Julie Woodzicka to Deliver Lecture in Honor of Her Appointment to the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorship
Woodzicka’s talk on reacting to stressful situations will be held Oct. 8 in Northen Auditorium.
Dean of the College
Erin Gray Receives American Chemical Society’s Undergraduate New Investigator Grant
The assistant professor of chemistry will utilize the funds to conduct fundamental research in organic chemistry.
W&L History Professor Receives Fellowship at the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities
Mikki Brock will perform research leading to a new book at the Wellesley College-based academic center this year.
Dan Johnson Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
The collaborative grant will be used to build a transformative educational assessment of creative thinking for STEM education and research.
W&L Welcomes New Faculty
Twenty-nine new faculty are joining the university this year.
In Case You Missed It
Rebecca Benefiel to Deliver Provost’s Lecture
The annual address that celebrates W&L faculty for excellence in scholarship and teaching will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 12 in University Chapel.
The Terra Foundation for American Art Awards Museums at W&L a $50,000 Grant
The funds will support ‘Stephanie Shih: LONG TIME NO SEE (好久不見),’ an exhibition born out of the 2023 inaugural Artist-in-Residence program.
W&L Army ROTC Student Earns Prestigious Award While Completing Basic Training
Kylee Cross ’27 received the Soldier Leader of the Cycle Award at her graduation ceremony on August 1.
Members of the Summer Research Scholars Program Featured in Online Publication
Assistant professor Michelle Cowan and students Victoria Bliley ‘26 and Zachary Puckett ’26 had their summer research cited in the July edition of spectra.
W&L Classroom Technologies Team Receives Prestigious Award
Annie Foster, Andy Briggs, Todd Goetz and Patrick Sheridan were honored for their campus collaboration efforts at the Higher Ed AV Awards Ceremony.
Aly Colón Selected for Inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who
The recently retired journalism professor was cited as a preeminent figure in the field of media ethics.
W&L Mathematics Professor Co-Authors Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Chong Wang collaborated with three additional professors to publish two recent articles.
English Professor Named 2024 Wells College Press Chapbook Award Winner
K. Avvirin Berlin was recognized for her manuscript ‘Obsidian.’
W&L Engineering Professor Publishes Paper in Science Advances
Mengying Liu collaborated with researchers from Texas A&M University on the peer-reviewed article.
Paula Kiser Co-Authors Article in College & Research Libraries
The digital scholarship librarian and associate professor teamed with three other scholars to publish an article analyzing instructional practices before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
W&L Visiting Math Professor Co-Authors Article in Peer-Reviewed Journal
Kumudu Gamage teamed up with two others for a paper on solving three-dimensional elliptic interface problems.
Diego Millan Receives the Jack Rosenbalm Prize for American Humor
The assistant professor of English and Africana studies was cited for his article on Chester Himes’ book ‘If He Hollers Let Him Go.’
Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg Collaborate to Publish Third Book Together
The W&L professors’ latest publication uses pop culture concepts to untangle real-world histories.
Nneka Dennie Receives Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
The assistant professor of history is one of 10 faculty members nationwide to win the prestigious award.
From Screen to Square Film Screening: ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham’
The Juneteenth screening is the final installment of the 2023-24 Screen to Square series and will feature a panel of local students.
W&L’s Jemma Alix Levy to Direct Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’
The performances run June 19 through July 14 at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s outdoor stage.
W&L Earth and Environmental Geoscience Professor Publishes Peer-Reviewed Article
Margaret Anne Hinkle collaborated with additional authors to produce an article focused on manganese exposure in spring and well water in the Shenandoah Valley.
W&L Holds Inaugural SOLVE 2024 Hackathon Event on Campus
Three winning teams each took home a $1,000 prize for developing products related to sustainability and automation.
Washington and Lee Students Selected for Congressional Hunger Center Internships
Sai Chebrolu ’26 and Valentina Giraldo Lozano ’25 are among 13 students chosen for the Zero Hunger Internship program.
Rockbridge Teacher Education Consortium Among 38 Educator Prep Providers Recognized for National Excellence
The consortium is among 559 providers meeting the rigorous standards necessary to earn accreditation for its teacher education program.
