Drew Hess, the Ehrick Kilner Haight Sr. Term Professor of Business Administration at Washington and Lee University, has been appointed to a one-year term as interim associate provost for academic development and operations, beginning July 1.
Torres will present May 16 at the University of Connecticut Graduate Business Learning Center.
The Williams School and Lindley Center remain on schedule for completion before Fall Term 2025, while several campus improvement projects will begin this summer.
The research and reading room for the Special Collections and Archives will be updated and renamed in honor of Tom Wolfe ’51.
The faculty members and choral directors at Washington and Lee University and Virginia State University will discuss their historic collaborative performances held in February.
The professor of religion explores the meaning of having a heart.
Charlie Salome Sabines ’28 will participate in the program this summer at The University of Chicago.
The 12th-year mentor led the Generals to their first indoor conference championship in 16 years.
The head women’s cross country coach and assistant track & field coach helped lead W&L to its first women’s track & field indoor ODAC Championship in 16 years.
Generals’ mentor garners top conference honor after leading W&L to another league title.
Mauricio Betancourt will receive $2,250 from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges to support his research on the Peruvian guano trade.
The Williams Investment Society’s $25.5 million assets under management rank sixth nationally according to a survey conducted by the Center for Investment Research.
The professor and resource librarian received the honor from the Capital Area Business Academic Librarians.
The upcoming screening is the third installment of the academic year and will be shown on April 2 in Stackhouse Theater.
Linda Hooks’ comments were featured during a March 19 segment on the impact of current interest rates on business and consumer spending.
The visiting assistant professor of history explores the history of children’s pain in relation to social and medical perception.
Paul Youngman, associate provost for academic development and operations and professor of German, has been appointed to a one-year term as interim dean of the College at Washington and Lee University.
Chawne Kimber, dean of the College and professor of mathematics at Washington and Lee University, has been named vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. She will begin her new role on July 1, 2025.
The NPR personality, journalist and media analyst will assume the position in July.
Benefiel is among a host of experts that reveal the truths about the social and economic makeup of the city before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The director of the Harte Center for Teaching and Learning examines the relationship between critical thinking and writing.
The first students have graduated from the program and will begin serving as peer educators regarding sustainability on campus.
The Congress to Campus program will bring former Congressmen Dave Trott and Lewis F. Payne to campus March 16-18.
The professor of sociology’s book, titled “Social Structure: Relationships, Representations and Rules,” was released on Feb. 26.
On March 4, Towns will present an artist talk in Wilson Concert Hall while his works will play a central theme in a DeLaney Reading Club Breakfast held in the Staniar Gallery and Wilson Hall Room 2010.
The English professor’s poetry collection explores natural and human transformation.
Scott’s talk, “More Than Money: My Journey so Far,” will be held on March 5 in Hillel 101.
Oliver was presented with the American Accounting Association’s Jim Benjamin Lifetime Service Award at the organization’s Leadership in Accounting Education Section Seminar on Feb. 14.
Tom Barkin’s talk will be held March 27 in Stackhouse Theater.
The professor of entrepreneurship and leadership will use the funds to create an open-source materials course.
W&L’s director of choral activities will serve as an expert guest tutor at The Cork International Choral Festival.
The author will deliver the Fishback Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 12, via Zoom.
The talks will be held in Huntley Hall 327 on Feb. 12.
This year’s second installment will focus on the Netflix show that traces how African American cuisine has transformed America.
The assistant professor of business administration recounts the history and impact of the band’s career.
The John F. Hendon Professor of Economics will discuss the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences presented to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson.
The grant provides funds to support W&L student projects worldwide.
The space opens Jan. 27 and will be dedicated to exploration and experimentation with generative AI tools.
Newly promoted faculty members will present their research in a PechaKucha format on Jan. 28.
W&L’s director of athletic training services received the prestigious award at the VATA annual meeting on Jan. 4.
Gordon Reistrup was honored at the association’s annual meeting and convention last month.
Greer’s talk, “Coral Reefs Past, Present and Future and Our Human Footprint,” will be held Jan. 15 in Science Addition 214.
The assistant professor of Chinese will discuss the Nobel Prize in literature presented to Korean writer Han Kang on Jan. 14.
The assistant professor of history will receive her award on Jan. 10 at the association’s annual convention in New Orleans.
The program exposes students to cutting-edge ideas by bringing business and entrepreneurial leaders to campus.
Williams School and Lindley Center construction remain on schedule for completion by Fall Term 2025.
The associate provost and professor of German participated in a moderated discussion at the Austrian Embassy in early December.
The scholar, writer and political commentator will headline the weeklong programming on campus.
The team secured its place with a third-place finish at the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl regional competition in Chicago.
The Reynolds Visiting Assistant Professor of Strategic Communications explores the role of laughter in cross-cultural virtual settings.
