David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology Awarded to Emma Swabb '16
Emma Swabb, a Washington and Lee University senior from Erie, Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 2015 David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology.
View ArticleSave the Press
Philanthropist Gerry Lenfest, who graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1953 and from its Law School in 1955, has made headlines for saving the struggling Philadelphia Inquirer and its sister...
View ArticleW&L Law Students Release Human Rights Report on Early Marriage and...
Students in the International Human Rights Practicum at Washington and Lee School of Law travelled to Tanzania this fall to research the problem of early marriage and its effects on girls' access to...
View ArticleCaroline Osella to Lecture in Global Fellows Seminar
Caroline Osella, a reader in anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, will lecture at W&L as part of the Winter 2016 Global Fellows Seminar:...
View Article4th Annual Souper Bowl Will Benefit W&L Campus Kitchen's Backpack...
Community members and local college students can band together against childhood hunger in the Rockbridge area one soup bowl at a time by attending the 4th Annual Souper Bowl in Evans Dining Hall on...
View ArticleRich Murray '71 Inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
Rich Murray, a 1971 graduate of Washington and Lee University, will be inducted into the 2016 class of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
View ArticleLeyburn Library's Author Talk Series Features Stephen Lind
Stephen J. Lind, assistant professor of business administration and communication, will talk about his new book "A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz"...
View ArticleCivil Rights Journal Symposium to Explore Policing in America
The symposium, titled "Policing in America: Powers and Accountability," will take place on Jan. 28-29 in Sydney Lewis Hall on the grounds of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
View ArticleMellon Seminar on Human Rights in Africa Continues with a Lecture by...
N. Frank Ukadike, associate professor of communications and African and African Diaspora Studies at Tulane University, will deliver a public lecture at Washington and Lee University on Jan. 29 at 4:45...
View ArticleCenter for International Education Presents Film Series as Part of Seminar on...
The Center for International Education at Washington and Lee University, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, presents the first in a series of African films as part of the 2015-16...
View ArticleLong Live the King
He's head litigator at his law firm, and was named one of the "Nation's Top One Percent" by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by the American...
View ArticlePeter J. Furey '73: The Farmer's Advocate
Peter J. Furey '73 joined the New Jersey Farm Bureau (NJFB) in 1982 and as executive director has worked closely with farmers and state officials on bills affecting farmers and agriculture in the...
View ArticleW&L's Jonathan Eastwood to Give Laurent Boetsch Term Professorship...
Jonathan Eastwood, professor of sociology and anthropology at Washington and Lee, will give his inaugural lecture marking his appointment as the Laurent Boetsch Term Associate Professor in Sociology on...
View ArticleW&L's Colón Offers Tips for Media Covering Donald Trump in The...
The following opinion piece by Aly Colón, Knight Chair of Media Ethics at Washington and Lee, appeared in The Conversation, an independent source of news and views from the academic and research...
View ArticleDeath Penalty and Clemency Focus of W&L Law Review Symposium
The annual Lara D. Gass Symposium at the Washington and Lee University School of Law will focus this year on the controversial case of Joseph M. Giarratano, using his story to explore the ethical,...
View ArticleW&L to Show Film "Cry, the Beloved Country" Feb. 4
"Cry the Beloved Country," the 1995 film depicting the struggles of two families one black and white in pre-apartheid South Africa will be shown Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m., at Washington and Lee...
View ArticlePersonal Harmony: Professor Joseph Martinez débuts folk music album
Joseph David Martinez, associate professor of theater, dance and film studies, has released his first album of folk songs, "Everybody Says Goodbye," recorded with the band Goshen Pass.
View ArticleMellon Seminar on Human Rights in Africa Presents Next Lecture by James J. Hentz
James J. Hentz, professor and chair of the Department of International Studies and Political Science at Virginia Military Institute, will lecture at Washington and Lee University as part of the Mellon...
View ArticleLessons of the WDBJ-TV 7 Tragedy
Two key members of Roanoke's WDBJ-TV 7 staff will visit Washington and Lee University Feb. 3 and tell their stories of the tragedy last August when two of their colleagues were shot and killed on live...
View ArticleBiological Anthropologist Helen Fisher to Give Questioning Passion Lecture
Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist, author and professor, will lecture on Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons. Her lecture is part of Washington and Lee University's...
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