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Washington and Lee University
Science at W&L

Award Recipients

Alison Bell
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology

Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Mednick Memorial Fellowship for her project "Race, Class and Power: Analysis of 19th Century Archeological Sites in Virginia."

Contact Us

Office of the Dean of the College
Baker Hall 119
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia 24450

(540) 458-8746 - phone
(540) 458-8275 - fax

The College

Events

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 "Le Chat Noir"
Maslansky Hall of the Lenfest Center
May 16 - May 17, 8:00 PM
05
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 Original Music Videos presented at Stackhouse Theater
Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons
May 17, 7:00 PM
05
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 A Reading of "Romeo's Dream" written by Christopher Cartmill ’84
Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Hall
May 18, 8:00 PM
05
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 Philosophy Department Graduation Reception, Wed., May 23
Volunteer Services Resource Room, Elrod Commons #214
May 23, 4:00 PM

Welcome! Thank you for visiting the website of the College at Washington and Lee University.

The College is the heart of the W&L liberal arts education. It is the home of twenty-one departments, four interdepartmental majors, and seven interdepartmental programs. Students may earn either the B.A. or B.S. degree in forty different majors, and may also pursue one or more of fifteen minor programs, including Creative Writing, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Environmental Studies, and Museum Studies.

The more than 140 faculty members in the College, in departments ranging from Music to Geology to Religion, are dedicated to nurturing the intellectual capacity and curiosity of our students in an environment of collaborative inquiry. All first-year students are members of the College, and typically take a range of courses in the liberal arts in preparation for selecting a major course of study.

As expressed in the College's Mission Statement, the hallmarks of a person educated in the College include:

  • A resourceful intellect and talent for independent thinking
  • The capacity to evaluate information critically and to convey it effectively
  • Competence in many methods of defining, approaching and solving problems
  • A lively curiosity about and mature respect for varied cultures and intellectual perspectives
  • A lifelong commitment to learning, to health and well-being, and to the values that inform a W&L education.

Please explore these pages to see the full range of academic opportunities available to current and prospective W&L students. Parents, alumni, faculty, and staff will also find a wealth of information about College programs, policies and resources. All of us in the Office of the Dean of the College are always ready to assist you.

Enjoy your virtual tour of the College. We look forward to meeting you in person.

Hank Dobin
Dean of the College

Announcements

News

  • Kaitlin Bowdler, program manager for the Campus Kitchen Project (CKP), at the ceremony honoring the Campus Kitchen at W&L's 100,000th meal.Campus Kitchen at W&L Celebrates 100,000 Meals
    The Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University (CKWL) has celebrated reaching the milestone of delivering its 100,000th meal in the Rockbridge area.
  • Nicolaas Rupke, Johnson Professor of The College, Department of History, Washington and Lee UniversityW&L Spring Term Course Explores Animal Behavior, Human Morality
    A new spring term course at Washington and Lee University, "Animal Behavior and Human Morality," is delving into the history of how people hve looked to animal behavior for answers on how humans should conduct themselves.
  • news_placer_spotW&L Announces Final Johnson Opportunity Grant Recipients
    Washington and Lee University has selected 21 students to receive Johnson Opportunity Grants for 2012 summer research activities. This is in addition to the eight students announced earlier. The students will receive the grants for a wide variety of activities both in the United States and abroad. These include working with great white sharks in [...]
  • Sarah Bond, Mellon Faculty Fellow in History and Classics, Washington and Lee UniversityComparing Financial Crises: From Antiquity to Today
    Today's college students undoubtedly think of the the recent "Great Recession" as the example of a major financial crisis. For them, the Great Depression of the 1930s probably seems like ancient history. But the students who enrolled in "Too Big to Fail: Commerce, Corruption and Crisis in Antiquity," a spring term course at Washington and [...]
  • Cover of Pamela Simpson bookBook by W&L's Pamela Simpson Published Posthumously
    A book by Pamela Simpson, the late Ernest Williams II Professor of Art History at Washington and Lee University, “Corn Palaces and Butter Queens: A History of Crop Art and Dairy Sculpture," has been published posthumously.
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