W&L to Dedicate Chavis Hall March 9
John Chavis was an alumnus of W&L and the first African-American known to receive a college education in the United States.
University history
In Their Own Words
MaKayla Lorick '19 is collecting oral histories from African-American alumni, faculty and staff as part of a project that aims to include those missing perspectives in Washington and Lee University's history of desegregation and integration.
Washington’s Will is ‘a True National Treasure’
The will, a favorite piece for use in accounting and taxation classes at W&L, reveals much about Washington's character and views.
Rare by Association
Two tiny, leather-bound volumes in Special Collections feature signatures and bookplates that make them extraordinarily rare.
