Messages to the Community

On Tuesday, June 23, President Dudley wrote to the university community about priorities, actions, and next steps regarding diversity and inclusion at W&L.

On Thursday, June 4, President Dudley wrote to W&L alumni and parents regarding recent acts of racial violence in the United States.

On May 31, 2020, President Dudley wrote to students, faculty, and staff with message about the recent racial violence in the United States.

On May 8, 2020, President Dudley wrote to faculty, staff and students with an update on contingency planning and other news from campus.

On May 6, 2020, President Dudley wrote to alumni, parents and friends with an update from campus.

On April 30, 2020, President Dudley wrote to seniors and third-year law students to confirm the dates of their rescheduled commencement ceremonies.

On April 20, 2020, President Dudley wrote to faculty and staff about the university's contingency planning process for Fall Term.

On April 1, 2020, President Dudley wrote to members of the undergraduate and law classes of 2020 with the news that the 2020 Commencement exercises will be postponed to a later date.

On March 20, 2020, President Dudley wrote to W&L alumni to thank them for their messages of support and to outline the steps the university is taking to care for students, families, faculty and staff.

On March 15, 2020, President Dudley wrote to the W&L community, reflecting on the extraordinary circumstances that led to the decision to transition to virtual instruction for the remainder of the school year.

On March 13, 2020, President Dudley wrote to W&L students, faculty and staff about the decision to suspend in-person classes and transition to virtual instruction in response to the spread of COVID-19.

On February 11, 2020, W&L's Board of Trustees received a petition requesting that the university provide students with the option of removing the portraits of namesakes George Washington and Robert E. Lee from their diplomas. The trustees, who have the sole authority to confer degrees on graduates, discussed the petition at their meeting on campus on Feb. 14-15 and issued the following response to the petitioners.

President Dudley sent a fall update to the W&L community on Jan. 9, 2020, highlighting important university initiatives and recent accomplishments by students, faculty and staff.

Washington and Lee University President William C. Dudley talks with Executive Director of Alumni Affairs Beau Dudley about the state of the university, including improvements to W&L's facilities, recent hires, admissions trends, new academic programs, athletics updates, alumni events and the campus master plan.

President Dudley sent a fall update to the W&L community on Aug. 28, 2019, highlighting important university initiatives and recent accomplishments by students, faculty and staff.