W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents ‘Hugo Crosthwaite: Tijuacolor’
The exhibition will feature a live mural performance from April 28 to May 10, with an artist’s talk slated for May 12.
Department of History
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Stephen Towns’ ‘Loud as the Rolling Sea’
The solo exhibition will open Feb. 17 with an artist’s talk slated for March 4.
Nneka Dennie to be Presented the MLA Prize for Bibliographical or Archival Scholarship
The assistant professor of history will receive her award on Jan. 10 at the association’s annual convention in New Orleans.
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.
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.
In Case You Missed It
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.
In Memoriam: Irwin Taylor Sanders II, Professor of History Emeritus and University Historian
Sanders worked at Washington and Lee for over 40 years, providing countless lectures on the university’s history.
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.
A Pair of W&L Professors Awarded Grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Melissa Kerin and Barton Myers will each receive $6,000 to support their research projects.
Martin Farr of Newcastle University to Deliver Lecture on King Charles and the Future of the British Monarchy
Professor Farr is a widely published authority on Great Britain and British foreign relations.
In Memoriam: John David Parker, Associate Professor of History Emeritus
He taught at W&L from 1982 to 2005.
