Local School Children Learn Archaeology at W&L
Two water hoses and lots of dirt played a major role in teaching local school children about archaeology last week at Washington and Lee University.
View ArticleWashington and Lee Announces June Community Grants
Washington and Lee University's Community Grants Committee has made 8 grants totaling $25,500 to non-profit organizations in Lexington and Rockbridge County. They are the second part of its two rounds...
View ArticleResearch on Corporate Governance Helps Local Non-Profits Manage Their Boards
Business administration professor Denny Garvis has long been interested in the processes that govern boards. His research into the corporate governance of publicly held companies has shown that, while...
View ArticleW&L Junior Wins Entrepreneurship Award and Grant
Matthew Kordonowy, a junior business administration major at Washington and Lee University, was awarded a $15,000 grant by the venture capital fund Entrepreneurs of New York this summer.
View ArticleW&L Academy Introduces New Technology into Local Classrooms
A $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation has enabled Washington and Lee University's Teacher Education Program to bring the Educational Technology Leadership Academy to elementary, middle and high...
View ArticleAnnual Turkeypalooza Kicks off on Nov. 14
The week of Nov. 16-24 is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, and Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University will be doing its part to help address the problem with its eighth annual...
View ArticleCommunity Grants Committee: Call for Proposals
Washington and Lee University's Community Grants Committee would like to remind the community of its Fall 2014 proposal evaluation schedule. The deadline for submitting a proposal for the Fall 2014...
View ArticleWashington and Lee Named to the 2014 President's Higher Education...
Washington and Lee University has been named to President Barack Obama's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, one of 120 schools in the nation to receive this designation....
View ArticleA New Record for Scholar-Athlete Awards
Washington and Lee University's athletic teams set a new record when 224 students earned scholar-athlete awards during fall term of last year. The number of award recipients increased by more than 30...
View ArticleW&L to Host Millennial Prison Reform Kickstart Event on Feb. 5
Washington and Lee University will host a Millennial Prison Reform Kickstart event, "Look Behind the Wall of Incarceration in America," on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 5:00 p.m., in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn...
View ArticleJessie Ball duPont Fund Awards Grant to Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University received a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund that will help support a new initiative at W&L to enhance and expand community engagement and service-learning...
View ArticleCall for Proposals: W&L's Community Grants Committee Will Evaluate...
Community Grants Proposals may be submitted at any time but are reviewed semiannually: at the end of the calendar year and at the end of the fiscal year. The deadline for submitting a proposal for the...
View ArticleFrom Finance to Philanthropy
In the business section of The Huffington Post, Epaminondas Farmakis noted of his past jobs in finance, "Having worked in such a high demand environment where everything was geared for profit got me...
View ArticleCampus Kitchen at W&L Wins National Community Impact Award, Grant for...
Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University (CKWL) has won both a national award for its impact on hunger in the community and a grant to address hunger among the area's older adults.
View ArticleThe Dart Internships at W&L: Five Years Strong
In March, Phil Marella '81 and his wife, Andrea, visited campus, not only to visit their son Phil, who is a first-year student here, but to also personally deliver a check from Dana's Angels Research...
View ArticleWashington and Lee Announces May Community Grants
Washington and Lee University's Community Grants Committee has made 13 grants totaling $25,700 to non-profit organizations in Lexington and Rockbridge County. They are the second part of its two rounds...
View ArticleW&L Among Top Teach for America Producers for Third Straight Year
For the third consecutive year, Washington and Lee has made the list of the top 20 small colleges and universities (2,999 or fewer undergraduates) sending the most graduates to Teach for America.
View ArticleW&L Community Celebrates $542.5 Million Campaign Success
More than a thousand students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends gathered in Lexington Oct. 9 to celebrate the conclusion of the second-largest campaign by a liberal arts institution.
View ArticleW&L "Mock Con" Documentary to Air on Virginia Public TV Stations
Narrated by author and former CBS newsman Roger Mudd '50 and funded by W&L's Class of 1953, "Mock Con" will air on public television stations in Virginia beginning Oct. 22.
View ArticleJennifer Peszka '94 Named Arkansas Professor of the Year
Jennifer Peszka, a member of Washington and Lee University's Class of 1994 and a psychology professor at Hendrix College, has been named the 2015 Arkansas Professor of the Year by the Council for...
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