Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics
In the Williams School, we educate students in the liberal arts tradition, preparing them to lead and to serve society and their professions with competence, vision, and integrity. Through our teaching and scholarship, we create and share knowledge about the role of commerce, economics, and politics in a diverse and global society.
Announcements
The H. Parker Willis Lecture Series
The H. Parker Willis Lecture series, started by John M. Gunn ’45, emeritus professor of economics at W&L, was to honor the first dean of the School of Commerce at W&L, H. Parker Willis (1874-1937).
Amy Perkins
Career Advisor
Amy will work in collaboration with the Williams School where she will focus on advising students and developing successful partnerships that connect business, employers, students, faculty, alumni, and Career Services. She is the point of contact for all things related to recruiting and is always available to help students with career questions or concerns.
Williams School News
W&L Junior Attends N.Y. State of State Address
Tom Sanford, a Washington and Lee University junior from New York City, was a special guest at New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2012 State of the State address, in Albany, on Jan. 4, 2012. Sanford, a politics major, was the guest of Assemblyman Daniel P. Losquadro, a Republican from Long Island and the brother of [...]
Two W&L Professors Win State's Highest Teaching Honor
Two Washington and Lee University faculty members — James R. Kahn, the John F. Hendon Professor of Economics, and Lesley M. Wheeler, the Henry S. Fox Jr. Professor of English — have won Outstanding Faculty Awards from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for 2012. The award recognizes superior accomplishments in teaching, [...]
W&L Professor on Internet Piracy, Protest (Audio)
The Internet is being disrupted today as several of the major websites, including Wikipedia and BoingBoing, have essentially gone on strike to protest anti-piracy legislation that Congress is considering. Other sites, like Google, are making their protest known by graphically blacking out the name. Washington and Lee University business administration professor David Touve, who created [...]
W&L Holds Second Annual Business Plan Competition
Businesses targeting college students and young professionals figured prominently among the business plans presented at the fall semi-final round of Washington and Lee University's Business Plan Competition (BPC). Teams of W&L seniors presented their ideas to a panel of judges, mostly University alumni, with experience as entrepreneurs, in private equity or venture capital. The students’ [...]
Saying something doesn't make it so
The following piece by Washington and Lee University finance professor Scott Hoover appeared in the Nov. 27, 2011, editions of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and is reprinted here with permission. By Scott Hoover Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state [...]
