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Founded in 1749, Washington and Lee is one of the preeminent liberal arts colleges in the country.

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06/08/2026

Washington and Lee University graduate Hamza Zia ’26 has received a FAO Schwarz Fellowship to serve a two-year fellowship at Reading Partners, a leading nonprofit organization in New York City.

Read more on The Columns: https://columns.wlu.edu/wls-hamza-zia-26-awarded-fao-schwarz-fellowship/

06/05/2026

This week, we are sharing a special Scene Off Campus edition of ! Check out this album showcasing submitted photos from students and faculty, capturing their Spring Term adventures.

06/04/2026

This Spring Term, three pairs of W&L faculty offered new courses that blended two disciplines in surprising ways and were also designated through W&L’s Office of Community-Based Learning (CBL). The professors took students to Ghana, South Africa and the Orkney Islands of Scotland to immerse themselves in communities where their interdisciplinary interests uniquely intersected.

Read more about these Spring Term experiences on The Columns: columns.wlu.edu/interdisciplinary-innovation/

06/03/2026

The Class of 2026 has officially graduated, and many are already embarking on exciting new adventures! For Lauren Long ’26, that next chapter begins this fall at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

"I am incredibly proud of being accepted to the Indiana University School of Medicine. This accomplishment took years of hard work, and it was very rewarding to see that all of it paid off. I am confident that my four years at W&L have prepared me for the next four years in medical school."

Read more on The Columns: columns.wlu.edu/whats-next-for-lauren-long-26/

Stay tuned for our weekly Outcomes series, where we'll highlight members of the Class of 2026 and the paths they're taking after W&L.

06/03/2026

Oriana Gutierrez ’24, Connor Lafo ’26 and Gabrielle Ursin ’25 have received pre-doctoral graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation to support their research.

Read more on The Columns: https://columns.wlu.edu/wl-alumni-and-student-awarded-nsf-fellowships-2/

06/02/2026

For more than 40 years, Kathekon has connected Washington and Lee students and alumni through service, mentorship and a shared commitment to the traditions that help define the W&L experience, including the launch of “Say Hey” Day in the early 2000s.

Founding Kathekon member Ben Hale ’85 reflects on its impact: “The seeds of Kathekon are bigger than W&L,” Hale says. “A lot of those people, if you look back, they’ve all gone out and become civic leaders. That’s the big thing — Kathekon has made the world better. It’s not just that it has made W&L better. It has helped to create civic-minded people who go out and make their communities better with whatever resources they have.”

Read more about Kathekon's history and lasting legacy on The Columns: https://columns.wlu.edu/an-ethos-of-caring/

Were you a member of Kathekon? Share your experience below👇

06/01/2026

Washington and Lee University student Sandrine Uwantege ’27 has received a Davis Projects for Peace grant to support her work with first-time teenage mothers in Kigali City, Rwanda, and expand their opportunities through counseling and mentorship, vocational training and financial literacy. Uwantege is an economics major and data science minor from Rwanda.

Read more on The Columns: https://columns.wlu.edu/wls-sandrine-uwantege-27-receives-davis-projects-for-peace-grant/

05/29/2026

This week, we are celebrating the Class of 2026 with a special edition of , spotlighting an exciting week of Commencement events. Congratulations, graduates! 🎓 👏

View the full album: https://columns.wlu.edu/soc/soc-05-29-2026/

05/28/2026

Congratulations to W&L’s Class of 2026!🎓

During Thursday’s ceremony, W&L conferred degrees upon 454 students: 197 Bachelor of Arts degrees and 257 Bachelor of Science degrees. Altogether, graduates completed 50 distinct majors, with 34% of the class completing more than one major. Fifty-four percent of the class completed at least one minor.

Keep an eye out for the full gallery tomorrow!

Read more about this year’s Commencement on The Columns: https://columns.wlu.edu/wl-celebrates-454-graduates-at-239th-commencement/

05/27/2026

The Class of 2026 is sharing advice for the incoming first-years! From getting involved early to making the most of every moment, W&L seniors are passing down a little wisdom before graduating tomorrow.

What advice would you give to a new W&L student? 👇

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