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| Picture-perfect weather provided a magnificent backdrop for on-campus events. |
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- Young Alumni Weekend
- Parents and Family Weekend
- Meet the Professor
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| and other stories of note from W&L. |
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Enjoying a stroll down Stemmons Plaza during Young Alumni Weekend.
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| W&L welcomed back scores of alumni to campus Oct. 22 & 23 to celebrate Young Alumni Weekend. Check out the video and slideshow from the weekend. |
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| Alumni: Participate in W&L’s Trustee Election Process |
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Colonnade Connections
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| Make sure you’ve registered for your Colonnade Connections account! In addition to the usual benefits of updating your contact information, managing email preferences and submitting a class note, a Colonnade Connections account will be required to vote in the Board of Trustee election in early January. Register now so you are ready to cast your ballot! |
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The Annual Fund
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The Early Impact Challenge starts now! Your gift to the Annual Fund helps make exceptional academic and extracurricular programming available for students into the new year. The class with the greatest participation will bring home the trophy. |
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Donor Impact
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More than 9,000 undergraduate alumni, law alumni, parents and friends supported the university last year. View our multimedia donor impact report to see just how far your donations went. |
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Veterans Day Salute: Paul Schlimm ’87
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| Paul Schlimm ’87, who retired from the Army as a colonel in 2016, credits W&L with preparing him for command, beginning his 27-year career as an officer. |
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‘Living Honestly’
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| Ten years after helping found the LGBTQ Resource Center at W&L, Chris Washnock ’12 has carried its community-building lessons into a career in faith-based advocacy. |
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Lifelong Learning
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Listen to the newest W&L After Class podcast on "The Allure of Arachnids" with Professor Nadia Ayoub.
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W&L Traveller
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Morocco: Medinas and Minarets: March 14 - 24
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Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty Returns to W&L
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| The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty is returning to campus, where the first Shepherd Program was established thanks to a 1996 gift from Tom Shepherd ’52 and his wife, Nancy, and where the consortium was established in 1998, following a competitive application process. |
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Meet the Professor
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| W&L's new hires this year specialize in fields ranging from gamma ray detection and machine learning to democratic theory and political realism. Our series of "Meet the Professor" profiles lets you get to know the faculty's new faces. |
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Starting Up
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| A partnership among law students, the law firm Vinson and Elkins, and the Walker Program, helps aspiring business owners access the legal support they need to build their dream on a strong base. |
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Five-Star Festival and Institute for Honor |
Join us March 3 - 5, with a slate of interesting and fun events that you can attend in person, including the Institute for Honor Symposium.
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SABU's 50th Anniversary |
All Black alumni are invited back to campus to celebrate SABU's milestone anniversary. The Black Ball will be March 5. Stay tuned for more details.
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Reunion Reconnect Weekend! |
We are so excited to finally host a make-up reunion for 2020 and 2021. Classes '70 & '71, '75 & '76, '80 & '81, '85 & '86, '90 & '91, '95 & '96, '00 & '01, and '05 & '06 are invited to join us on campus.
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Law Alumni Weekend |
We will celebrate the 2022 reunion classes ('72L, '77L, '82L, '87L, '92L, '97L, '02L, '07L, '12L, '17L), as well as our legal legacies.
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Tom Wolfe Weekend Seminar |
"The Great Believers" with the author Rebecca Makkai '99
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Entrepreneurship Summit |
The two-day event brings together students and alumni interested in launching their own business ventures.
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