Joined by Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn (right), Mike Wenke '79, Hilary Martin Chaney '98, '04L, Jim Stagnitta, Tim McGlaston '08 and Sarah Tilbor '08 were inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame last weekend.
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| It's hard to believe we are already halfway through Fall Term! Students just returned from Reading Days, and Career and Professional Development took advantage of the break to take students to New York City and Washington, D.C., for several career trips. In D.C., we also hosted our inaugural Policy Forum, which centered on critical topics such as cybersecurity, the economy and the political landscape. With more than 100 attendees, the forum was a resounding success, and we're excited to continue building on this momentum for future iterations. |
| As always, we are committed to expanding programming that aligns with your professional interests. If you have any ideas for new initiatives around professional affinities or are interested in volunteering your expertise, we'd love to hear from you: alumni@wlu.edu. |
| This past weekend, we also celebrated the induction of five new members into the W&L Athletics Hall of Fame. In case you missed it, there's a wonderful article below about the James D. Farrar Jr. '74 and Katharine Capito Farrar Endowment, which supports the Hall of Fame and helps fund athletics-related student opportunities. It was the perfect way to close out fall break. |
| Looking ahead, mark your calendars for the official launch of the Tom Wolfe Weekend Seminar, happening April 11–12, 2025. Lifelong Learning is thrilled to welcome Jayne Anne Phillips, the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for her acclaimed novel, "Night Watch," to campus. This promises to be an extraordinary event — don't miss out! |
John Jensen '01
Executive Director
Alumni and Career Services |
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Black Alumni Weekend
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Save the date for Black Alumni Weekend 2025, April 4-5. Designed to celebrate collective journeys, triumphs and connections, Black Alumni Weekend will encourage engaging conversations, networking opportunities with fellow alumni and current students, panel discussions and activities covering a range of relevant topics and interests, entertainment and social events. |
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Mystical India
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Mystical and spiritual, chaotic and confounding, India overflows with riches. Travel the classic Golden Triangle in northern India, visiting the bustling capital city of Delhi; Agra, home of the sublime Taj Mahal; and Jaipur, the historic home of the Rajput warrior caste. An optional post-tour extension offers the chance to absorb the beauty of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. |
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Inspiring Minds
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| George Bent, Sidney Gause Childress Professor in the Arts, has spent his career at W&L inspiring and being inspired by his students. |
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Catalyst for Change
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| The Jeffrey G. Lawson ’68 Endowment funds leadership roles in the DeLaney Center. |
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| In Case You Missed It: More from the W&L Magazine |
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 The Summer 2024 issue of W&L: The Washington and Lee Magazine details the unique ways W&L alums are at the top of their game in the sports industry. |
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Championing Tennis: John Embree ’75
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| Recently retired CEO of the U.S. Professional Tennis Association Embree hopes to inspire members of the younger generation to pursue a career in his beloved sport. |
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| Question: We recently asked current students where their favorite places to study on campus are, and they told us Leyburn Library, the Ruscio Center for Global Learning, the Harte Center and the great outdoors. Did you have a favorite study carrel in Leyburn or a special spot outdoors? |
| Share your study memories with us at magazine@wlu.edu for possible publication. |
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Direct Your W&L Fund Gift
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Celebrate the new W&L academic year with a gift to an area that's meaningful to you, including: academics, financial aid, arts, athletics, diversity and inclusion, student opportunities or the area of greatest need. |
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‘W&L After Class’ Podcast Releases New Episode Featuring Melissa Kerin
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Professor Kerin discusses how her curiosity led her to study remote Himalayan Buddhist shrines and examine how we live and die as the director of the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics. |
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The People's Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine |
Dr. Ricardo Nuila, associate professor of medicine, medical ethics and health policy at Baylor College of Medicine, speaks as part of the Mudd Center for Ethics' 2024-25 series, "How We Live and Die: Stories, Values and Communities," at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium. Dr. Nuila's firsthand experiences have fueled his writing on health disparities, health care policy and the interface between art and medicine.
Learn more and access the livestream of this event
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Law and Literature Weekend Seminar: 'Take My Hand' |
Bringing together faculty and participants to study a single work of literature from legal, ethical and literary perspectives, this year’s edition will consider "Take My Hand," a novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, recognized with the 2023 Prize for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work-Fiction and the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award.
Learn more
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The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No |
Carl Elliott, philosophy professor at the University of Minnesota, speaks as part of the Mudd Center for Ethics' 2024-25 series, "How We Live and Die: Stories, Values and Communities," at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium. His most recent book, "The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No," investigates the moral struggle of whistleblowers in the field of medical research. The event will be livestreamed.
Learn more and access the livestream of the event
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