LEXINGTON, Va. – Washington and Lee University will indeed remain Washington and Lee University. On Friday, the university’s Board of Trustees voted 22-6 in favor of maintaining the name. The vote ...

The Board of Trustees at Washington and Lee University voted 22-6 on Friday to continue under its current name, which includes former President George Washington and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Washington and Lee University has received the largest private gift in its history - $132 million, which it will use for student financial aid. Washington and Lee University announced Thursday that it ...

Lee University’s fall Convocation will begin on Sunday and conclude on Wednesday, Sept. 10. This dedicated time at the beginning of the semester will allow the university to come together in community ...

Washington and Lee University announced today that it will no longer consider students’ or families’ ability to pay when evaluating applications for undergraduate admission thanks to a $132 million ...

CHANGE COMING: To Lee Chapel, where a statute of Lee lying behind this speaker is to be walled off in the future. Images of Washington and Lee also are to be removed from the university diplomas.

Lee University president Dr. Mark Walker has notified the school’s board of directors that he will not seek a second four-year term, but will conclude his presidency on May 5. Dr. Walker announced his ...