Take a CBL Course

Students in the CBL course, Foundations of Education, work with local middle school students

CBL courses can happen within any discipline at W&L. Every semester, faculty work with community partners to create engaging learning opportunities. To find CBL courses when registering, select “Community-Based Learning” under course tags.

Common Academic Disciplines

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Art and Art History
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Science
  • Earth and Environmental Geoscience
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • Journalism and Mass Communications
  • Latin
  • Law
  • Physics and Engineering
  • Politics
  • Poverty Studies
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Spanish
  • Theater, Dance, and Film Studies
  • Writing

Common Focus Areas 

  • Aging
  • Child Advocacy
  • Domestic Violence
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Food Security
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • History
  • Housing
  • Immigration
  • Incarceration
  • Nutrition
  • Prevention
  • Social Justice

Sascha Goluboff

Director of Community-Based Learning and Professor of Cultural Anthropology

  • Hopkins House 207

Alessandra Del Conte Dickovick

Associate Director of Community-Based Learning

  • Hopkins House 204

Bethany Ozorak

Associate Director of Community-Based Learning

  • Hopkins House 201

Judy Repair

Administrative Assistant

  • Hopkins House 202

Brea Moore

AmeriCorps VISTA

  • Hopkins House 101

Office of Community-Based Learning

  • Washington and Lee University
    Hopkins House
    120 W Nelson St
    Lexington, Virginia 24450