faculty accolade

AccoladesJune 24, 2020W&L Law Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship

Five members of the faculty were recognized for their contributions in the classroom, to scholarship and to experiential education.

Faculty AccoladeMarch 24, 2020W&L’s Goldsmith Interviewed on ‘Business Casual’ Podcast

Art Goldsmith was featured on the Morning Brew podcast “Business Casual”

Faculty Commentary February 20, 2020W&L’s Bob Strong Gives Talk at Church of the Presidents

Strong spoke on President Jimmy Carter’s pre-White House days and his complicated relations with the civil rights movement in Georgia.

Accolade February 4, 2020W&L Faculty and Students Co-author Paper

Jackson Roberts ’19, Ryann Carpenter ’20 and biology professors Sarah Blyth and Natalia Toporikova co-authored a paper published in the Journal of Endocrine Research.

Faculty Commentary January 23, 2020W&L’s Ponce de Leon Interviewed in Recent Al-Jazeera Article

The article highlights Latin American stories to look out for in 2020.

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Faculty Accolade December 20, 2019W&L’s King Curates Surrealist Exhibit at Baker Museum, Artis-Naples

King served as a guest curator for an exhibit of six René Magritte paintings, which opened on Dec. 1.

Faculty Accolade December 17, 2019W&L’s Conner Co-Edits ‘The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison’

Provost Marc Conner worked with John Callahan, the literary executor of the Ellison estate, to co-edit and publish the collection.

Faculty Accolade November 25, 2019W&L’s Alexander Awarded Fellowship at Monticello

Brian Alexander has been awarded a domestic fellowship at the International Center for Jefferson Studies (ICJS) at Monticello.

Faculty Accolade October 29, 2019W&L’s Edwards Receives H. Hiter Harris III Faculty Rising Star Award

He will be recognized at a luncheon ceremony in Richmond on Nov. 7.

Faculty Accolade October 22, 2019W&L’s Kahn to Deliver Keynote Address at Brazilian Conference

Kahn has been invited to give the opening keynote speech at the Exposition of Sustainability of the Industrial Pole of Manaus.

Faculty Accolade October 8, 2019W&L’s Casey Named to Board of Trustees of Virginia Land Conservation Foundation

Casey was appointed by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam.

Faculty Accolade October 4, 2019W&L’s Ponce de León Publishes New Journal Article

The article presents an analysis of the main political events of 2018 in Peru.

Faculty Accolade September 25, 2019W&L’s Davies Named Associate Editor of the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies Journal

Papers included in the journal focus on a range of topics that speak to various disciplines.

Faculty Accolade September 9, 2019W&L Professors Collaborate on New Book

Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg published “Superhero Thought Experiments.”

Faculty Accolade September 6, 2019W&L’s Elisabeth Gilbert Earns Prestigious Scholarship

As a recipient of this award, Gilbert was recognized at the 2019 SIOP Annual Conference at the National Harbor in Fort Washington, Maryland, in April.

Faculty Accolade August 14, 2019W&L’s Mayock Co-Authors Spanish Textbook

Ellen Mayock, the Ernest Williams II Professor of Spanish at Washington and Lee University, co-authored a Spanish textbook, “Indagaciones.”

Faculty Accolade July 11, 2019Barton Myers Named Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics and History

Myers will hold the position for a three-year period.

Faculty Accolade June 11, 2019W&L’s Blunch Receives Fulbright Scholarship to Teach and Research in Brazil

Blunch will visit the Economics Department in the Business School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

Faculty Accolade May 24, 2019W&L’s Paul Youngman to Participate in Fulbright Educational Experts Seminar 2019

This year’s seminar will focus on “The Impact of Digitalization on the Future of Higher Education.”

Faculty Accolade May 13, 2019W&L’s Stephen McCormick Earns Prestigious Fellowship from Harvard

The fellowship, made possible by The Lila Wallace – Reader’s Digest Fund, is designed for scholars who explore “Italy in the World.”

Faculty Accolade April 15, 2019W&L’s Haley Sigler Receives Inspirational Educator Award

Sigler was nominated her for the award by a current student.

Faculty Accolade April 9, 2019W&L’s Brock Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

NEH grant awards support cultural infrastructure projects, advanced scholarly research, humanities exhibitions and documentaries and the preservation of historical collections.

Accolade March 25, 2019W&L’s Leah Naomi Green Wins Walt Whitman Award for Poetry

Leah Naomi Green, visiting assistant professor of English at W&L, was selected by Li-Young Lee as the winner of the 2019 Walt Whitman Award.

AccoladeMarch 20, 2019Casey Provides Testimony on Cost-Benefit Analysis at EPA

His statement was given at a public hearing at the EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Mon., Mar. 18.