Washington and Lee University
"I love teaching in the Alumni College. The chance to hear your colleagues and distinguished outside speakers talk about their special subject areas, the incentive to read about the larger context of an area you are interested in, the opportunity to test your ideas in front of a group of committed adult learners, the excitement of a whole week spent examining a subject from multiple points of view--all that is a sort of academic dream. But the best part of any Alumni College is the Alumni. What a great group of people, committed to life-long learning and to this university they love so much. They are the reason we do this."
--Pamela H. Simpson, Ernest Williams II Professor of Art History
Alaska has been a favorite destination of the W&L Traveller for many years. "To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world." So wrote John Muir 100 years ago while exploring the Alaska coast. Muir offered his testimonial well before Alaska became our 49th state. Today, Alaska is the grandest expression of "America the Beautiful," and the Inside Passage its most accessible wilderness.
The Special Programs staff (left to right):
Tracey Mason, administrative assistant; Rob Fure, director; and Susie Thompson, associate director.