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Campus EventsDecember 17, 2024W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Erica Lord’s ‘The Codes We Carry: Beads as DNA Data’

The solo exhibition will open Jan. 9 with an artist’s talk slated for Jan. 14.

On CampusMarch 7, 2024Assistant 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.

Campus EventsFebruary 7, 2024Pablo Abufom to Deliver Lecture on Latin American Politics

The Chilean activist’s talk will be held Feb. 12 at 5 p.m.

Faculty AccoladeAugust 4, 2023W&L History Professor Barton Myers Featured in History Channel Series

Myers serves as a commentator for the series “Dark Marvels,” offering the history behind some of the world’s most diabolical inventions.

Spring Term May 16, 2023Haunted History

Professor of History Mikki Brock’s Spring Term course explores our fascination with the supernatural.

In Case You Missed It

Colleague ConnectionApril 12, 2023Meet a Colleague: Jillian Murphy

Jillian Murphy is the study abroad coordinator.

Colleague ConnectionApril 5, 2023Meet a Colleague: Mikki Brock

Mikki Brock is an associate professor of history.

Colleague ConnectionMarch 29, 2023Meet a Colleague: Alvin Wheeler

Alvin Wheeler is the assistant director of dining operations.

On CampusMarch 1, 2023W&L Celebrates Women’s History Month

The campus community will recognize women’s achievements with various events throughout the month of March.

Faculty AccoladesSeptember 13, 2022W&L History Professor Sarah Horowitz Publishes Book

“The Red Widow” hit bookshelves on Sept. 6 and has received positive reviews.

Faculty AccoladeApril 12, 2021W&L’s Dennie Highlighted in the New York Times

Professor Nneka Dennie discusses Women’s History Month in a recent New York Times article.

ObitDecember 18, 2020In Memoriam: Theodore Carter DeLaney Jr. ’85, professor of history emeritus

During his career at W&L, DeLaney brought his passion for justice and inclusion to the classroom and to his scholarship.

AcademicsMay 25, 2020Spring Term Goes Virtual

Spring Term courses aim to provide innovative, one-of-a-kind educational experiences to W&L students. Online instruction during COVID-19 led to many new opportunities.

CommentaryMay 25, 2020W&L’s Myers Featured on History Channel Miniseries “Grant”

The three-night miniseries airs on the History channel beginning Monday, May 25 at 9 p.m.

Inaugural Lecture August 13, 2019Barton Myers to Give Inaugural Lecture

Myer's talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “A Civil War Murder(?) Mystery: The Death and Burial of Lt. John Rodgers Meigs.”

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 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.

Don't Miss ItSeptember 18, 2018W&L’s History Department to Hold Public Panel in Response to Constitution Day Lecture

The panel discussion, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Who Is America?! A Response to Michael Anton’s Constitution Day Lecture.”

Public Lecture September 11, 2018W&L Holds Public Lecture: ‘Getting Away with Fraud: The Lansdowne Portraits of George Washington’

Evans will discuss the history behind several fraudulent copies of Lansdowne-style George Washington portraits that were produced based on the original.

Commentary September 6, 2018W&L History Professors Talk Monuments in Washington Post

Professors Michelle Brock, Sarah Horowitz and Molly Michelmore discuss the message and weight behind Confederate monuments on college campuses