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A consequential moment

For many alumni, their time at Washington and Lee University remains one of the most consequential periods of their lives. The Leading Lives of Consequence campaign will enable the university to provide an even more extraordinary education that empowers students to shape the future of our world.

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Celebrating a Consequential

W&L Experience

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The Leading Lives of Consequence campaign funds key priorities that enable the transformative power of a W&L education.

Supporting students who live and learn every day at W&L.
community

Ensuring W&L continues to offer one of the best educational experiences in the country.
curriculum

Improving the university’s facilities to unlock new academic, athletic, and artistic opportunities for our faculty and students.

Enhancing our ability to educate students about their roles and responsibilities within the wider world, empowering them to make consequential impacts on their communities.
citizenship

Allowing the university to remain agile and react quickly when immediate needs arise.
continuity

Attracting top law students, enriching the W&L Law experience, enhancing teaching and upgrading Law School facilities.
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Seeing the Whole Picture
Stories of Consequence

Drawing on his own unconventional career path, Hollis Taggart ’71 encourages W&L students to find what brings them joy.

The Cadaver Society Pledges Largest Gift in its Long History of Philanthropy
Stories of Consequence

The Cadaver Society’s commitment to the Leading Lives of Consequence campaign will name the new terrace at Founders Hall and bolster the W&L Fund.

From the Trading Floor to the Classroom
Stories of Consequence

Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Bill Crawford ’76 liked math and the outdoors but didn’t yet know how far either of those things would take him.

Intellectual Scaffolding
Stories of Consequence

As his 50th reunion weekend at Washington and Lee University School of Law approached, Jon Spear ’76L reflected on how his three years at W&L shaped his personal and professional life.

‘An Ethos of Caring’
Stories of Consequence

For more than 40 years, Kathekon has connected Washington and Lee students and alumni through service, mentorship and campus traditions.

Seeing the Whole Picture

Hollis Taggart ’71
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The Cadaver Society Pledges Largest Gift in its Long History of Philanthropy

The Cadaver Society
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From the Trading Floor to the Classroom

Bill Crawford ’76
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Intellectual Scaffolding

Jon Spear ’76L
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Planning for the future

W&L’s motto: non incautus futuri — not unmindful of the future — reflects our commitment to self-examination, to asking how we can be authentic while constantly improving, to asking how we can contribute more to the world. It is in this spirit that we developed our strategic plan.

Strategic Plan 

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