She encourages her students to not just read the text, but to experience it – and talks of ways to bring Shakespeare “to its feet.” With her own research extending beyond the English department and ...

Happy New Year and welcome back to campus for the start of a new term. I hope you enjoyed a peaceful and restorative break. In December, I shared highlights of the past calendar year at Washington and ...

The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program offers a variety of engaged learning opportunities intended to allow students to interact with the issues and people that define the Americas. The ...

We in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at W&L provide education in the chemical sciences, conduct scientific research in chemistry, biochemistry, and related areas, and share expertise and ...

The Physics and Engineering Department offers a wide variety of courses, serving students who seek the bachelor of science degree in physics, engineering, or integrated engineering, along with many ...

Washington and Lee’s libraries and museums support the University’s educational mission by providing a wide range of materials for teaching, learning, and research. Our library and museum ...

The Jim Stump Prize in German honors a devoted alumnus of the Class of 1953. It is awarded annually, at the discretion of the Department of German and Russian, to an undergraduate of exceptional ...

Plans for Washington and Lee University’s Institutional History Museum are beginning to take shape. The university intends to build the new museum on an area of campus located near the intersection of ...

Founded in 1749 as Augusta Academy in Augusta County, Virginia, Washington and Lee University is the ninth-oldest college in the United States. For close to a century, specific chapters of the ...

Completed in 1868 at the request of Washington College President Robert E. Lee, University Chapel (first known as “the College Chapel”) has been a gathering place for the campus community since its ...