Open Hearings Jeopardize the Honor System
We must reform Open Hearings before their flaws irreparably damage the Honor System's popularity and integrity.
Preserving Our Community of Trust
Nine practical observations to save the Honor System from two former Executive Committee presidents.
President Dudley Reflects on Uniqueness of W&L
Dudley argues that institutions like the Honor System and Speaking Tradition continue to positively shape W&L’s culture.
“I feel like they're strong. Does that mean they're perfect? No,” President Dudley argued regarding the Honor System and Speaking Tradition.
Prior to current student, faculty and alumni discussions of the Honor System, Washington and Lee President Will Dudley agreed to sit down for an interview with The Spectator. The interview, which will be released in several topic-specific sections, included a discussion about two of W&L’s defining, unique institutions.
W&L Faculty Polled on Honor System
W&L faculty and staff back the Honor System in theory, but differ in their views of it in its current state or potential improvements.
W&L Faculty and Staff Discuss Honor System Reforms
Many respondents focused on the Single Sanction, while others pointed out a litany of perceived problems with the institution.
W&L Community Discusses Honor System’s Enforcement
Respondents to a student poll offer dozens of potential changes to the Honor System.
W&L Community Discusses Honor System Reforms
Respondents to a student poll offer dozens of potential changes to the Honor System.
W&L Students Polled on Honor System
Respondents to a student poll remain mostly favorable on the Honor System, but question the Single Sanction and highlight other issues.
A Proactive Defense of the Traditional Honor System
The modern Honor System’s self-contradictory subjectivity can only be resolved by a return to its roots in objective morality.
The Evolution of the Honor System
W&L’s distinctive system draws on centuries of tradition and Robert E. Lee’s key contributions…
