W&L Law’s Woody Appointed to FINRA National Adjudicatory Council
As a member of the NAC, Woody will review decisions rendered in FINRA disciplinary and membership proceedings.
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W&L Professor Publishes Journal Article in Physics of Fluids
Professor Joel Kuehner’s article focuses on film flow inside corrugated pipes.
W&L Law’s Hasbrouck a Top 20 Law Scholar on SSRN
The scholarship of Prof. Brandon Hasbrouck was downloaded nearly 13,500 times during 2022, placing him 16th on a list combining scholars from all categories of legal research.
W&L Journalism and Mass Communications Professor Receives African Diaspora Fellowship
Professor Adedayo Abah will travel to Tanzania to help build a master’s degree program in communications at the University of Dar es Salaam.
Law Faculty Recognized with Lewis Prize for Excellence in Scholarship
Professors Joshua Fairfield and Kish Parella were recognized for their outstanding scholarly work.
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W&L Visiting Assistant Professor John Cataldi Publishes Book
“Practical Symbolic Interactions in the Shrine of the South: Conversations with a Damn Yankee” is set to be released on Jan. 15.
Williams School Faculty Members Present at Social Entrepreneurship Summit in Cuba
Professors Emily Landry and Jim Casey both spoke at the workshop held in Havana.
Melanie Wilson to Serve as President-Elect of AALS
The AALS House of Representatives voted to accept Wilson’s nomination as the 2023 President-elect. Wilson has served the AALS in numerous capacities, including membership on its Executive Committee since 2020.
W&L English Professor Receives Prestigious Article Prize
Professor Genelle Gertz teamed with former student Pasquale Toscano ’16 to author “The Lost Network of Elizabeth Barton.”
W&L English Professor Published in the Cincinnati Review
Beth Staples’ fictional short story “Leaf Peepers” appeared in the publication’s Fall 2022 edition.
W&L Faculty Members Present Papers at 2022 MESA Conference in Denver
Anthony Edwards, Theodore Van Loan and Kameliya Atanasova were featured at the annual event.
W&L Politics Professor Publishes Journal Article and is Interviewed by Several Media Outlets
Professor Lynn Uzzell shared her expertise on the disputed document known as the Pinckney Plan.
W&L Equestrian Coach Receives Prestigious Award from the Virginia Horse Shows Association
Gordon Reistrup was presented with the Susan Hagan Memorial Trophy for the second time.
Scholarship of W&L Law’s Haan Featured in New York Times
Recent articles by Sarah Haan on sexism in corporate governance were featured in a commentary by New York Times business and economic columnist Peter Coy.
W&L Law’s Hasbrouck Publishes Article in Northwestern Law Review
Professor Brandon Hasbrouck published "Reimagining Public Safety."
Mike Singleton Garners Old Dominion Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year Award
Ninth-year head coach named the league’s top coach for the fifth time.
Tiffany Pins Earns Old Dominion Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year Award
New mentor garners recognition in her first season coaching the Generals.
Gina Wills Named Old Dominion Athletic Conference Field Hockey Coach of the Year
Eighth-year head coach garners top conference honor for the fourth time.
W&L’s Hasbrouck Publishes Article in the Oklahoma Law Review
Prof. Brandon Hasbrouck published "Movement Constitutionalism."
W&L Professor Publishes Journal Article in Studies in American Humor
Diego Millan’s recent article analyzes the centrality of jokes in the Chester Himes book “If He Hollers Let Him Go.”
W&L Administrator Inducted to Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Hall of Fame
Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn was enshrined in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) Hall of Fame during a ceremony held on Nov. 17.
W&L Professor to Give Presidential Address at Economic Conference
Art Goldsmith is completing his one-year term as president of the Southern Economic Association.
W&L Professor Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
David Harbor to work on collaborative project to describe and model the erosion process known as “plucking.”
W&L Journalism Professor Featured in Indianapolis Star
Kevin Finch is nearing completion of his film documentary on celebrated jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.
W&L Law’s Fraley Publishes Article in Penn State Law Review
Professor Jill Fraley published "Eminent Domain and Unfettered Discretion: Lessons from a History of U.S. Territorial Takings."