The fourth-year assistant coach helped lead W&L men's lacrosse to the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
The Generals’ mentor has claimed the award 12 times in 25 seasons.
The teaching assistants were provided the opportunity to learn about the American education system and connect with other language educators.
The Dec. 5 event will feature panelists from the higher education, business and health care industries discussing the theme “Black Female Leadership in the 21st-century South.”
The first-year head coach has led the Generals to a 14-3-5 overall record and an ODAC championship.
The third-year coach has led the Generals to a 20-1-1 overall record and an ODAC title.
The Elmes Pathfinder Prize recognizes a student who has shown extraordinary promise in psychological science through outstanding scholarship in basic or applied psychology.
Kernodle will also participate in a Reading Club Breakfast discussion involving her essay “My Song is My Weapon: The Long Sonic History of Black Resistance.”
The visiting assistant professor of chemistry will serve a one-year term for the 2024-25 academic year.
The W&L community gathered to honor the military service of current and retired members of the staff, faculty and student body.
The director of the Global Discoveries Laboratories and adjunct professor of romance languages and teacher education received the award at the Virginia Board of Education meeting.
Mikki Brock wrote her second book and recently answered questions on her specialty – witches, witchcraft and witch hunts.
The assistant professor of sociology explores Black femininity through a contemporary perspective.
The recurring summit allows undergraduate and law students to network with and learn from alumni and others making a social impact through their professional lives.
The assistant professor of environmental studies authored a paper titled “Guano and the Rise of the American Empire.”
The event will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Northen Auditorium.
The professor of physics will discuss this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner on Friday, Nov. 15.
The talk, “Everything That Can Be Automated Will Be Automated: AI Tools Transforming Today’s World,” will be held on Nov. 12 in Northen Auditorium.
The talk will be held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 in the Northen Auditorium.
The director of environmental studies and professor of biology received the funding from the Virginia Departments of Wildlife Resources and Environmental Quality.
Kamara’s talk, “Reconceptualizing Humanitarianism,” will be held Nov. 13 in Hillel 101.
The Williams School and Department of Economics provided the opportunity for students to network and explore careers in the field of economics.
The W&L professor of art history attends conference exploring and celebrating Surrealism in Italy.
The visiting assistant professor of physics will discuss this year’s Nobel Prize in physics on Thursday, Nov. 7.
Li’s talk “Insights into Low-Carbon Solution in the Current Automotive Industry” will be held Oct. 25 in Science Addition 114.
The director of fellowships and student research dissects and expands upon possible allusion in Virgil’s “Aeneid.”
Jeff Schatten discussed his research on artificial intelligence and how it can be used to improve efficiency at work at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley’s annual Business Forum Luncheon.
This year’s first film will be screened on Oct. 15 in Stackhouse Theater.
The business administration professor and his advisors explore the role of crowdfunding in developing Indigenous communities.
LeBlanc’s talk, “How I See Power,” will be held Oct. 30 in Northen Auditorium.
Environmental studies professor to supervise student assessments of the USDA Midwest Climate Hub.
The professors co-authored an article that investigates the different ways comics are ordered.
Passidomo explores how food and food narratives can build and reinforce regional and social identities.
The discussion will be held Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the Harte Center Gallery.
Wang will utilize the grant to explore energy-driven pattern formation in complex physical and biological systems.
The article “Organic Dance Designs” tells the story of the theatrical work of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship.
The expert in neuropsychopharmacology will give a talk in Stackhouse Theater on Oct. 16.
The article assesses how international business is affected when violence is directed at civilians and violence levels are constantly changing.
Hinkle and fellow scientists from the University of Pittsburgh will share the $550,000 award to examine the potential of adapting acid mine drainage remediation systems to produce critical minerals in economically viable concentrations.
Woodzicka’s talk on reacting to stressful situations will be held Oct. 8 in Northen Auditorium.
The article discusses the inexpensive solution for early cancer detection that Margalus helped develop alongside researchers at the University of Chicago.
The assistant professor of chemistry will utilize the funds to conduct fundamental research in organic chemistry.
Lingshu Hu will receive $2,000 from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges to support his research on political popularity on X/Twitter.
Mikki Brock will perform research leading to a new book at the Wellesley College-based academic center this year.
The collaborative grant will be used to build a transformative educational assessment of creative thinking for STEM education and research.
The two-day programming will be headlined by a conversation featuring Brooks and DeLaney Center fellow Drew Harrell ’24 on Thursday, Sept. 5 in the Watson Galleries.
Twenty-nine new faculty are joining the university this year.
Washington and Lee University has welcomed 26 new faculty members who will serve as visiting professors, postdoctoral fellows or assistant coaches this fall.
The annual address that celebrates W&L faculty for excellence in scholarship and teaching will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 12 in University Chapel.
The funds will support ‘Stephanie Shih: LONG TIME NO SEE (好久不見),’ an exhibition born out of the 2023 inaugural Artist-in-Residence program.
