The W&L Spectator 5/7/25 The W&L Spectator 5/7/25

Historical Highlight: A Student Under General Lee

An aged alumnus looks back at the stern yet kindly leadership of President Robert E. Lee

Alex Kagan, '27 4/24/25 Alex Kagan, '27 4/24/25

America’s Pressing Counterinsurgency Problem

America’s capacity for foreign conflict is dangerously low and a threat to our security.

The W&L Spectator 2/25/25 The W&L Spectator 2/25/25

Historical Highlight: Washington Responds to Gift Solicitation

President George Washington picks Liberty Hall Academy to receive his gift of stock.

The W&L Spectator 2/16/25 The W&L Spectator 2/16/25

Historical Highlight: The Friendship of Edith Bolling Wilson and F.P. Gaines

Letters from a former First Lady speak highly on one of W&L’s greatest leaders.

The W&L Spectator 2/16/25 The W&L Spectator 2/16/25

Historical Highlight: Teddy Roosevelt Praises Robert E. Lee

A kind commendation of General Lee by President Roosevelt during the Lee Centennial of 1907

The W&L Spectator 12/5/24 The W&L Spectator 12/5/24

Historical Highlight: “Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee”

A century-old book review by William Taylor Thom, Class of 1869

The W&L Spectator 10/2/24 The W&L Spectator 10/2/24

Historical Highlight: Abolitionists Vouch for President Lee

This highlight features excerpts from an 1868 pamphlet fundraising for Washington College under President Robert E. Lee.

M. Neely Young, Ph.D., '66 10/2/24 M. Neely Young, Ph.D., '66 10/2/24

Robert E. Lee and the “New South”

An honest retrospective of Lee’s role in redefining the post-war South.

Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/14/24 Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/14/24

Who Deserves Reparations? A History of Sierra Leone

Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/14/24 Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/14/24

Time is Ticking, Gazans Need Our Help

The W&L Spectator 5/1/24 The W&L Spectator 5/1/24

Historical Highlight: Student Requests for Scholarship under President Lee

Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/1/24 Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/1/24

Students, Stop Protesting and Start Caring

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations won’t achieve half as much as informed discussions…

Patrick France, '25 5/1/24 Patrick France, '25 5/1/24

Did the Brits Get Conservatism Right?

Kamron M. Spivey, '24 3/29/24 Kamron M. Spivey, '24 3/29/24

Scotland and the British Empire

How British imperial projects saved Scotland from economic ruin, 1707-1945…

Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 3/18/24 Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 3/18/24

Historical Highlight: John Robinson’s Exhumation

An 1855 letter describes the time capsule buried under the Robinson obelisk…

Andrew L. Thompson, '25 2/29/24 Andrew L. Thompson, '25 2/29/24

Being “Faithful to ourselves:” Frederick Douglass’s Prescription for Black America

The advice of the 19th-century Black abolitionist bridges the modern racial equity debate.

Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 1/22/24 Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 1/22/24

Historical Highlight: Graham to Washington

M. Neely Young, Ph.D., '66 11/22/23 M. Neely Young, Ph.D., '66 11/22/23

The Evolution of the Honor System

W&L’s distinctive system draws on centuries of tradition and Robert E. Lee’s key contributions…

Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 11/22/23 Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 11/22/23

Historical Highlight: Student Honor under Lee

James Eustis, '27 9/28/23 James Eustis, '27 9/28/23

An Interview With Professor Lynn Uzzell

Before the first class of each semester, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics, Lynn Uzzell, asks her students a question: “What do you think is the most pressing political problem in America today?”

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