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Nationally Recognized Author, Medical Historian to Lecture at W&J College

Updated: April 24, 2018 |

Nationally recognized author and medical historian Dr. Keith A. Wailoo will give a free and public lecture at Washington & Jefferson College on Tuesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Yost Auditorium of the Howard J. Burnett Center.

Carwadine joins W&J faculty for panel discussion on the legacies of Washington and Jefferson

Updated: February 20, 2018 | Tagged: ,

Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) ended its inaugural Symposium on Democracy Thursday, Feb. 15 with a discussion of the founding fathers for whom the college is named. 

Military scholar to give talk on Vietnam War at W&J

Updated: October 25, 2017 | Tagged: ,

Author, professor and Vietnam War expert Gregory Daddis will present his lecture, “Withdrawal: America’s Final Years in Vietnam,” at Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) at 7 p.m. Nov. 2.

Brush with Royalty Gives Magellan Scholar the Trip of a Lifetime

Updated: April 19, 2017 | Tagged:

W&J junior Michaela Mulokey used he Magellan Project to study German castles.

Magellan Scholar Examines History of Tolerance and Inclusion in Spain

Updated: October 10, 2016 | Tagged:

W&J sophomore Jordan Hosfelt traveled to Spain to study residents’ reactions to recent terrorist attacks.

Senior Takes on Challenging Study of Medical Care in Impoverished Countries

Updated: March 21, 2016 | Tagged:

W&J student Michael Kasunic ‘16 had spent his summer in Tanzania studying how impoverished countries receive medical care. 

Major Player in Notable Vietnam War Battle to Give Public Lecture at W&J

Updated: November 10, 2015 | Tagged: ,

On the 50th anniversary of one of the most influential battles of the Vietnam War, one of the battle’s major players will present a public lecture to a new generation at W&J.

Smithsonian Curator Michael Neufeld to Give Lecture on Wernher von Braun

Updated: April 10, 2014 | Tagged: , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (Nov. 14, 2013)—A pioneer of the space program. The Father of Rocket Science. This is how many describe aerospace engineer and scientist Wernher von Braun, who played an important role in building a space program for the United States.
But when Dr. Michael Newfeld, a curator in the history department…

Old Guard Project Seeks to Fill Gaps in W&J History

Updated: April 10, 2014 | Tagged: ,

WASHINGTON, PA (Nov. 26, 2013)—In 1952 an unknown person—or more likely, a group of unknown people—parked a tractor inside the lobby of Old Main on the Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) campus.
It's assumed that students were responsible, said College Archivist & Outreach Librarian Amy…