Washington and Lee and Southern Virginia University have partnered to form the Rockbridge Teacher Education Consortium (RTEC), the first new teacher education program to be approved by the State Board of Education in almost a quarter of a century.
Melissa Kerin, assistant professor of art history, has been awarded a Mednick Memorial Fellowship Grant to conduct research on an aspect of Tibetan Buddhist shrines in India.
Taylor Gilfillan, a Washington and Lee senior from Raleigh, N.C., has been named the John W. Elrod General of the Year for 2012-2013.
Some children preparing to enter kindergarten at Central Elementary School in Lexington, Va., have received a helping hand from teacher education students at Washington and Lee University.
Washington and Lee University presented Distinguished Alumni Awards Saturday to three of its graduates and received major gifts from returning classes during the Generals Assembly, the annual meeting of the Alumni Association in Lee Chapel.
Laurent Boetsch, director of international education at Washington and Lee, delivered the keynote address for the University's annual Alumni Weekend on Thursday, May 2.
Washington and Lee University senior Mohamad Shawki Amine was a member of a team from Virginia Tech's College of Engineering that presented the results of its earthquake research at Posters on the Hill in Washington last month.
Navy SEAL Clint Bruce will speak on leadership at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The talk is open to the public, and no tickets are required. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a decorated athlete, [...]
Wendy Price, assistant dean of the College at Washington and Lee, has been chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the American Leadership Institute (AALI) to participate in a yearlong Senior Leadership Academy during 2013-14. The 26 individuals chosen for the academy are mid-level administrators in higher education who aspire to senior leadership [...]
Attorney Robin Wood, principal at Edmunds & Williams in Lynchburg, was honored recently during the annual Order of the Coif ceremony at Washington and Lee School of Law.