W&L Law’s MacDonnell Publishes Article in Villanova Law Review
Prof. Tim MacDonnell published "Making An Offer That Can’t Be Refused: The Need For Reform In The Rules Governing Informed Consent And Doctor-Patient Agreements."
W&L Trio Publishes Article in the Heritage Science Journal
George Bent, David Pfaff and Mackenzie Brooks teamed up to profile the 3D reconstruction of historic sites in Florence, Italy.
W&L Politics Professor Receives Best Article Prize
Zoila Ponce de León recognized by the Journal for Latin American Studies.
W&L Art Professor’s Paintings Featured in Several Exhibits
A new member of the art faculty, Emma Steinkraus recently completed an exhibition at the Hashimoto Contemporary in Los Angeles.
Jill Fraley Named Inaugural Director of Pedagogy and Engaged and Inclusive Law Teaching
In a new role focusing on pedagogy, W&L Law professor Jill Fraley will design faculty workshops to help the law school advance science-based teaching practices that further student learning and inclusivity.
W&L Economics Professor Receives Summer Fellowship
Alice Tianbo Zhang’s research is being used to shed light on the impact of the pandemic on business activities in Indian Country.
W&L’s Hasbrouck Publishes Article in the Virginia Law Review
Prof. Brandon Hasbrouck published "On Lenity: What Justice Gorsuch Didn’t Say" examining the decision in Wooden v. United States.
W&L Law’s Moliterno Publishes New Editions of Casebooks
Professor James Moliterno's recent publications include the third edition of "Global Issues in the Legal Profession."
W&L Professor Guest Edits Journal on Salvador Dalí
Elliott King profiled the renowned artist for ‘The Journal of Surrealism and the Americas.’
W&L Education Studies Professor Named to Various Committees in Education Field
Eric Moffa holds several state and national leadership positions in the field of education.
W&L Professors Each Present Papers at the 34th Deutscher Orientalistentag
Timothy Lubin and Anthony Edwards both presented at the event held in Berlin earlier this month.
W&L Professor Awarded Grant from the National Science Foundation
Dan Johnson seeks to develop assessment tools to foster creativity in STEM education.
W&L Professor Wins Prestigious Economics Prize
Peter Grajzl named a 2022 winner of the Elinor Ostrom Prize.
W&L Politics Professor Receives Research Grant
Zoila Ponce de León will utilize the grant to study immigration and deportation in the U.S. and Brazil.
W&L History Professor Sarah Horowitz Publishes Book
“The Red Widow” hit bookshelves on Sept. 6 and has received positive reviews.
Director of Staniar Gallery Selected for Inclusion in Upcoming Art Festival
Clover Archer’s work will be featured in the Art in Odd Places Story exhibition in New York City later this month.
W&L Art Professor Awarded VCCA Fellowship
Sandy de Lissovoy is one of 22 fellows to participate in the prestigious residency program from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
W&L Chemistry Professor Publishes Article on Remote Research
Erin Gray helped form and reported the results from a collaborative work group
Paul Hanstedt elected to new role in Virginia Educational Development Collaborative
Hanstedt has been elected the at-large representative for private liberal arts colleges in the Virginia Educational Development Collaborative (VEDC).
W&L Law’s King Publishes Article in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
Professor J.D. King published "Juries, Democracy, and Petty Crime."
W&L Law’s Chatman Publishes Article in the UCLA Journal of Gender and Law
Professor Carliss Chatman published "We Shouldn't Need Roe."
W&L Law’s Kolinsky Publishes Article in Florida Bar Journal
Professor Heather Kolinsky published "Storytelling, The Sound of Music, And Special Teams: Revisiting Some Basic Legal Writing Techniques With Fresh Eyes."
Washington and Lee Politics Professor’s Paper Summarized in Harvard’s Gender Action Portal
Ponce de Leon's paper "Women Want an Answer! Field Experiments on Elected Officials and Gender Bias" was featured in the Harvard Gendar Action Portal
Matthew Loar ’07 Selected as Program Director for the Beinecke Scholarship
As director, Loar is responsible for the management and administration of the program
W&L Law’s Klein Publishes Article in Florida Law Review
Prof. Alex Klein published "When Police Volunteer to Kill."
Six Law Faculty Members Recognized for Scholarship and Teaching
Six members of the faculty were recognized for their contributions in the classroom, to scholarship and to experiential education.
