| The Columns Weekly - Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 |
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Meet a Colleague: Meaghan Walsh |
| Meaghan Walsh serves as the Louise C. Herreshoff Curatorial Fellow for American Art. Learn more about Meaghan in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. |
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Click the image for more details and to order your tickets today!
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| W&L Faculty & Staff Engagement Survey Launches Feb. 2 |
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| On Feb. 2, all benefits-eligible faculty and staff will receive a personalized email invitation from ModernThink to participate in the 2026 W&L Faculty and Staff Engagement Survey. This confidential, institution-wide survey is an opportunity for W&L to hear directly from faculty and staff about their experience working at the university. Your feedback will help the university celebrate what is going well and identify opportunities to strengthen our community. With an upcoming presidential transition, the results will also provide a timely opportunity for the new president to learn about the employee experience and what is most important to our community. |
| It has been 10 years since W&L's last ModernThink survey. Our campus has experienced substantial change in that time, including a pandemic, shifts in how we work and several leadership transitions. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and will be open from Feb. 2 to Feb. 16. A strong response rate helps ensure the results accurately reflect our community, so please take a few moments to share your honest feedback. Help us exceed our goal of 50% employee participation! |
| For additional information and FAQs, visit our survey webpage on the Human Resources site. Questions may be directed to Jodi Williams at jwilliams@wlu.edu. |
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| This Week's Scene on Campus |
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Charles C. Holbrook Jr. ’72 Professor of Business Administration Amanda Bower teaches class in Leyburn Library.
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Wrestling, men's and women's basketball all have home dates in the week ahead. Be sure to check generalssports.com for any weather-related schedule changes.
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| Featured Social Media Site |
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Give the W&L Student Environmental Action League (SEAL) a follow on Instagram!
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Mudd Center Speaker: Benjamin Lee
5:10-6:10 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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Benjamin Lee, professor of electrical and systems engineering and professor of computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver a lecture titled “Toward Sustainable Data Centers for Artificial Intelligence.” The event is free and open to the public.
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MLK Shabbat
6 p.m. Hillel House
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W&L Hillel and Student Engagement and Leadership 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. Advance registration is required.
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African Society Fashion Show
6:30-8:30 p.m. Evans Dining Hall
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W&L’s African Society will be hosting their annual African Society Fashion Show and Dance. Come see fashion from all around the continent of Africa and enjoy African-inspired dances. |
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Concert Guild and Lenfest Series: Jack Quartet
7-10 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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The quartet's program, "Modern Medieval" explores the connections of musicality and thought between European composers of the past and the voices of music today. Tickets are required and can be purchased online or in person at the Lenfest Center box office.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Concert
7 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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Join with us as we honor Dr. King’s contributions to America. Readings of speeches and poems by Dr. King, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and many others become interspersed with musical reflections performed by the W&L University Singers, Cantatrici, and the Glee Club. No tickets are required.
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Slices of Research
5:30 p.m. Salerno Wood Fired Pizza and Taphouse
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Recently promoted faculty will share their research and creative work in a stimulating PechaKucha format. The program’s first hour will be devoted to socializing, with presentations starting between 6:15 and 6:30 p.m.
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Film Screening: “The Played for Their Lives”
6-8 p.m. Hillel House
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In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, W&L HIllel will present a screening of the documentary “The Played for Their Lives.” The film follows the lives of eight Holocaust survivors and will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director. Admission is free, but faculty and staff should email hillel@wlu.edu if interested in attending. |
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The American Revolution: Screening & Conversation
5-6 p.m. Northen Auditorium
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W&L’s Institutional History Museum and Galleries hosts a screening of the recent PBS documentary “The American Revolution” to provide helpful context for the upcoming commemorations of the 250th anniversary of American independence. Admission is free but registration is required.
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Alain-Philipe Durand Lecture: Contrarian Humanities Entrepreneurs
5-7:30 p.m. Northen Auditorium
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lain-Philippe Durand, Dorrance Dean of the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona, will present a public lecture titled “Contrarian Humanities Entrepreneurs.” The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a reception to be held in Leyburn Library, Room 128.
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Art Museum Talk: Contemporary African Art and the Politics of Waste
5:30-6:30 p.m. Northen Auditorium
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Join Clement Akpang, assistant professor of Art History at the George Washington University and guest curator of Moffat Takadiwa: Recoded Memories, for a lecture on how the creative appropriation of post-consumer materials has become a defining feature of contemporary African art. This event is free and open to all. Pre-registration required.
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Campus Kitchen Souper Bowl
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Evans Dining Hall
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Participate in the 14th annual Souper Bowl hosted by W&L's Campus Kitchen and support the efforts to fight childhood hunger. Participating restaurants and caterers will serve a selection of soups for attendees to enjoy, with in-person dining and to-go options available. Attendees will also be serenaded by W&L student bands and a capella groups performing throughout the event. Tickets are available in advance or at the door and can be purchased online.
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Undergraduate Faculty Meeting
4:10-5:30 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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An undergraduate faculty meeting will be held from 4:10-5:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater. |
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