W&L’s Annual Spring Term Showcase to be Held May 24 in University Library
Students and faculty will summarize and display their Spring Term research and coursework.
Diwesh Kumar ’24 to Receive the Global Learning Leadership Award
The mathematics and economics double major will be presented the award at the Center for International Education awards ceremony on May 28.
Residence Life Staff Member Featured in Online Publication
Hannah Phillips was one of two residence life professionals worldwide featured in the March/April issue of Talking Stick Magazine.
Project Consortium Awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
The W&L portion of the consortium will use the funding to support the ongoing digital humanities project ‘Florence As It Was.’
W&L’s Tanajia Moye-Green Among 2024 Class of Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Moye-Green ’23 is the university’s first Knight-Hennessy Scholar.
W&L Professor Quoted in NPR Article on Salvador Dalí
Elliott King offered his expertise on the authenticity of an AI-generated Dalí voice used for an exhibit at the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
W&L Professor Awarded the David and Rosalee McCullough Research Fellowship
Edward Adams will use the funds to research decline narratives in West Virginia.
W&L Philosophy Professor Receives Fellowship to the National Humanities Center
Angela Sun is one of 31 fellows selected for research work at the NHC in 2024-25.
W&L Professor Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Grant
Li Kang will receive $6,000 to support research leading to a book on the metaphysics of three schools of Chinese Buddhism.
W&L Student Accepted into American Economic Association Summer Training Program
Janae Darby ’25 will participate in the prestigious program this summer at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Madhumita Chakraborty Co-Authors Journal Article on Groundwater Contaminants
The earth and environmental geoscience postdoctoral fellow co-authored the papers as part of her doctoral research at the Indian Institute of Technology.
Professor Kevin Finch’s “Wes Bound” Documentary Garners Prestigious Recognition
The film claimed silver at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards Festival Gala on April 16.
W&L Selects Melissa Neal as University Registrar
Neal comes from Radford University, where she served as interim registrar for the 2023-24 academic year.
Washington and Lee Names Four Faculty Members to Endowed Professorships
These faculty have been recognized for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and service to the university.
Erin Hughes ’21 Earns Prestigious Coaching Recognition
The third-year assistant women's basketball coach was named to the WBCA Thirty Under 30 List.
Jordan Peimer Selected as Next Lenfest Center Director
The former executive director of ArtPower at the University of California, San Diego will begin his new role in July.
Anthropology Professor Publishes Essay in Online Publication
Hafsa Oubou’s essay “Churches Can, Mosques Can’t” appears in the January edition of Canopy Forum.
W&L’s Kristina Roney Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
The assistant professor of French will utilize the scholarship to perform research in Paris.
W&L English Professor Publishes New Book
Holly Pickett’s book explores the stories of several serial converts in early modern England.
W&L Music Professor Elected President of the College Orchestra Directors Association
Chris Dobbins officially assumed the position at the organization’s 2024 conference last month.
Thomas deBuchananne ’27 Awarded CIE Arabic Summer Scholarship
Washington and Lee’s Center for International Education awarded deBuchananne funding to study Arabic at the University of Jordan this summer.
Assistant Professor Nneka Dennie to Deliver DeLaney Center Dialogue Lecture
Dennie will present her research on “Southern Black Feminisms at the Turn of the Century” March 20 in the Watson Galleries.
Stephanie Stillo from the Library of Congress to Host Discussion on the History of Book Illustrations
Stillo’s lecture will be held March 15 in the Harte Center Gallery.
W&L Hosts 17th National Symposium of Theater in Academe
“Myth, Magic, and Madness” will feature a dynamic lineup of creative workshops, dramatic readings and staged productions March 21-22.
W&L Arabic Professor Publishes Paper in International Peer-Reviewed University Journal
Anthony Edwards’ article focuses on the 19th-century Orientalist Gregory M. Wortabet.
Alicia Reigel Published in the Journal Communications Biology
The first-year biology professor co-authored a paper titled “Sponge-derived matter is assimilated by coral holobionts.”
