The Privilege of Service
From the professors who encouraged him to think intentionally and with purpose to the judicial externships that honed his legal acumen, Penn Clarke ’13L puts tremendous importance on his experience at...
View ArticleTrust in W&L
For close to a century, Letitia “Lettie” Pate Whitehead Evans has made a remarkable impact on Washington and Lee University and the thousands of students who have called it home. Her philanthropic...
View ArticleAgents for Success
Mai Spurlock Sykes ’94 began serving as a Class Agent in 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic and during the Board of Trustees’ deliberations on W&L’s name and symbols. Despite joining the...
View ArticleCatalyst for Change
Since its inception in 2021, the DeLaney Center has served as an interdisciplinary academic forum to promote teaching and research on race and Southern identity. It serves as a resource for students...
View ArticleMeet the Parents Leadership Council Chairs
This year begins Anne Faircloth and Fred Beaujeu-Dufour’s two-year term as Parents Leadership Council (PLC) chairs. The volunteer role promotes parent engagement and philanthropy to support W&L and...
View ArticleAthletics Hall of Fame Ceremony to Celebrate Endowment Honoring the Farrars
When Jim Farrar ’74 announced his retirement from Washington and Lee University in spring 2021, friend and emeritus member of the Board of Trustees Ben Grigsby ’72 contacted the Office of University...
View ArticleCelebrating an Extraordinary Legacy
Devoted supporters and engaged members of the Washington and Lee community, Patricia K. and E. Marshall Nuckols Jr. ’33, ’35L were recognized posthumously as Honored Benefactors of the university...
View ArticleW&L to Publicly Launch its Leading Lives of Consequence Capital Campaign
Washington and Lee University will officially launch the public phase of its capital campaign, Leading Lives of Consequence, with a series of campus events Oct. 24-25. The two-day celebration includes...
View ArticleHistoric Gift Allows Washington and Lee University to Adopt Need-Blind...
Washington and Lee University announced today that it will no longer consider students’ or families’ ability to pay when evaluating applications for undergraduate admission thanks to a $132 million...
View ArticleW&L Launches $650 Million Capital Campaign
Washington and Lee University announced on Friday, Oct. 25, the launch of a $650 million comprehensive capital campaign, Leading Lives of Consequence: The Campaign for Washington and Lee. The...
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