“On November 5, 2023, the entire freshman class participated in a mandatory training titled “Continuing Education: Diversity, Inclusion and Community.” University representatives told students that they could under no circumstances miss the session and would be reprimanded if absent”…read more (12/22/23)
“Kudos to President Dudley for defending Matt Walsh’s campus speech, despite substantial faculty and student blowback against the event … But the battle for a campus open to different ideas is not yet over. University administrators can still use opaque rules to stymie event planners and deter campus discourse”…read more (10/5/23)
“Six weeks prior to the commencement of the [1924] Democratic bloodbath, Washington and Lee University students had convened their already well established quadrennial mock convention. The W&L fireworks began with a bitter — and prophetic — platform fight over Prohibition”…read more (2/15/23)
President George Washington picks Liberty Hall Academy to receive his gift of stock.
Letters from a former First Lady speak highly on one of W&L’s greatest leaders.
A kind commendation of General Lee by President Roosevelt during the Lee Centennial of 1907
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“I personally do not believe the Single Sanction should be gotten rid of,” Yoong said. “However, if that opinion is shared by some students, it should still be represented and cannot be a cause of removal from the jury in an open hearing”…read more (12/5/24)
Participants share their opinions on the holiday and its connection to Washington and Lee University.
Yoong met with The Spectator and discussed his views about the Executive Committee.
Teaching the Constitution, serving the community, and educating the whole person are goals for Southern Virginia University’s new president.
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“Kudos to President Dudley for defending Matt Walsh’s campus speech, despite substantial faculty and student blowback against the event … But the battle for a campus open to different ideas is not yet over. University administrators can still use opaque rules to stymie event planners and deter campus discourse”…read more (10/5/23)
