early this semester with Outing Club activities starting Jan. 22, and the entire campus is invited to participate.
W&L Celebrates Tu b’Shevat with Poetry Reading Night
In honor of the Jewish "New Year of the Trees," W&L Hillel, the Native American Cohort and other campus community members will share poems about beloved lands on Jan. 27.
W&L Celebrates the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This year's observance of MLK day will comprise a variety of virtual events and lectures.
Jonathan Wortham is the First Speaker in the 2021 Mudd Lecture Series
Dr. Jonathan Wortham '04 is the outbreak investigations team leader in the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
W&L’s Shenandoah Literary Magazine Hosts Public Launch Party in December
The Shenandoah magazine team will host a virtual launch party on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. to celebrate the newest edition of the magazine, which will be available to the public on Dec. 11.
Elizabeth Kolbert is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series
Elizabeth Kolbert, a staff writer for The New Yorker, will give a virtual lecture on Oct. 29 at 5 p.m.
W&L to Host First-Year Student Mixers
There will be 22 different mixers occurring throughout the day on Oct. 24.
W&L’s Domnica Radulescu Publishes Book on Refugees
Domnica Radulescu, the Edwin A. Morris Professor of Comparative Literature at W&L, presents her newest co-edited book, “Voices on the Move: An Anthology by and about Refugees.”
World-Renowned Broadway and Television Actress Laura Benanti Streams for W&L
In October, Washington and Lee University will present Tony Award winner and five-time Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti in two streamed events.
W&L’s Office of Inclusion and Engagement Presents ‘Activism vs. Slacktivism’
At the virtual event, participants will explore how activism takes many forms, why specific actions are labeled as sedentary, and whether these forms of activism help, harm or do not affect the message.
Anne-Marie Slaughter is Next Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series
Slaughter's lecture, which is open to the public to view online, is titled "Renewing the Promise of America: Looking Back to Move Forward."
Washington and Lee University Presents a Virtual Performance of ‘Tartuffe’
The performance will run Oct. 15-18, and it is free and open to the public to watch via livestream.
Lee Chapel Fall Lecture Oct. 12 to Feature Professor and Author Allen C. Guelzo
Dr. Guelzo will deliver this year’s lecture, “The Mystery of Robert E. Lee,” virtually.
Washington and Lee Hosts 9th Annual Entrepreneurship Summit in Virtual Format
The Entrepreneurship Summit will take place online on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2–3.
W&L Announces Yearlong Native American Heritage Celebration
Washington and Lee University’s Native American Cohort invites the community to celebrate Native American Heritage with special events throughout the academic year.
W&L Hosts Public Panel as Part of Yearlong ‘Activism and Black Life’ Series
The panel discussion, titled "Antiracism, White Activists, and Black Freedom," is free and open to the public to watch virtually.
Billias and Parker to present ‘Sounds of the Seasons’
The virtual performance, which is free and open the public, will be available to view via Livestream.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents ‘Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly’
The acclaimed group is known worldwide for promoting social justice and human rights for all people and genders. The virtual exhibit and lecture are free and open to the public.
W&L Museums Move Online
For anyone participating in online learning during this time, there are several resources available through the museums that can help enrich the virtual classroom experience.
W&L Cancels Events Featuring External Speakers, Visitors
The university has canceled all campus events featuring external speakers or visitors beginning at noon on Saturday, March 13 and continuing through Saturday, April 18.
Canceled – W&L to Host Annual Summer Camp Fair
Representatives from area day camps and sleepover camps will be available to share information about their 2020 summer programs.
UPDATED: Staniar Gallery Features Senior Art Theses in Virtual Exhibit
W&L's studio art majors present their senior projects in an online exhibition.
Canceled- W&L Hosts Shannon McGregor for Public Lecture
Her talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled "Barely Legal: Political Ads, Social Media and #sponcon."
‘Crossings’ Brings W&L and Lexington Community Together
A new play by Professor Domnica Radulescu gives voice to local immigrants.
Canceled – Niall Atkinson to Deliver Annual Pamela H. Simpson Lecture
Atkinson will speak on “Where I am is Who I am: Plotting Spatial Demographics in Renaissance Florence.”
