1795. John Chavis, the first known African American to receive a college education in the United States, enrolls in the winter session at Liberty Hall Academy, an earlier incarnation of Washington and ...

Established in 1905, the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics is distinct among its peers–offering a business education within a larger liberal arts curriculum. In fact, Washington and ...

The Law, Justice and Society program brings together the Law School, Williams School and College in a curricular concept unlike what any other liberal arts college can offer. The program focuses on ...

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 Roger Mudd Center for Ethics advances dialogue, teaching, and research about issues of public and professional ethics across all three of the University’s schools - the College, the Williams ...

The Department of Art and Art History at Washington and Lee University, located in Wilson Hall, offers courses in studio art and the history of art.Its program of study includes majors in each of ...

We offer both a major and a minor in German. Our German program consists of a vibrant mix of literature, language and culture studies. We offer many enriching cultural opportunities while in Lexington ...

The Mathematics Department seeks to teach, challenge, and inspire all Washington and Lee students and the broader community, with the beauty and power of mathematics. As professors, we want our ...

Mission Statement. As the nation’s only accredited journalism and mass communications program in a highly competitive liberal arts college, we remain committed to our first and highest mission: to ...