Washington and Lee University
Interdisciplinary programs are essential to Washington and Lee's ability to offer a liberal arts education for the 21st century. Donors may support interdisciplinary programs by endowing the programs, or by endowing the directorships of the programs. Washington and Lee is particularly interested in supporting programs in Environmental Studies, African American Studies, Women's Studies, International Studies and East Asian Studies.
Named Interdisciplinary Program - $5,000,000 - Gifts naming and endowing interdisciplinary programs significantly strengthen these programs by supporting their faculty appointments and academic initiatives.
Named Directorship of an Interdisciplinary Program - $2,500,000 - A named directorship of an interdisciplinary program strengthens the program and recognizes the faculty director for exceptional leadership, teaching, service and contributions to their profession.
Another emerging priority in this area is to endow a joint faculty position between the Law School and the Shepherd Program in Poverty and Human Capability.
To learn more about endowing interdisciplinary programs please contact Dennis Cross at (540) 458-8232 or dcross@wlu.edu.