Sarah Haan Named to Class of 1958 Uncas and Anne McThenia Term Professorship
W&L Law professor Sarah Haan has been named to be the inaugural Class of 1958 Uncas and Anne McThenia Professor of Law. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2022.
W&L Economics Professor Publishes Article on Energy Access
Alice Tianbo Zhang's research on energy access was featured in the June 16 edition of Nature Energy
W&L’s Colón Interviewed in PolitiFact Article
Professor Aly Colón was interviewed in an article titled “As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality.”
W&L Law’s Baluarte Publishes Article in Belmont Law Review
Professor David Baluarte published "Refugees Under Duress: International Law and the Serious Nonpolitical Crime Bar."
W&L Law’s Cosby Selected for Harvard Leadership Program
Michelle Cosby, Assistant Dean of Legal Information Services and Professor of Practice, has been selected to attend the Harvard Graduate School of Education Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians.
W&L’s Krzysztof Jasiewicz Publishes Book
Jasiewicz, the William P. Ames Jr. Professor of Sociology at W&L, recently published a book titled “On the Streets and at the Polls."
W&L Law’s Boaz Publishes Article in Tennessee Law Review
Prof. Matt Boaz published "Practical Abolition: Universal Representation as an Alternative to Immigration Detention."
W&L Law’s Fairfield Publishes Article in the Osgoode Hall Law Journal
Prof. Josh Fairfield published "'You Keep Using That Word': Why Privacy Doesn’t Mean What Lawyers Think."
W&L Law’s Hasbrouck Publishes Article in NYU Law Review
Professor Brandon Hasbrouck Published "Movement Judges."
W&L Law’s Seaman Publishes Article in Iowa Law Review
Prof. Chris Seaman, along with coauthor Thuan Tran '21L, published “Intellectual Property and Tabletop Games.”
Student Podcast Wins Award for Excellence in Communication
"Classroom Insiders," a podcast produced by Prof. Karen Woody and her students, has been honored by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.
W&L Law’s Moliterno Publishes Article in Tennessee Journal of Business Law
Prof. James Moliterno published "Introducing Students to Ethics and Professionalism Challenges in Virtual Communication."
W&L Law’s Fairfield Publishes Article in UCLA Journal of Law and Technology
Prof. Josh Fairfield published “Governing the Interface Between Natural and Formal Language in Smart Contracts.”
W&L’s Staniar Gallery Celebrates Kathleen Olson’s Career with New Exhibition
Washington and Lee’s Staniar Gallery presents “Passage,” a retrospective exhibition of paintings celebrating the career of W&L’s Kathleen Olson. There will be a public reception for the show on May 7 at 5 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall.
W&L Law’s Parella Publishes Article in Boston University Law Review
Prof. Kish Parella published "Contractual Stakeholderism"
Domnica Rădulescu’s ‘Exile Is My Home’ Debuts on RCI’s Studio Stage
Rădulescu's plays capture the challenges and triumphs faced by immigrants and refugees.
W&L Law’s Haan Publishes Article in Stanford Law Review
Prof. Sarah Haan published "Corporate Governance and the Feminization of Capital."
W&L’s Ellen Mayock Presented at the Carmen Laforet Conference and Exhibition
The Instituto Cervantes invited Professor Mayock to Spain to speak at the inaugural event for the Centenary Celebration of Carmen Laforet in March 2022.
W&L’s Elliott King Published by Penn State Press
King co-edited a book as a part of Penn State Press' "Refiguring Modernism" series.
W&L’s Marcos Perez to be Published by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press will publish Marcos Perez's book on Argentina's Unemployed Workers' Movement.
W&L’s Myers Performs Research as a Gilder Lehrman Scholarly Fellow
Professor Barton Myers was selected as one of 10 Gilder Lehrman Scholarly Fellows in 2021.
W&L Law’s Hasbrouck Publishes Article in Boston University Law Review
Professor Brandon Hasbrouck published "The Antiracist Constitution."
W&L’s Brian Alexander and Madison Williams ’23 Featured in Fine Books & Collections Magazine
Research by Alexander and Williams on Thomas Jefferson’s “Manual and the Modern Rules of the U.S. Congress” is featured in the spring 2022 edition of Fine Books & Collections magazine.
