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Pickett Named New Director of W&L’s Shepherd Poverty Program

Howard Pickett

Howard Pickett has been named director of the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability at Washington and Lee. Pickett will succeed the program's founding director, Harlan Beckley, at the end of the academic year.

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W&L Juniors Alvin Thomas, Erica Schwotzer Recognized as Generals of the Month for May

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Washington and Lee University students Alvin Thomas and Erica Schwotzer will be recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation for May on Thursday, May 2, at 12:20 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons.

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W&L Sophomore Wins Davis Projects for Peace Grant

Emmanuel Abebrese, Washington and Lee Class of 2015

Emmanuel Abebrese, a Washington and Lee University sophomore, has won a $10,000 grant from the Davis Projects for Peace 2013.

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W&L Makes Community Service Honor Roll

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Washington and Lee University has been named once again to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.

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W&L Students Help Local High-Schoolers Apply to College

Washington and Lee junior Angelica Tillander talks with Rockbridge High School counselor Mat Rapoza about the College Access program.

A group of Washington and Lee students has established a new program, College Access, to provide college counseling to Rockbridge County High School students.

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W&L Senior Researches Effect of Taxes and Social Spending on Poverty

Joe Landry, a member of Washington and Lee's Class of 2013, shows W&L religion professor Harlan Beckley data for his research project.

A Washington and Lee University senior has completed a comprehensive study of whether or not tax expenditures that reduce revenues for social and economic purposes are helping those citizens who live in poverty.

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W&L Students Put New Global Service House to Good Use

Students social before dinner in the new Global Service House at Washington and Lee.

Washington and Lee's Global Service House opened this fall to provide a focus for internationalism, a locale for increased cross-cultural engagement, and a visible home for service activity.

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Campus Kitchen at W&L Receives Grant to Educate Local Youths about Hunger

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The Weekend Backpack Snack Program at Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University (CKWL) has received a grant for $2,000 from the Sodexo Foundation, supported by Youth Service America.

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Knight Poverty Journalism Conference at W&L Challenges, Aids Reporters on Poverty Coverage

Author Barbara Ehrenreich addresses the Knight Poverty Journalism Conference at Washington and Lee.

Journalists from around the country gathered at Washington and Lee to discuss how to write about poverty and economic injustice during the first Knight Poverty Journalism Conference.

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W&L Hosts Inaugural Knight Poverty Journalism Conference

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Journalists from around the country who write about poverty and economic justice will convene at Washington and Lee University next month for the inaugural Knight Poverty Journalism Conference.

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