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W&L After Class, the Lifelong Learning Podcast

Hosted by Washington and Lee University · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 51 episodes

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51
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About this podcast

Your curiosity doesn't go away when you receive your diploma, and Washington and Lee’s Office of Lifelong Learning is here to help you satisfy it. In every episode, we'll invite you to join conversations with our world-class faculty, giving you a slice of the Colonnade in your pocket even if you’re hundreds of miles away. Hear from your favorite faculty members on topics they love and meet new professors who can introduce you to new worlds; it all happens here, on W&L After Class, where we bring you into the discussions that happen after class every day at W&L, and remain not unmindful of the future.

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Washington and Lee University hosts W&L After Class, the Lifelong Learning Podcast, a education show with 51 episodes published.

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In this episode, we sit down with Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Environmental Studies Leah Naomi Green to continue this season’s central question: What is beauty? Approaching the question through poetry, ec

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What Is Beauty?: Aesthetics, Attention, and Shared Humanity with Angela Sun

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In this episode, we sit down with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Angela Sun to explore the question at the heart of this season: “What is beauty?” Through reflections on philosophy, music, art and everyday life, Sun c

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The Serendipity of Learning: Openness, Opportunity, and the Liberal Arts with Provost Lena Hill

Sep 9, 202530mEp. 48

In this episode, we sit down with Provost Lena Hill, whose vision and leadership maintain the best of the liberal arts education at Washington and Lee. For Hill, education is not only about mastery of a discipline but al

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Cultivating a Life of Beauty: Fulfilling W&L’s Mission of Lifelong Learning with James Lambert

Aug 12, 202535mEp. 47

In this episode, we sit down with James Lambert, whose career and curiosity embody Washington and Lee’s mission of lifelong learning. For Lambert, the pursuit of knowledge is inseparable from the pursuit of beauty, a sou

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A Life Under Construction: Rethinking Identity, Technology, and Personal Evoluation with Stu Gray

Jul 9, 202538mEp. 46

In this episode, we talk with Stu Gray, associate professor of politics at Washington and Lee University, whose winding journey from West Point to political theory is a story of risk, reflection and relentless curiosity.

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Cultivating an Interesting Mind for a Lifetime: A Conversation with President Will Dudley

Jun 10, 202526mEp. 45

In this episode, Will Dudley, Washington and Lee University president and philosophy professor, shares how a lifelong love of asking questions shaped his path from an aspiring mathematician to a college president. As an

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The Risk is Worth it: Unlearning, Uncertainty, and the Real Lessons of Entrepreneurship with Jay Margalus

May 15, 202545mEp. 44

In this episode, we talk with Jay Margalus, Johnson Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership and Director of the Connolly Center for Entrepreneurship at W&L. Margalus shares his unconventional path from law to softwa

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Inviting the Imagination: Writing, Editing and the Shenandoah Magazine with Beth Staples

Apr 7, 202536mEp. 43

In this episode, we talk with Beth Staples, editor of Shenandoah Literary magazine and assistant professor of English. Staples discusses storytelling, the legacy of Shenandoah, the exciting changes she's bringing to the

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Learning What You Love: Mentoring Students through the Fellowship Application Process with Matthew Loar

Feb 11, 202536mEp. 42

In this episode, Matthew Loar, Director of Fellowships and Student Research at Washington and Lee University, shares his path from studying abroad in Rome to shaping the futures of current W&L students. He talks about ho

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Weathering the Storm of a Changing World: The Lasting Value of the Humanities and Shakespeare with Holly Pickett

Jan 13, 202526mEp. 41

In this episode, Holly Pickett, professor of English at Washington and Lee University, shares her experience with Shakespeare, from an unconvinced high school student to an early modern drama scholar, and discusses the t

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Kindling Moments of Pure Joy: Gene McCabe’s Philosophy to Coaching and Mentoring Student Athletes in a Changing World

Nov 11, 202435mEp. 40

In this episode, Gene McCabe, head men’s lacrosse coach and assistant director of athletics for compliance, details how sports and childhood mentors launched his trajectory as an educator in athletics. He played both lac

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Shaking Up The Consciousness: The Ethics of Cultural Heritage and How We Live and Die with Melissa Kerin

Oct 8, 202440mEp. 39

In this episode, Melissa Kerin, Professor of Art History at Washington and Lee University and Director of the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics, discusses this year’s theme for the Mudd Center: “How We Live and Die.” As a Bud

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Lessons in Chemistry: Shaping Minds, Shaping Futures with Lisa Alty

Aug 8, 202439mEp. 38

In this episode of W&L After Class, we sit down with Lisa Alty, the John T. Herwick, M.D. Professor of Chemistry at Washington and Lee. With a career spanning over three decades, Professor Alty shares her inspiring journ

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Leaps and bounds: The Sky is the Limit with W&L Dance and Jenefer Davies

Jul 9, 202434mEp. 37

Jenefer Davies, Professor of Dance and Chair of the Department of Theater, Dance, and Film Studies at Washington and Lee University shares her early beginnings at age three to her current role shaping W&L's dance program

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Facing The Gray: Mass Genocide, Child Soldiering and the Flicker of Goodness Through the Lens of Law with Mark Drumbl

May 31, 202454mEp. 36

Through a serendipitous happenstance, Mark Drumbl, Class of 1975 Alumni Professor of Law and director of the Transnational Law Institute, has dedicated his career to practicing, teaching and questioning international law

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W&L Through and Through: Paul Youngman: From W&L Undergrad to Professor and Department Chair to Associate Provost and W&L Parent

May 14, 202437mEp. 35

Paul Youngman, W&L class of 1987, associate provost and the the Harry E. and Mary Jayne W. Redenbaugh Professor of German, details his very full days as a W&L undergrad, his return to his alma mater as a German professor

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Mindful Technology: Unraveling the Impact of Modern Technologies on Our Well-Being with Wythe Whiting

Mar 12, 202440mEp. 34

Wythe Whiting, professor of cognitive and behavioral science, helps us explore the complex connections between mental health, sleep, physical activity and cognitive functioning. In this episode, we’ll discuss how modern

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The Williams School: Not Just a Business School with Rob Straughan

Feb 13, 202442mEp. 33

Rob Straughan, the Crawford family dean of the Williams school and Professor of Business Administration brings a wealth of knowledge and insights about the unique interdisciplinary approach of the Williams School. In thi

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Real World Solutions: Connecting conversations in the classroom to real-world issues in human rights and corporate accountability with Kish Parella

Oct 11, 202333mEp. 32

In this episode, we chat with Kish Parella, Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics and Law, about her academic research in business and human rights, how her students influence her scholarship, and why working outside the cla

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Into the Vault: Exploring Washington and Lee’s Special Collections and Archives with Tom Camden

Aug 8, 202350mEp. 31

Tom Camden, Washington and Lee’s outgoing head of Special Collections and Archives, tells us how W&L ignited his career as a historian, then takes us on a tour of what has come to be known as “the vault” to showcase some

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