MLK Week Highlights Community Voices, Past and Present
Students and others describe what MLK means to them, learn the history of a black student group, and more…
End-of-Term December News Recap
The last month of the term featured a debate at VMI, a lecture on “Enslaved People on the Roman Frontier,” a University Singers concert, and more…
Gen Z Social Justice Warrior Reality Check
As they begin their careers, only hard work and merit will help Gen Z succeed…
The Evolution of the Honor System
W&L’s distinctive system draws on centuries of tradition and Robert E. Lee’s key contributions…
Orgasms and more discussed at Sex Week
Programming by the Sexual Health Awareness Group promoted sexual health and identities.
School Board Refines “Sexually Explicit” Policy
A second month of deliberation revises superintendent's draft, which still lacks board consensus
Students, Professors Shelter in Glass Box
Trapped inside the glass entryway to the Stemmons Plaza entrance of Tucker Hall, two professors and two students hunkered down as they awaited updates from the university’s emergency alert system in the late afternoon of Wednesday, November 1, 2023.
Would W&L have protected students had the threat been real?
70% of mass shootings end within 5 minutes. Yet 19 minutes passed before law enforcement arrived at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, November 1 in response to a violent threat. Had the threat been carried out during that lengthy interval, how much harm could an attacker have inflicted?
