Category Archives: Commentary

Michelmore on Tax and Spend History on New Hampshire Public Radio

Molly Michelmore, assistant professor of history, Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University history professor Molly Michelmore discussed her book, "Tax and Spend: The Welfare State, Tax Politics and the Limits of American Liberalism', on New Hampshire Public Radio's The Exchange on Monday, Jan. 14.

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W&L's Ruscio on WMRA's "Virginia Insight"

Washington and Lee University President Kenneth P. Ruscio

Washington and Lee University President Kenneth P. Ruscio will be part of a panel discussing the liberal arts and job preparation on WMRA's "Virginia Insight" program on Monday at 3 p.m.

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W&L Historian Pens New York Times Op-Ed

Rachel N. Schnepper, Mellon Junior Faculty Fellow, Washington and Lee University

An oped in the New York Times by Washington and Lee historian Rachel Schnepper explores the "war on Christmas."

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W&L Historian Offers Context for the Fiscal Cliff Debate

Molly Michelmore, assistant professor of history, Washington and Lee University

With the "fiscal cliff" looming closer and closer, a Washington and Lee University historian whose 2012 book examined the history of United States tax policy says it is difficult to find a comparable moment in the past that looks just like today's crisis. Molly Michelmore, associate professor of history at W&L, is the author of [...]

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Eliminating Law Schools' Third Year Misses the Mark

Nora V. Demleitner, Dean, Washington and Lee University School of Law

Nora V. Demleitner, dean of Washington and Lee University's School of Law, writes that those who argue that law schools should do away with the third year miss the mark.

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W&L's Alexander on WMRA's "Virginia Insight"

Racquel Alexander, associate professor of accounting, Washington and Lee University

Raquel Alexander, associate professor of accounting at Washington and Lee University, will discuss taxes on NPR affiliate WMRA's "Virginia Insight" show on Monday, Oct. 22.

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W&L's Bower on "Virginia Insight"

Amanda Bower, associate professor of business administration at Washington and Lee University

Amanda Bower, professor of business administration at Washington and Lee University, discussed the mistakes that marketers make on NPR affiliate WMRA's "Virginia Insight" show on Thursday, Sept. 27. Bower studies what works, and what doesn’t, in commercial marketing strategies. She discussed the approaches that succeed, and the ones that don’t, when it comes to people [...]

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President Ruscio on the Liberal Arts and Job Preparation

Washington and Lee University President Kenneth P. Ruscio

Washington and Lee President Kenneth P. Ruscio writes about the value of the liberal arts in an opinion piece in the Christian Science Monitor.

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What to Do About Student Cheating?

Steele Burrow, Washington and Lee Class of 2013

Steele Burrow, a Washington and Lee University senior from Dallas and president of the Executive Committee, wrote about the W&L Honor System in a letter to the New York Times.

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Robert Strong: Advice on Lighting Fires

Robert Strong, interim provost and William Lyne Wilson Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee University

Robert Strong, Washington and Lee interim provost, told the University's Class of 2016 not to believe everything they read or hear.

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