Washington and Lee University

08/27/2026

This week, we’re sharing a special Scene Off Campus edition of ! Check out this album featuring photos submitted by students that showcase their adventures beyond campus, ranging from internships and volunteer opportunities to Leading Edge first-year orientation experiences and much more!

08/26/2026

Celebrating National Dog Day with some of W&L’s four-legged friends through the years!🐾

08/25/2026

Move-In Day is officially in the books! Here’s to the start of an unforgettable four years at W&L!🎉

08/24/2026

Move-In Day is finally here! Campus is filled with excitement and smiles as the incoming first-years begin an unforgettable journey at W&L. Welcome home, Class of 2030!

08/20/2026

The first day of class is just two weeks away, and we can’t wait to welcome our students back to campus!

08/20/2026

Washington and Lee University is significantly expanding the W&L Promise, its tuition guarantee program, pledging that students from families with an annual household income of less than $200,000 will attend tuition-free, starting in fall 2027.

This expansion raises the W&L Promise income threshold from $150,000, thereby extending the tuition-free guarantee to more middle-income families. The W&L Promise, which launched in 2014, is one of the oldest tuition-guarantee programs in the country.

Read more about the W&L Promise on The columns: https://columns.wlu.edu/washington-and-lee-university-expands-tuition-free-pledge-to-families-earning-up-to-200k/

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08/18/2026

This summer, W&L students working with Joel Kuehner, professor of physics and engineering, gained hands-on experience exploring concepts with applications ranging from satellite navigation to space exploration.

Students continued the design, fabrication and characterization of an existing ion thruster, learning how electric propulsion uses electric fields to accelerate ions. They designed physical components, made measurements and investigated the thrust developed. And they also learned how to apply particle image velocimetry, a laser-based velocity measurement technique, to observe the starting transients in a buoyant plume in a convective fluid mechanics experiment.

08/17/2026

Just one week until the Class of 2030 arrives on campus for Move-In Day!

We’re looking back at some highlights from past move-ins as we get ready to do it all again. We’re so excited to welcome you to W&L, Class of 2030!

08/14/2026

This summer, students working with Margaret Anne Hinkle, associate professor of earth and environmental geoscience, are gaining hands-on experience through laboratory and field experiments. Their research focuses on acid mine drainage (AMD) and rare earth elements, also referred to as critical minerals.

As part of a collaborative National Science Foundation-funded project with the University of Pittsburgh and Hedin Environmental, the team is exploring whether the byproduct of acid mine drainage remediation — manganese oxides formed with the help of naturally occurring fungi — could be used to extract rare earth elements from AMD-impacted waters in an economically viable way.

08/13/2026

Washington and Lee University faculty are putting their research on the map — literally. This summer, Mackenzie Brooks, professor and digital humanities librarian, and Cal Bryan, assistant professor of economics, are using ArcGIS, a web-based mapping software, to take an innovative approach to their research, collaborating with undergraduate students through W&L’s Summer Research Scholars program.

Keegen Dzurko ’28 is working with Brooks to produce a digital story map that explores the history of the Maury River in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Meanwhile, Rachel Collins ’27, Andrew Deppen ’28 and Sulav Sapkota ’29 are working with Bryan to investigate how aircraft have been employed in combating active wildfires.

Read more about their summer research on The Columns: https://columns.wlu.edu/on-the-map/