Jay L. Garfield to Deliver Robert W. Root ’42 Endowment Lecture at W&L
The esteemed Buddhist philosopher will host a talk in Stackhouse Theater on March 7.
Robin LeBlanc to Present Nobel Prize Symposium Talk
The W&L professor of politics will present on this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Narges Mohammadi, on March 8 in Leyburn 128.
Kami Gardner Named Old Dominion Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year
Generals’ mentor garners top conference honor after leading both sports to conference titles.
Adam Scales Receives Prestigious Academic Coaching Certification
W&L’s assistant director of academic resources completed a rigorous program to earn the International Coaching Federation’s ACC certification.
Composer Gerald Cohen to Lecture on His Musical Compositions Commemorating the Holocaust
Cohen’s talk, “Music as Witness: a Composer Commemorates the Holocaust,” will be held at 4 p.m. on Feb. 13 in Hillel 101.
Professor Nneka Dennie to Discuss Her Recent Book on Black Newspaper Editor Mary Ann Shadd Cary
The assistant professor of history will hold her talk on Feb. 7 at noon in the Harte Center Gallery.
Mathematics Professor Elizabeth Denne Featured in Quanta Magazine Article
The article focuses on the geology and topology behind optimal shapes.
Professor Kevin Finch’s Documentary Set for Wide Release on American Public Television
‘Wes Bound: The Genius of Wes Montgomery’ will begin airing nationwide Feb. 1.
Wan-Chuan Kao Hosts Virtual Book Launch Event
‘White before whiteness in the late Middle Ages’ will launch via Zoom on Jan. 25 from 5-6:30 p.m.
W&L’s Jon Erickson Part of Coalition that Receives Major Medical Research Grant
The engineering professor will perform research related to gastrointestinal motility over the next three years in New Zealand.
W&L to Host “Slices of Research” Program at Salerno Wood Fired Pizza & Taphouse
Newly promoted faculty members will present their research in a PechaKucha format on Jan. 30.
JT Torres Selected as Next Director of the Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning
The current director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University will begin his new role effective June 1.
W&L’s Julie Kane Earns Prestigious Book Review Award
Professor and collection strategist named a Library Journal Reviewer of the Year 2023.
Professor Justin Davis Published in the Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
The second-year faculty member co-authored a paper analyzing the effect of CEO age on financial reporting quality and clawback provisions.
Sandberg to Present Nobel Prize Symposium Talk
Stephanie Sandberg, assistant professor of theater, will discuss this year’s Nobel Prize in literature on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 12:15 p.m.
From Screen to Square Film Screening: ‘Till’
The upcoming screening is the second installment in the DeLaney Center’s ongoing film series and will be shown on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater.
W&L Professor Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article
Politics professor Clyde Wang offers perspective on government intervention to combat declining birth rates in China.
Goluboff Announced as Interim Executive Director of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium
The professor of cultural anthropology will serve a dual role leading Community-Based Learning and the SHECP Consortium.
W&L Visiting Math Professor Receives $10,000 Grant from Second Nature
Kumudu Gamage will use the funds for professional development and summer research.
W&L Art History Professor Selected as Vice President of the International Society for the Study of Surrealism
Elliott King was elected to the position at the organization’s 2023 conference.
Nicholas Barber Published in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
First-year earth and environmental science professor co-authored a paper titled “Monogenetic volcanoes as windows into transcrustal mush.”
Growth Opportunities
The Department of Earth and Environmental Geoscience provides students with the chance to expand their learning beyond the classroom by attending top national conferences.
W&L’s Katie Yurechko Among 2024 Class of Marshall Scholars
Yurechko ’24 is the university’s first Marshall Scholar.
W&L Arabic Professor Publishes Paper in International Peer-Reviewed Journal
Anthony Edwards illustrates his case study that focuses on Khalīl al-Khūrī, a central figure of the Nahḍa.
W&L’s Greer Featured in bioGraphic Magazine Article about the Coral Gardens Reef
Professor Lisa Greer has been taking students to Belize since 2011 to study the thriving reef corals located there.
