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NAACP chairman keynotes Washington and Lee Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

NAACP chairman keynotes Washington and Lee Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

Roslyn McCallister Brock, chairman of the national board of directors for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will highlight a series of lectures, panel discussions and performances as Washington and Lee University holds its annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this month.

Brock will present the keynote address for W&L’s King celebration on Sunday,…

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West Wing Reports Paul Brandus to serve as Executive-in-Residence at W&L

West Wing Reports Paul Brandus to serve as Executive-in-Residence at W&L

In partnership with the Washington and Lee University’s Department of Journalism, the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics will host West Wing Reports Paul Brandus as its fall 2014 Executive-in-Residence.

Brandus will deliver a keynote address, “News, Business and Politics: How they’re changing, changing each other and changing us,” on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in Stackhouse…

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Lecture on The Science of Bias in Policing to kick off the Implicit Bias Mini-Conference

Lecture on The Science of Bias in Policing to kick off the Implicit Bias Mini-Conference

Phillip A. Goff, associate professor of social psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will be the keynote speaker at the Implicit Bias Mini-Conference at Washington and Lee University on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4:30 p.m.in Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons.

The title of Goff’s talk is “Preventing the Next Ferguson: The Science of Bias in Policing.” It is free and open to the…

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Bill Nye the Science Guy to speak at W&L

Bill Nye the Science Guy to speak at W&L

Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor will speak at Washington and Lee University on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Keller Theater, Lenfest Center for the Arts.

The event is titled “Contact Presents: An Evening with Bill Nye” and is free and open to the public. Tickets will be available the week of the event (Oct. 6-9) in Elrod Commonsat W&L. There will a very small…

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Pergola to speak at W&L on healing wisdom of Maasai people of Africa

Pergola to speak at W&L on healing wisdom of Maasai people of Africa

Dr. Tanya Pergola, an author, inspirational speaker, community development orchestrator, healing safari guide, and yoga and meditation instructor, will speak at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater in Elrod Commons.

A 1990 graduate of Washington and Lee University, Pergola’s talk is free and open to the public. The title of her talk is…

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