The art of tea, or chanoyu, was developed in the urban areas of 16th-century Japan. The tearoom, in which it is practiced, came to be known as a “mountain dwelling within the city." Washington and Lee ...

The Department of Philosophy engages students with fundamental questions of existence, knowledge, and value, to encourage students to examine critically a variety of beliefs, attitudes, and social ...

Over the course of three decades, the computer science department at Washington and Lee has built a curriculum that provides outstanding computer science education in a liberal arts setting. We offer ...

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 ...

The Program in Environmental Studies, leading to either a BA or a minor, teaches students to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the relationship between humans and the environment. It ...

The Program is designed to help students gain a critical understanding of Latin America, the Caribbean and its people throughout the Americas. The LACS curriculum includes over 70 courses from ...

We in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at W&L provide education in the chemical sciences, conduct scientific research in chemistry, biochemistry, and related areas, and share expertise and ...

History examines the past through various lenses — social, political and intellectual; textual and material — enriching us as individuals and preparing us to engage the complexities and ambiguities of ...

The Washington and Lee University Department of Music provides exceptional experiences in music training in the context of an education in the liberal arts tradition by developing students’ abilities ...

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literature (EALL) is committed to the mission of liberal arts education in an increasingly diverse and global world, both for students pursuing the major and ...