Lifelong Learning
Rekindle the wonder of discovery and the goodwill that naturally comes with it
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Campus Programs
- Institute for Honor Symposium: Addiction and Alienation in America
- The Tom Wolfe Weekend Seminar: The Rabbit Hutch
- The Imitation Game: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Position
- Law and Literature Weekend Seminar: Take My Hand
- Accommodations and Dining
- Additional Program Information
- Past Programs
- Travel Programs
- Online Programs
Campus Programs
The campus programs encourage you to satisfy your enduring curiosity about the world and to think about the arts and sciences, current events, history, literature, and philosophy, while in the company of experts from the W&L community and beyond. Alumni College, Wonderweek, and the weekend seminars — Law & Literature, Institute for Honor, and Tom Wolfe — offer options for the entire family.
Travel Programs
The W&L Travel Program offers opportunities to get to know the world firsthand, to experience different cultures, to appreciate new world views, and to savor the inspiring beauty and history of other lands. The education adventure tours are led by experts, creating memorable travel experiences for W&L alumni, families, and friends.
W&L At Home
Convenient access to timely topics, cutting edge research, and thought-provoking discussions about literature and the arts is the hallmark of W&L At Home. The program offers live online webinars on current issues; the W&L After Class podcast featuring university faculty; the W&L Virtual Book Club; and a treasure trove of recorded lectures in the Archives. You’re never far from your next lifelong learning adventure.
"There's not enough space here to say how absolutely wonderful, amazing, incredible, awesome and fabulous the safari was! Each day better than the day before, each place so beautiful and awe-inspiring. The weather was perfect, the wildlife viewing beyond my wildest dreams!"
Past Travel Program Participant
Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning
- P: 540-458-8723
- E: lifelong@wlu.edu
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Lifelong Learning
Washington and Lee University
204 W Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Here to guide your next adventure
The staff of the Office of Lifelong Learning are here to to help further your journey.
Gary Kirk
Director of Lifelong Learning Programs
- P: 540-458-8724
- E: gkirk@wlu.edu
Gary joined the W&L community in 2023. Previously, he was an associate provost at Dickinson College, where he provided leadership for the Center for Civic Learning & Action and the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues. His interdisciplinary teaching and research are grounded in the fields of nonprofit studies and public administration, and his recent projects have considered civic infrastructure, systems thinking, and community resilience. He is an expert on experiential learning pedagogy and community-engaged scholarship. Kirk holds a Ph.D. in environmental design and planning from Virginia Tech and a B.A. in ecology from New College.
Ruth Candler
Associate Director of Lifelong Learning; Host, Executive Producer for W&L After Class Podcast
- P: 540-458-4866
- E: rcandler@wlu.edu
Ruth joined Washington and Lee’s Office of Lifelong Learning in April 2019. Prior to this position, she managed the Class Secretary Program for University Development. She has held a number of marketing and managerial positions in the publishing and graphic arts industries.
Lisa D’Amelio
Lifelong Learning Program Coordinator
- P: 540-458-8916
- E: ldamelio@wlu.edu
Lisa joined the Office of Lifelong Learning in August, 2021. She began her career at W&L as the Recruitment Coordinator in the Office of Career Strategy at the Law School. Prior to her arrival at W&L in 2018, she worked in varied capacities in the field of education for more than twenty years. These experiences included teaching ESL for Rockbridge County Public Schools, Spanish at Waddell Elementary School, and English as a Second Language at Instituto Tecnológico in Chetumal, Mexico. Lisa also spent many years as the Director of a local preschool. She earned her M.Ed. from Wilmington University in 1996.