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Isaac Webb Awarded Fulbright to Ukraine

Isaac Webb

Washington and Lee University senior Isaac Webb, of Portland, Maine, has received a Fulbright research/study grant to the Ukraine for his project "Disability and Invisibility: Human Rights for the Handicapped in Soviet Ukraine from Brezhnev to Gorbachev."

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Stoler to Present Griffith Lecture at W&L

Mark Stoler

Mark Stoler, editor of the George C. Marshall Papers, will present the Robert S. Griffith '52 Lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium of the Leyburn Library. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is titled "George C. Marshall and the Creation of [...]

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Goodspeed '92 Talks Naval Aviation History

Hill Goodspeed '92

Washington and Lee alumnus Hill Goodspeed '92 was featured in an interview on WALA-TV (FOX10TV) for Pensacola, Fla., and Mobile, Ala., earlier this month.

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W&L Alum Paul Harrison '93 Takes Over Clayton State Men's Basketball

Paul Harrison '93, head coach of Clayton State University men's basketball.

Washington and Lee alumnus Paul Harrison has been named head men's basketball coach at Clayton State University in Georgia.

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W&L Observes Holocaust Remembrance Week, April 30-May 9

Marcel Drimer

Holocaust Remembrance Week will be observed at Washington and Lee University with a talk by a Holocaust survivor and various other activities from Tuesday, April 30 through Thursday, May 9.

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Two W&L Alumni Win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

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Two Washington and Lee alumni — Cailin Slattery and Robert Wilson — have received National Science Foundation Research Fellowships.

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W&L History Professor Pens Op-ed for Washington Post

Prof. Molly Michelmore

Washington and Lee history professor Molly Michelmore writes about the federal income tax in Monday's edition of the Washington Post.

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W&L Marks Centennial of President Custis Lee's Death Today, Feb. 18

President Custis Lee

Today, Feb. 18, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the death of George Washington Custis Lee (1832-1913), who served as president of Washington and Lee University from 1871 to 1897. He succeeded in that office his father, Robert E. Lee. A commemoration will be observed at Lee Chapel today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A spray of flowers [...]

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W&L Historians Analyze the Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI

William Patch, Kenan Professor of History, Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee historians David Peterson and William Patch reflect on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

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W&L's Merchant Featured in New Lee Video

J. Holt Merchant, Professor of History, Washington and Lee

Washington and Lee history professor J. Holt Merchant is featured in a new video about Robert E. Lee produced by Henrico County television.

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