Canceled – W&L’s Mudd Center for Ethics Hosts Half-Day Conference
The conference is titled Ethics and Technology: Surveillance, Civil Rights, and Cyber-Security.
W&L Hosts Memoirist Bob Rosenthal on Poet Allen Ginsberg
The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available to purchase following the reading.
W&L Presents ‘EVERYBODY’
Writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, who based this play on the anonymous 15th-century "Everyman," presents a new take on an old story and the old question of what happens when we cross over to the other side.
W&L Presents Music of Nordic Countries
W&L presents a faculty recital featuring Julia Goudimova on cello and Anna Billias on piano in an evening of romantically inclined music of Nordic countries.
W&L Performs ‘Considering Matthew Shepard’
“Considering Matthew Shepard” tells the now infamous true story and aftermath of the kidnapping, torture and murder of Matthew Shepard near Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. Tickets are required for the performance.
W&L Concert Guild Presents Matt Haimovitz on Cello
Having played in every kind of venue imaginable, from coffee houses to world-class concert halls, Haimovitz creates music for every kind of audience.
W&L Celebrates Women’s History Month and the 19th Amendment
The celebration includes a film screening, a faculty panel and a trivia game. All events are free and open to the public.
W&L Presents Faculty and Guest Recital
Tickets are not required.
W&L Hosts ‘Women Watching Wall Street’
A panel discussion will feature six leading business journalists who cover big financial and economic stories.
Author Maxim D. Shrayer to Give Public Reading at W&L
Shrayer will read from and discuss his new book, “A Russian Immigrant: Three Novellas.”
W&L Hosts Public Screening of ‘Running Home’
“Running Home” tells the story of humanitarian, accomplished middle-distance runner and coach Tony Ruiz.
W&L Hosts Public Reading with Author Zeyn Joukhadar
Joukhadar will read from and discuss his new novel, “The Thirty Names of Night.”
Natasha Merle to Speak on MLK Day
Legal Defense Fund Attorney Natasha Merle will speak at 2:00pm in the Millhiser Moot Court Room on Jan. 20.
W&L’s Director of Institutional History Presents 2020 Founders Day Address
The title of Lynn Rainville’s talk is “Untold Stories of Founders, Leaders and Other Visionaries at W&L.”
Civil Rights Trailblazer to Keynote W&L’s MLK Celebration
Washington and Lee's week-long celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will include an address by Ruby Bridges, who helped to integrate New Orleans public schools.
W&L Celebrates Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Tea Ceremony
The ceremony will take place Jan. 20 in the Senshin’an Tea Room.
W&L Hosts Public Lecture with Rachel Louise Snyder
Snyder is a journalist known for her works on the topic of domestic violence.
W&L Lenfest Center presents ‘Step Afrika!’
Tickets to the show can be ordered online or at the box office.
Museums at W&L Host December Events
Museums at Washington and Lee will take part in Lexington's Museum Week and host Poinsettias at the Chapel during December.
W&L Hosts Public Book Launch
“A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia” contains poems from three W&L faculty members.
W&L Hosts Annual Holiday Candlelight Service
The event is free and open to the public.
W&L Hosts Washington and S(Lee)P Day
The event is free and open to the public.
University Jazz Ensemble Performs with Vosbein Magee Big Band at W&L
The concert is free, and no tickets are required.
Virginia Eubanks is the Fifth Speaker in W&L’s Mudd Lecture Series
Eubanks' talk is titled "The Shakedown State: Digital Debt, Economic Inequality and Automation in Public Services."
Public Author Talk Scheduled for Poetry Night 2019 at W&L
The public reading is free and open to the public.
W&L to Host 2019 DataCon Event
Attendees will discover the technology, insights and trends shaping the future of data and analytics.
W&L Presents Marlbrook Chamber Players Fall Concert
The performance will be dedicated to the memory of Dymphna Alexander.
W&L Hosts Jurij Toplak
Toplak is a constitutional scholar and election law expert at the University of Maribor, Slovenia.
Parents and Family Weekend Choral Concert 2019
Tickets are free but required, and they are offered first to W&L parents and family.
