The Columns Weekly - Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 From The Columns JT Torres Selected as Next Director of the Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning The current director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University will begin his new role effective June 1. Special Collections Exhibit Showcases Mock Convention Memories Washington and Lee University’s Special Collections and Archives has been working with the 2024 Mock Convention to debut an exhibit showcasing extraordinary items from past conventions. Keri Gould to Lead Law School Pro Bono and Public Service Efforts Gould’s new duties will include developing a robust pro bono program and advising students who engage in service efforts. Museums at W&L: Winter 2024 Programs and Exhibitions The Museums at W&L invite the public to explore its exhibitions and collections with select programming through May. MLK’s teachings are incorporated into the W&L classroom and community In conjunction with a weeklong series of events, W&L students are diving deeper into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment to social justice and equality through coursework and service opportunities. Employee Accolades Professor Justin Davis Published in the Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting The second-year faculty member co-authored a paper analyzing the effect of CEO age on financial reporting quality and clawback provisions.   W&L’s Julie Kane Earns Prestigious Book Review Award Professor and collection strategist named a Library Journal Reviewer of the Year 2023. Want to be recognized for your work or do you have a colleague who should be recognized for their accomplishments? Simply use the employee accolade submission form. Meet a Colleague Meet a Colleague: Sascha Goluboff Sascha Goluboff is a professor of cultural anthropology and serves as director for both the Community-Based Learning program and the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty. Learn more about Sascha in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. Meet a Colleague: Elizabeth Branner Elizabeth Outland Branner is the senior advisor of Law School advancement. Learn more about Elizabeth in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. Check Out the “Slices of Research” Program Please join your colleagues for the "Slices of Research" program at Salerno Wood Fired Pizza & Taphouse. Recently promoted faculty from the College, Law School and Williams School will share their research and creative work in a stimulating PechaKucha format. We will all celebrate these colleagues as we learn from their expertise and enjoy pizza and Salerno's famous beer wall. Slices of Research is designed to bring faculty and staff together in a social space to strengthen our intellectual and cultural community. Come out and toast your colleagues across W&L. You may even leave with ideas for new collaborations. Please join us at Salerno on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. The first hour will be devoted to socializing, and the presentations will begin at 6:30 p.m. All faculty and staff are invited to join. Pizza and the first drink are on us. RSVP here or contact Rissie Murphy for details. This Week's Scene on Campus Campus Gardner Brandy Murphy clears snow from a sidewalk. View Photos Come Support the Generals! M&W Swimming and M&W Basketball highlight the home schedule for the next week. Featured Social Media Site Check out the Alumni Office Instagram and give them a follow! Make sure to follow all the university's social media channels for more information about happenings on our campus! Twitter/X - @wlunews | @wlulex | @wlulaw Facebook - Washington and Lee University | Working at W&L Instagram - @wlunews | @wlulex | @wlulaw Upcoming Events DeLaney Center's Screen to Square - “Till” 5 p.m. Stackhouse Theater As part of W&L's MLK Week celebration, the DeLaney Center will screen the film ”Till,“ a movie that explores how Mamie Till-Mobley relentlessly sought justice after her son’s death. Afterwards, panelists including W&L Law School Professor Maureen Edobor will propel us into a rich conversation. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. More Info MLK Shabbat 6-8 p.m. Hillel House W&L Hillel and the Class of 1994 Office of Inclusion and Engagement invite all members of the W&L and Lexington community to join us for a Shabbat dinner and service honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Register Concert Guild/Antioch Chamber Ensemble 8 p.m. Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center The Antioch Chamber Ensemble makes its third appearance in Wilson Concert Hall for an evening of choral music. More Info MLK Remembrance Concert 7 p.m. Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center The concert honors the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Back for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the performance will feature readings of speeches and poems by King, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes and others, interspersed with musical reflections performed by W&L’s University Singers, Glee Club and Cantatrici. The performance is free and open to the public. More Info University Faculty Meeting 4 p.m. Stackhouse Theater The university faculty meeting will be held on Jan. 22 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater. Step Afrika! Dance Company 7:30 p.m. Keller Theatre/Lenfest Center Step Afrika! is dedicated to the African American tradition of “stepping,” and their performance will weave together dance, songs, storytelling and audience participation. More Info Human Library 4:30-6:30 p.m. Leyburn Library The Human Library event is designed to help us “unjudge” one another through dialogue between Human Books and Readers. The event will feature various titles, which can be described as the personal stories the Human Books share about a specific aspect of marginalization, discrimination or misunderstanding. More Info Peter Grajzl Endowed Professorship Lecture 5 p.m. Northen Auditorium Peter Grajzl, professor of economics, will present a public lecture titled “An Economist’s Walk Through English Legal and Cultural History” to mark his appointment to the John F. Hendon Professorship at Washington and Lee University’s Ernest Williams II School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics. More Info

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