Mark Rush

Campus EventsNovember 2, 2023Carissima Mathen of the University of Ottawa School of Law to Deliver Lecture on Court Curbing

Mathen’s talk “Dilemmas of Democracy” will be held Nov. 13.

Campus EventsNovember 2, 2023Author and Journalist Robert Kaplan to Deliver Lecture on “Empire and Anarchy”

Kaplan’s talk “Between Empire and Anarchy from the Mediterranean to China” will be held Nov. 8.

Summer OpportunitySeptember 1, 2023W&L Around the World

Washington and Lee students explored the world this summer thanks to grant funding opportunities through the Center for International Education.

Class of 2023May 30, 2023The Road Less Traveled

Washington and Lee’s Class of 2023 includes nine recipients of the Certificate of International Immersion awarded by W&L’s Center for International Education.

My W&LNovember 1, 2022‘To Learn and Serve’

Ahmad Ohmid Arman ’23 arrived on campus as a Gunn Scholar in 2021 and is making the most of his long-awaited W&L experience.

In Case You Missed It

Campus EventApril 20, 2022W&L Presents Public Art Exhibition and Lecture on Ukraine

The public lecture, titled "Portrait of a Village, Ukraine," will be delivered by Lida and Mišo Suchý on April 28 at 5 p.m.

Program SpotlightFebruary 9, 2022Program Spotlight: Center for International Education – Study Abroad

Approximately 70% of students participate in an abroad program during their time at W&L.

CommunityJuly 27, 2021W&L Expands Friendship Family Program

The initiative matches participating W&L students with local host families interested in connecting.

Faculty CommentaryJuly 7, 2021W&L’s Rush Pens Article in The Hill

Professor Mark Rush published an opinion piece in The Hill titled, "Partisan bias in the Constitution? Check the data."

Faculty CommentaryJune 16, 2021W&L’s Rush Talks Election Reform in Virginia Capitol Connections

Mark Rush’s recent article titled “Is Virginia Now a Beacon of Electoral Reform? Yes, but…” appeared in the Spring 2021 publication.

Student AccoladeApril 2, 2021W&L’s Ricks Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant

James Ricks ’21 plans to work this summer with the Oda Foundation in Nepal.

Student AccoladeApril 2, 2021Two W&L Students Awarded Projects for Peace Grants

Julienne de Vastey '23 and Jamal Magoti '23 have won a Davis Projects for Peace grant for their project "Tokomeza Kata Kimeo."

International StudentJanuary 22, 2021International Students Bond Over Unusual Term

At the start of the academic year, 17 first-year international students began their W&L experience in Scotland. Today, they are taking courses in Lexington as a unique group of friends.

Mudd Lecture SeriesDecember 15, 2020Jonathan Wortham is the First Speaker in the 2021 Mudd Lecture Series

Dr. Jonathan Wortham '04 is the outbreak investigations team leader in the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Faculty CommentaryNovember 19, 2020W&L’s Rush Pens Two Opinion Pieces

Politics professor Mark Rush published opinion pieces in the Jurist and The Virginian-Pilot in November.

Faculty CommentaryNovember 10, 2020W&L’s Rush Discusses the 2020 Election

Mark Rush was interviewed on Brian Frydenborg's '04 “Real Context News” podcast.

Mudd Lecture SeriesOctober 23, 2020Elizabeth Kolbert is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Elizabeth Kolbert, a staff writer for The New Yorker, will give a virtual lecture on Oct. 29 at 5 p.m.

Faculty CommentaryOctober 15, 2020Mark Rush Talks Congress and the Supreme Court in Recent Opinion Pieces

Rush published op-eds in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Fulcrum in September.

Accolades August 10, 2020Record Five W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad

Cage Tevis ’21, Bo Garfinkel ’21, Jeremiah Kohl ’22, Collin Frazey ’23 and Tanajia Moye-Green ’23 will study abroad.

CommentaryJuly 9, 2020Rush Addresses Electoral Reform in Virginia Capitol Connections

In the magazine piece, politics professor Mark Rush outlines steps that could end partisan gerrymandering and rid Virginia of the “antiquated” winner-take-all electoral system.

Gifts in ActionMay 12, 2020Gunn International Scholarship Expands Worlds

Recipients of the John M. Gunn International Scholarship met with its namesake in February and shared how the program has made a difference in their lives.

Faculty Commentary February 7, 2020W&L’s Rush Discusses the Electoral College in The Fulcrum

The title of Rush’s piece is “If the electors can be faithless, why have an Electoral College?”

Center for International EducationJanuary 13, 2020W&L Develops a New Study Abroad Program, W&L in Ghana

In 2021, students will have the opportunity to study in Ghana for both Winter and Spring Terms.

Public Lecture October 23, 2019W&L Hosts Jurij Toplak

Toplak is a constitutional scholar and election law expert at the University of Maribor, Slovenia.

Faculty Commentary October 1, 2019W&L’s Rush Discusses the Electoral College in Recent Article

The Conversation recently published an article written by Mark Rush titled “The Electoral College will never make everyone happy.”

Faculty Accolade June 12, 2019W&L’s Rush Appointed to Fulbright Specialist Roster

As a candidate on the Fulbright Specialist Roster, Rush is now eligible to be matched with projects designed by host institutions in over 150 countries globally.

Spring TermMay 28, 2019Drawing the Line on Gerrymandering

Special Topics in American Politics: Minority Rights and Gerrymandering challenged students to redraw the Virginia House and Senate districts to improve the election process.

Commentary February 14, 2019Mark Rush Talks ‘American Politics 101: James Madison and Cuba’

Mark Rush's piece was published Feb. 13 in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Public Lecture January 16, 2019Rachel Mourao to Give Public Lecture on News Organizations

In her speech, which is free and open to the public, Mourao will discuss the role news organizations play, not only in spinning news, but also in legitimizing topics and people.

CommentaryMay 8, 2018W&L’s Rush on Gerrymandering

Rush's piece was published in The Virginian-Pilot