W&L Continues ‘Conversations in the Age of Trump’ Series with Peter Baker
Baker has covered four presidents for the New York Times and Washington Post: Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
W&L’s Gavaler and Goldberg to Give Public Author Talk in Leyburn Library
The duo will be discussing their new book, “Superhero Thought Experiments.”
Panel Discussion Planned for 2019 Earle Bates Lecture at W&L
The discussion is free and open to the public.
W&L Commemorates Constitution Day with Panel Discussion
The focus will be the "1619 Project" and the U.S. Constitution.
Timothy Gaylard Performs Final Solo Recital At W&L
The program will include 14 works, all of which were performed by Gaylard in recitals between 1987 and 2017.
Virginia Judge Rounds Out Mudd Center Speaker Series
The talk is free and open to the public.
Covering Power and Money at the New York Times
Pulitzer Prize winners Susanne Craig and Rachel Abrams to visit W&L Sept. 19
W&L Presents Pickens World Music Concert: Nobuntu
The group will light up the stage with their traditionally Zimbabwean music ranging from genres such as Afro Jazz and Gospel music.
Dave Brubeck Centennial Concert at W&L
The concert is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.
Derald Wing Sue to Deliver Root Lecture at W&L
The title of Sue’s lecture is “Microaggressions: Toxic Rain on College Campuses."
W&L to Host Free Movie Screening in Preparation for Conference
The screening, which is free and open to the public, will advance the Lexington conference of the South Sudanese Diaspora Network for Reconciliation and Peace (SSDNRP).
Washington and Lee Presents ‘The House of Yes’
“The House of Yes” is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
W&L to Present ‘Supernatural’ Opera Scenes
Although W&L has produced student-cast operas in the past, this is the first time students have been able to enroll in a credit-bearing opera workshop.
W&L Hosts Poet Lauren Camp
Camp’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Discovering Baghdad: How Writing My Father’s Story Took Me to the Tigris.”
W&L Hosts Executive Director of American Civil Liberties Union
Gastañaga's lecture, which is free and open to the public, is titled "Racial Justice at the Ballot Box: Moving Beyond Restoration of Rights."
A Celebration of the Life of Anne Wilson
W&L students and faculty, as well as members of the Rockbridge Ballet, will participate in the event.
W&L Hosts 16th Annual Tom Wolfe Weekend
The weekend’s seminar will feature Delia Owens, author of the critically acclaimed debut novel “Where the Crawdads Sing."
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Adriana Corral’s ‘Unearthed: Desenterrado’
The show will be on display from April 22–May 24.
W&L’s University Jazz Ensemble Presents ‘An Evening of EXCITING Sounds’
The all-student band is comfortable performing in a wide range of styles, and this concert will present an impressive gamut.
W&L’s Bluegrass Ensemble Presents Spring Concert
The concert is open to the public, and no tickets are required.
W&L Music Presents University Singers’ Scotland Kickoff Concert
The performance is a preview of the group’s upcoming tour of Scotland.
W&L’s University Orchestra Presents Winter Term Concert
The show is free and open to the public.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Exhibits Senior Art Projects
Each spring, the W&L art department showcases the senior theses of studio majors in a professional gallery setting.
W&L to Host Annual Summer Camp Fair
Area day camps and sleepover camps will be available to share information on their 2019 summer programs.
W&L Hosts Marty Baron, Editor of The Washington Post
Baron became executive editor of the Post in 2013. There, he oversees print and digital news operations and a staff of more than 800 journalists.
Lee Chapel Spring Lecture to Feature Professor and Author Jason Phillips
In his lecture, which is free and open to the public, Phillips will discuss his newest book “Looming Civil War: How Nineteenth-Century Americans Imagined the Future.”
Felix Kwame Yeboah to Give Public Lecture on Africa’s Economic Transformation
Yeboah's talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Africa Economic Transformation: The Role of Youth.”
Rewriting the Code: Women and Technology Initiative at W&L Hosts Two-Day Public Forum
Barabas’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Dodging Silver Bullets: Understanding the Role of Technology in Social Change.”
W&L Presents Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’
“The Cherry Orchard” is the final full play written by Anton Chekhov, who is considered by many to be the father of modern drama.
