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Andrew Delbanco Inspires W&L Audience about Education on Founders' Day

Andrew Delbanco, the Mendelson Family Chair of American Studies and Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, addresses Washington and Lee's Founders' Day Convocation.

Citing the current national conversation about whether or not college is worth it, Andrew Delbanco told a Washington and Lee University audience Friday that we should not lose sight of the mystery of higher education.

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Associated Press Photo Exhibit of U.S. Presidents on Display at W&L

President George W. Bush hosts President-elect Barack Obama, and former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush,  Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

“The American President,” a compelling Associated Press photo exhibit portraying American presidents during memorable events in American history, currently on display in Washington and Lee University's Leyburn Library.

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Social Media Amplified Errors in Supreme Court Coverage, Say W&L Journalism Professors

Pamela Luecke, The Donald W. Reynolds Professor of Business Journalism at Washington and Lee University

Errors in the initial reporting by two cable news networks aren't a new phenomenon, but the megaphone of social media amplified the mistakes.

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Fast (and Weird) Start for One W&L Intern

Michael McGuire, a member of the Washington and Lee Class of 2013, started his summer internship with a front page story.

Washington and Lee journalism student Michael McGuire's first assignment on his summer internship in Miami is one he won't soon forget.

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Kate Shellnutt Talks Religion Reporting, Blogging

Kate Shellnutt '08. Photo from Houston Belief.net.

Kate Shellnutt, a 2008 graduate of Washington and Lee University, has parlayed her majors in religion and print journalism into a post at the Houston Chronicle newspaper, where she produces the “Houston Belief” religion blog and reports on religion. Her work is the subject of a wide-ranging interview about newspapers, religion reporting and social media [...]

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