Connolly Center Creates Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
The program exposes students to cutting-edge ideas by bringing business and entrepreneurial leaders to campus.
Dean of the Williams School
Winter 2024 Update on Campus Construction Projects
Williams School and Lindley Center construction remain on schedule for completion by Fall Term 2025.
Melissa Harris-Perry to Keynote W&L’s 2025 MLK Celebration
The scholar, writer and political commentator will headline the weeklong programming on campus.
DeLaney Center to Host Second Annual Race and Southern-ness Symposium
The Dec. 5 event will feature panelists from the higher education, business and health care industries discussing the theme “Black Female Leadership in the 21st-century South.”
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.
In Case You Missed It
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.
Business Administration Professor Presents to Shenandoah Valley Business Leaders
Jeff Schatten discussed his research on artificial intelligence and how it can be used to improve efficiency at work at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley’s annual Business Forum Luncheon.
Bright Frimpong Co-Authors Paper in the Information Systems Journal
The business administration professor and his advisors explore the role of crowdfunding in developing Indigenous communities.
Robin LeBlanc to Deliver Lecture in Honor of Her Appointment to the William Lyne Wilson Professorship in Political Economy
LeBlanc’s talk, “How I See Power,” will be held Oct. 30 in Northen Auditorium.
Pooja Thakur-Wernz Authors Paper in the Journal of International Business Policy
The article assesses how international business is affected when violence is directed at civilians and violence levels are constantly changing.
Jay Margalus Publishes Paper in The Lancet Discovery Science Journal eBioMedicine
The article discusses the inexpensive solution for early cancer detection that Margalus helped develop alongside researchers at the University of Chicago.
W&L Business Administration Professor Awarded Mednick Memorial Fellowship
Lingshu Hu will receive $2,000 from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges to support his research on political popularity on X/Twitter.
Late Summer Update on Campus Construction Projects
The Marketplace extension is now open to the public and all projects remain on schedule.
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.
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.
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.
Bright Frimpong Co-Authors Journal Article on Crowdfunding
The first-year business administration professor authored the paper with the members of his doctoral dissertation committee.
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.
Spring Update on Campus Construction Projects
New Williams School construction and Elrod Commons Phase 2 renovations both remain on schedule, while the new Lindley Center for Student Wellness will break ground soon.
Erin Hughes ’21 Earns Prestigious Coaching Recognition
The third-year assistant women's basketball coach was named to the WBCA Thirty Under 30 List.
Two Williams School Faculty Members Co-Author Journal Article
Bright Frimpong and Keri Larson teamed with two others to produce a paper on crowdfunding that was featured in the Journal of Business Venturing Insights.
Scott Boylan to Receive Award from the American Accounting Association
The professor of accounting will receive the 2023 Accounting Historians Journal Award at the organization’s annual meeting in August.
W&L’s Leslie Frederick to Present at the 2024 AACSB Assessment and AoL Conference in New York City
Frederick will serve as co-presenter for a session that demonstrates the beneficial uses of technology in the curriculum mapping process.
Lucas Morel to Deliver Endowed Professorship Lecture
Morel’s talk “Lincoln, the 1860 Election & The Future of Slavery in America” will be held March 12 in Northen Auditorium.
W&L Students Claim First Place at University of Georgia Stock Pitch Competition
A four-person team comprised of John Schleider ‘24, Diwesh Kumar ‘24, Bradford Bush ’25 and Drew Thompson ‘25 claimed the $3,000 top prize for their pitch on CVS Health.
Constitutional Law Expert Kermit Roosevelt III to Deliver Lecture on his Book “The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story”
The March 7 talk in University Chapel was made possible by a $5,000 grant from the Virginia Society of the Cincinnati.
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.
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.
Williams School Executive-in-Residence Howard Rubel ’78 to Speak on the Essential Nature of Equity Research
Rubel’s lecture will be held in Northen Auditorium on Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Shamma Alam of Dickinson College to Lecture on Aspects of International Development
Alam will speak on Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. as part of the W&L/VMI Economics Seminar Series.
W&L Williams School Welcomes Five Additions to its Board of Advisors
New members will serve a six-year term supporting Dean Rob Straughan and the school’s faculty members.
Washington and Lee Names New Associate Dean of the Williams School
Elizabeth Oliver will assume the role of associate dean beginning July 1.
W&L Continues Questioning Intimacy Series with Privacy Lecture by Anita Allen
Allen’s speech is titled: “Why Hide Anything?” She is the fifth speaker in the year-long Questioning Intimacy series.
