W&L Welcomes New Faculty
Twenty-nine new faculty are joining the university this year.
The College
W&L Welcomes New Visiting Faculty, Postgraduate Fellows and Assistant Coaches
Washington and Lee University has welcomed 26 new faculty members who will serve as visiting professors, postdoctoral fellows or assistant coaches this fall.
Lena Hill to Deliver Keynote at ODK Initiation Ceremony
On March 22, the University Provost will address 51 new initiates of W&L’s Alpha Circle of ODK.
W&L Professor Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article
Politics professor Clyde Wang offers perspective on government intervention to combat declining birth rates in China.
W&L Student Co-Authors Paper Published Online by Sage Journals
Katie Yurechko ’24 presented research related to content creators circumventing TikTok’s content moderation algorithms.
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W&L Welcomes New Faculty
A total of 20 new faculty are joining the university this year.
W&L Welcomes New Visiting Faculty, Professors of Practice and Postdoctoral Fellows
A total of 25 new instructors join the W&L community.
W&L’s Wren Markley ’23 Selected for Prestigious JET Program
Markley will start their role in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program by early August 2023.
ODK Holds Spring Initiation For W&L Honorees
W&L President Emeritus Kenneth Ruscio addressed new members of ODK during their spring induction ceremony.
Kenneth Ruscio to Deliver Keynote at ODK Initiation Ceremony
The University’s president emeritus will address 50 new initiates of W&L’s Alpha Circle of ODK.
W&L Welcomes New Faculty
Combined, the College, the Williams School and the Law School have hired 23 Faculty Members.
Caleb Dance
Caleb Dance serves as associate professor of classics
Michael Hill Named Inaugural Director of the DeLaney Center at Washington and Lee
Michael Hill, professor and chair of the Africana Studies program at Washington and Lee University, has been named the inaugural director of the University’s new DeLaney Center, an interdisciplinary academic center for teaching and research on Southern race relations, culture, and politics.
Chantal Bilodeau is the Fourth Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series
Chantal Bilodeau, the founder and artistic director of The Arctic Cycle, will give a lecture on Nov. 11 at 5 p.m.
Meet the Professor: Mengying Liu
Mengying Liu is an assistant professor of engineering at W&L.
W&L to Name New Center of Southern Race Relations, Culture, and Politics in Honor of Ted DeLaney
Washington and Lee University will name a new interdisciplinary academic center for teaching and research on Southern race relations, culture, and politics in honor of late professor of history emeritus Theodore “Ted” Carter DeLaney Jr. '85.
Chawne Kimber Named Dean of the College at Washington and Lee University
Chawne Kimber, Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Professor of Mathematics, head of the Mathematics Department, and co-director of the Hanson Center for Inclusive STEM Education at Lafayette College, has been named dean of the College at Washington and Lee University.
Anne-Marie Slaughter is Next Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series
Slaughter's lecture, which is open to the public to view online, is titled "Renewing the Promise of America: Looking Back to Move Forward."
W&L’s Hanstedt Advocates Rethinking How Students are Taught in Inside Higher Ed Article
The title of his op-ed is “Might This Be the Beginning of Education?”
W&L Cancels Events Featuring External Speakers, Visitors
The university has canceled all campus events featuring external speakers or visitors beginning at noon on Saturday, March 13 and continuing through Saturday, April 18.
W&L Students Participate in the 21st Annual Statewide Collegiate Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl
Six students from Washington and Lee University participated in The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges’ 21st annual statewide collegiate Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl in February.
W&L Presents Public Lecture with William Cope Moyers ’81
Moyers will speak on addiction and recovery.
Canceled – Niall Atkinson to Deliver Annual Pamela H. Simpson Lecture
Atkinson will speak on “Where I am is Who I am: Plotting Spatial Demographics in Renaissance Florence.”
W&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.
W&L Celebrates Women’s History Month and the 19th Amendment
The celebration includes a film screening, a faculty panel and a trivia game. All events are free and open to the public.
W&L Hosts ‘Women Watching Wall Street’
A panel discussion will feature six leading business journalists who cover big financial and economic stories.
W&L’s Hanstedt Talks Distribution Requirements in Inside Higher Ed Article
The title of his op-ed is "It's Time to Get Rid of Distribution Requirements."
Author Maxim D. Shrayer to Give Public Reading at W&L
Shrayer will read from and discuss his new book, “A Russian Immigrant: Three Novellas.”
W&L Hosts Public Reading with Author Zeyn Joukhadar
Joukhadar will read from and discuss his new novel, “The Thirty Names of Night.”
W&L’s SonoKlect Series Presents Jeremy Wilson on Trombone
The concert is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow the performance.
W&L’s Director of Institutional History Presents 2020 Founders Day Address
The title of Lynn Rainville’s talk is “Untold Stories of Founders, Leaders and Other Visionaries at W&L.”
W&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.
W&L Celebrates Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Tea Ceremony
The ceremony will take place Jan. 20 in the Senshin’an Tea Room.
W&L Hosts Public Lecture with Rachel Louise Snyder
Snyder is a journalist known for her works on the topic of domestic violence.
W&L Lenfest Center presents ‘Step Afrika!’
Tickets to the show can be ordered online or at the box office.
W&L’s Woodzicka Interviewed on NPR
On the show, Woodzicka talks about her research on sexual harassment.
Washington and Lee Announces November Community Grants
The committee chose the grants from 20 proposals requesting almost $85,000.
W&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.
Museums at W&L Host December Events
Museums at Washington and Lee will take part in Lexington's Museum Week and host Poinsettias at the Chapel during December.
Washington and Lee Names Beth Lucy-Speidel Associate Dean of the College
Beth Lucy-Speidel, executive director of the SC Johnson College of Business Academic Administration and Dyson Leadership Programs at Cornell University, is the new associate dean of the college at Washington and Lee University. She will begin her work on Sept. 23.
Washington and Lee Names LaRiviere New Associate Dean of the College
Fred LaRiviere, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Washington and Lee University, is the new associate dean of the college, beginning Feb. 11.
W&L Hosts Third Annual Social Impact Summit
This year’s event focuses on Exploring Careers and Issues in Social Innovation and Responsible Leadership.
Lena Hill Named Dean of the College at Washington and Lee University
Lena Hill, senior associate to the president, interim chief diversity officer, and associate vice president at the University of Iowa, has been named dean of the College at Washington and Lee University.
