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 ...

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 ...

Myers teaches courses on the American Civil War, war and society, the U.S. South, and public history. His research interests are irregular warfare, soldiers and atrocity, and political dissent. Rebels ...

Patch teaches courses on modern Europe, Germany history and international relations. His research focuses on the Weimar Republic, the German Federal Republic and Christian social movements. Christian ...

Senechal taught courses on the American gilded age, the history of violence in America, the history of women in America, and a seminar on modern terrorism. Her research focuses on social history, ...

Professor Chalmers is a historian of the premodern Middle East and expert in the comparative study of religions. His current research focuses on religious contact and competition through time, with ...

Professor Vise teaches courses on Medieval European history, violence, crime and punishment, law, and religion and culture. Her research interests are Medieval European intellectual, cultural, and ...

I am revising my book manuscript entitled Yazoo’s Settlement: Finance, Law, and Dispossession in Early America. The book revisits one of the most notorious episodes in the early republic — the Yazoo ...

Working closely with dedicated faculty members, students in this department hone their ability to think and read critically, reason persuasively, and write eloquently. Through exploring a constantly ...

At the end of each Fall Term, as the calendar year draws to a close, I pause to reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for here at Washington and Lee. 2024 was exceptional by any measure.

Earth and Environmental Geoscience offers a highly relevant, integrative, scientific avenue of study for managing our interactions with the environment, providing adequate resources, ensuring the ...