W&L’s Horowitz Publishes New Book about Marguerite Steinheil
"The Red Widow: The Scandal That Shook Paris and the Woman Behind It All," is available for preorder now.
W&L’s Lynn Rainville Featured in Charlottesville Tomorrow
Lynn Rainville discusses her research and field work with Black cemeteries.
W&L Law’s Fraley Publishes Article in Cardozo Law Review
Professor Jill Fraley published "Against Court Packing, or a Plea to Formally Amend the Constitution."
W&L’s Smith Elected to National Economic Association’s Board of Directors
Chantal Smith, assistant professor of economics at Washington and Lee University, was recently elected to the Executive Board of Directors for the National Economic Association (NEA).
W&L’s Myers Talks Abraham Lincoln on the History Channel
The three-night miniseries airs on the History Channel beginning Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
W&L Professors Brock and Pickett Awarded Harte Center Faculty Teaching Scholar Grant
Michelle Brock and Holly Pickett are the Harte Center Faculty Teaching Scholar Grant recipients.
W&L’s Zhang Publishes Paper in The Journal of Politics
Zhang's paper is titled, "Electoral Backlash or Positive Reinforcement? Wind Power and Congressional Elections in the United States."
W&L’s Harris Publishes New Book on Food Policy
Professor of Politics Rebecca Harris recently published "Party Food: A Partisan History of Food & Farming in America."
W&L’s Michelle Brock Talks Witch Hunting on Feb. 7
Professor Michelle Brock will give a talk on witch hunting in modern culture.
W&L’s K.T. Vaughan Elected President of the Virginia Library Association
The Virginia Library Association is the primary statewide professional association for public, academic and special librarians and libraries in Virginia.
W&L’s Radulescu Publishes Memoir
Lexington's Downtown Books will host W&L Professor Domnica Radulescu for a book launch on Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m.
W&L’s Benefiel’s Work Highlighted in Haaretz
Professor Rebecca Benefiel discusses the role of graffiti in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii.
W&L Davies Presents at CPA Papua New Guinea and CPA Australia Conference
Davies' public lecture was titled "The Path to Kina Convertibility: Foreign Exchange Market of Papua New Guinea."
W&L Law’s Chatman Publishes Article in UC Irvine Law Review
Professor Carliss Chatman published "Corporate Family Matters."
W&L’s Edwards Publishes Paper in Journal
Arabic professor Anthony Edwards recently published “An Incomplete Journey Away from the Past: The Life and Ideas of Antonius Ameuney (1821–1881).”
W&L’s Melissa Kerin Publishes Journal Article
Kerin recently published a paper titled "Cut, Tuck, and Paste: Repurposing Mass-Produced Imagery at Buddhist Shrines in Ladakh, India."
Intersectionality and Human Rights
A new book from W&L Law professor Johanna Bond pulls together decades of research to address identity discrimination.
W&L’s Deborah Miranda Awarded VFIC Harris Award
Miranda was recently awarded the H. Hiter Harris III Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for 2021.
Brant Hellwig to Lead Tax Program at NYU
Hellwig will take a leave of absence from W&L to lead the program, which is considered the premier graduate tax program in the country.
W&L’s Ponce de León Publishes Journal Article on Healthcare Reform
Ponce de León's peer-reviewed journal article focuses on the impact of political parties on healthcare reform in Peru.
W&L’s Iana Konstantinova Publishes Anthology
The anthology consists of 15 essays in Spanish and English that offer a fresh look at Spanish metafiction, not just in literature but also in television, film, theatre, photography and art.
W&L’s Rainville Quoted in NBC Article
Lynn Rainville discusses Black cemetery preservation in a recent NBC News article.
W&L’s Watson Publishes Paper About Deep Learning in Software Engineering Research
Professor Cody Watson's paper analyzes the use of deep learning in software engineering research.
Davies Presents at International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank
Davies work looks at the setting of exchange rates in resource-rich developing countries.
W&L’s Lyon Co-Authors Scientific Paper
Professor Eva Lyon published an article in Global Change Biology.
W&L’s Wheeler Gives Public Reading
Professor Lesley Wheeler will give a public author talk on Sept. 22 as part of Randolph College’s Pearl S. Buck Writers in Residence experience.
