It is a privilege to address the class of 2025 on the occasion of your Commencement. You look magnificent! You also look fabulous, beautiful, handsome, and elegant. Not to mention short on sleep. But ...

“Everyone has an imagination. Everyone has an inner emotional life. Art classes tell students that that matters, and that it should matter their whole life. They need to take the time to listen to ...

MESA minors who do not pursue the minor with language emphasis will complete a capstone paper as their last course. This will likely happen during junior or senior years. Through this project, you ...

In this episode, Holly Pickett, professor of English at Washington and Lee University, shares her experience with Shakespeare, from an unconvinced high school student to an early modern drama scholar, ...

Happy New Year and welcome back to campus for the start of a new term. I hope you enjoyed a peaceful and restorative break. In December, I shared highlights of the past calendar year at Washington and ...

Yesterday morning, our Public Safety Office discovered an act of vandalism at the Red House on front campus, which serves as our LGBTQ Resource Center. The damage included spray-painted graffiti ...

I write today with exciting news following a beautiful fall weekend here in Lexington, during which the university celebrated the public launch of our $650 million comprehensive capital campaign, ...

In this episode, Melissa Kerin, Professor of Art History at Washington and Lee University and Director of the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics, discusses this year’s theme for the Mudd Center, “How We ...

“I love this 18 to 23-year-old group. So much fun, so many changes going on in their lives. And it’s just great to be a witness and sometimes a mentor to that, too.” ~ Lisa Alty, John T. Herwick, M.D.

“I think that W&L students are used to excelling. And when they were in high school, they excelled. And they’re used to being the top of their class. And they’re used to not being afraid of being seen ...

“People often ask me, ‘Why do I find this work appealing?’ I find it appealing because at the end of the day, what I find fundamentally magnificent in looking at the most problematic places of the ...

It is now my privilege to address the Class of 2024 on the occasion of your Commencement. I remember when I sat, as you do now, surrounded by classmates, wearing identical gowns, and waiting to ...