Tag Archives: Sociology and Anthropology
Emory University Sociologist to Speak in Happiness Series
Corey Keyes, professor of sociology at Emory University, is the fourth speaker in Washington and Lee University’s year-long “Questioning the Good Life” interdisciplinary seminar.
Corey Keyes, professor of sociology at Emory University, is the fourth speaker in Washington and Lee University’s year-long “Questioning the Good Life” interdisciplinary seminar.
Dani Breidung Awarded First Certificate of International Immersion at W&L
Washington and Lee University senior Danielle (Dani) Breidung has become the first student at the University to earn a Certificate of International Immersion, awarded to students who demonstrate significant commitment to and understanding of global interaction.
Washington and Lee University senior Danielle (Dani) Breidung has become the first student at the University to earn a Certificate of International Immersion, awarded to students who demonstrate significant commitment to and understanding of global interaction.
David Novack Presents Urquhart Term Professorship Inaugural Lecture
David R. Novack, professor of sociology and department chair at Washington and Lee University, will give the Abigail Grigsby Urquhart ’11 Term Professorship Inaugural Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Northen Auditorium in Leyburn Library.
David R. Novack, professor of sociology and department chair at Washington and Lee University, will give the Abigail Grigsby Urquhart ’11 Term Professorship Inaugural Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Northen Auditorium in Leyburn Library.
W&L Anthropologist Creates Exhibit on Race Relations in Brownsburg, Va.
A new exhibit created by Washington and Lee anthropologist Sascha Goluboff at the Brownsburg (Va.) Museum aims to provide visitors with more understanding of the ambiguities of race relations in the small Rockbridge County community before and after the Civil War.
A new exhibit created by Washington and Lee anthropologist Sascha Goluboff at the Brownsburg (Va.) Museum aims to provide visitors with more understanding of the ambiguities of race relations in the small Rockbridge County community before and after the Civil War.
W&L to Launch Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Happiness
Washington and Lee University will introduce a new, year-long interdisciplinary seminar series that will examine our national obsession with happiness during the 2012-13 academic year
Posted in Press Releases
Tagged Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Sociology and Anthropology
Washington and Lee University will introduce a new, year-long interdisciplinary seminar series that will examine our national obsession with happiness during the 2012-13 academic year
Tagged Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Sociology and Anthropology
W&L's Eastwood Co-Edits Book on Chávez Government in Venezuela
One review of The Revolution in Venezuela: Social and Political Change under Chávez (David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, July 2011) calls it “a comprehensive analysis of the consequences of the Venezuelan experiment for both individuals and institutions.” Another concludes the book provides “much needed nuance to the often abstract, ill-informed international [...]
Posted in Faculty, Press Releases
Tagged Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Sociology and Anthropology
One review of The Revolution in Venezuela: Social and Political Change under Chávez (David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, July 2011) calls it “a comprehensive analysis of the consequences of the Venezuelan experiment for both individuals and institutions.” Another concludes the book provides “much needed nuance to the often abstract, ill-informed international [...]
Tagged Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Sociology and Anthropology
Natasha Lerner '13 and Nate Reisinger '13 Win Decade Award
The Decade Award will be presented to two Washington and Lee University students, sophomores Natasha Lerner and Nate Reisinger, on Wednesday, May 4, at 12:15 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons.
The Decade Award will be presented to two Washington and Lee University students, sophomores Natasha Lerner and Nate Reisinger, on Wednesday, May 4, at 12:15 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons.
Duke Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies to Lecture at W&L
Beth Holmgren, professor of Slavic and Eurasian studies and theater studies, and Slavic and Eurasian studies department chair at Duke University, will give a talk at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Newcomb Hall, room 122.
Posted in Press Releases
Tagged Provost, Russian (German and Russian), Russian Area Studies, Sociology and Anthropology
Beth Holmgren, professor of Slavic and Eurasian studies and theater studies, and Slavic and Eurasian studies department chair at Duke University, will give a talk at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Newcomb Hall, room 122.
Tagged Provost, Russian (German and Russian), Russian Area Studies, Sociology and Anthropology
Newcomb Hall Wins Award for Historic Preservation
The historic preservation and renovation of Newcomb Hall at Washington and Lee University has won the 2010 Award for Excellence, in the historic preservation category, from the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA).
The historic preservation and renovation of Newcomb Hall at Washington and Lee University has won the 2010 Award for Excellence, in the historic preservation category, from the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA).
Two W&L First-Year Students Selected to Join Kemper Scholars Program
Danielle Breidung and Alex Wachi, both first-year students at Washington and Lee University, have been selected for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program.
Danielle Breidung and Alex Wachi, both first-year students at Washington and Lee University, have been selected for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program.