W&L French Professor Publishes New Book
Mohamed Kamara’s book titled “Colonial Legacies in Francophone African Literature” hits bookshelves Dec. 15.
W&L’s Elizabeth Denne Featured in New Yorker Article
The mathematics professor discusses the differences between various necktie knots.
Melissa R. Kerin Selected as Next Director of the Mudd Center for Ethics
The associate professor of art history will serve as the Mudd Center Director for three years beginning July 1, 2024.
W&L’s Rebecca Benefiel Cited in Smithsonian Magazine Article
The classics professor’s Ancient Graffiti Project digital resource was also mentioned in the article that focuses on ancient graffiti works.
W&L’s Seth Michelson Quoted in NPR Segment About a Film Documentary
The Spanish professor appears as a faculty expert in the film that debuted at the Virginia Film Festival last month.
W&L Journalism Professor Featured in Online Publication
Blue Marble published a conversation with Aly Colón about providing balanced coverage of a crisis.
Keisha Lance Bottoms to Keynote W&L’s 2024 MLK Celebration
Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, will headline the weeklong programming on campus.
W&L’s Justin Davis Published in the Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science
The second-year faculty member co-authored a paper analyzing the relation between institutional ownership and earnings management.
W&L’s Brindle and Pfaff Receive Harris Family Awards from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
Ryan Brindle was presented the Rising Star Award and Dave Pfaff received the Excellence in Instructional Technology Award.
W&L’s Reigel Published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series Journal
First-year biology professor co-authored a paper titled “Microbiome environmental shifts differ between two co-occurring octocoral hosts.”
DeLaney Center Set to Begin its 2023-24 Screen to Square Film Series
This year’s first film, “Southern Hoops: A History of SEC Basketball,” will be shown Nov. 4 in Stackhouse Theater.
W&L’s McClain Presents Nobel Prize Symposium Talk
Tom McClain, assistant professor of physics, will discuss this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
W&L’s Edwards Featured in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Arabic professor Anthony Edwards recently published a paper titled “Becoming the Muʿallim: how tradition and innovation made a Nahḍa icon.”
W&L Sociology Professor Publishes New Book
Krzysztof Jasiewicz authored “Roads to and from Democracy” from a collection of papers written over the course of 40 years.
W&L English Professor Published in The Hopkins Review
Lesley Wheeler’s essay “Ghost Tour” was featured in a guest-edited folio for the Summer 2023 issue.
Domnica Rădulescu’s Play “The Town with Very Nice People” Set for World Premiere in New York City
The professor has also published two literary works in recent months.
W&L Student Co-Authors Paper Published by the Pain Medicine Journal
Lucy Worthy ’24 assisted in the research and helped publish the results alongside two W&L alumni.
W&L to Host Free Screening of the Ghana Spring Term Films
The premiere event will be followed by a student-led discussion about their experiences and the creative journey in producing the films.
W&L Professor Coordinates 42nd Annual National Association of Black Geoscientists Technical Conference
Karena Gill handles all aspects of the event slated to be held Sept. 27-30 in Washington, D.C.
W&L Student Co-Authors Paper Published Online by Sage Journals
Katie Yurechko ’24 presented research related to content creators circumventing TikTok’s content moderation algorithms.
Lindsay Brainard to Deliver Lecture as Part of the Class of 1963 Scholars in Residence Program
Brainard’s talk “Does Artificial Intelligence Make Human Creativity Obsolete” will be held Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
W&L Art Professor Completes VCCA Fellowship
Sandy de Lissovoy was one of 22 fellows to participate in the prestigious residency program at Mt. San Angelo.
The DeLaney Center to Present Opening DeLaney Dialogue Discussion for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Professor Wendy Castenell kicks off the series on Sept. 19 at noon in Leyburn Library.
Chawne Kimber Named Dean of the College at Washington and Lee University
Chawne Kimber, Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Professor of Mathematics, head of the Mathematics Department, and co-director of the Hanson Center for Inclusive STEM Education at Lafayette College, has been named dean of the College at Washington and Lee University.
