W&J Professor Hopes to “Unteach” Cultural Norms, Combat Transgender Stereotyping with New Book
Professor Stevie Berberick, Ph.D. has published “Reframing Sex: Unlearning the Gender Binary with Trans Masculine YouTube Vloggers.”
W&J Junior Uses VR Technology to Highlight Unseen History
WASHINGTON, PA (Sept. 29, 2020)-With a passion for history and a penchant for programming, Jakerra Lance ’22 found a new way to share her talents via a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) with the University of Austin Texas through the National Science Foundation (NSF). For 9 weeks this summer, the W&J CIS and history double…
Washington & Jefferson College Named as Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report Top College for 2021
Washington & Jefferson College has again been named a top college by Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report.
W&J Senior One of Only 15 in Nation to Receive NIH Scholarship Award
Alondra Martinez Osorno won a prestigious award from The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest biomedical research center in the U.S.
Faculty and Student Projects
Ten faculty-student-staff collaborative teams spent the semester working on projects that showcase innovative uses of educational technology and/or information literacy in the classroom. The teams came together in Clark Family Library Dec. 5, 2019, to show off their projects and compete for the title of PrezTech Challenge Winner.
Faculty Achievements
Conferences and Presentations Professor of Political Science and International Studies Zheya Gai, Ph.D., gave several lectures and presentations this year. Dr. Gai presented “The Belt and Road Initiative and China’s Worldview in the 21st Century,” at the International Studies Association annual conference in Toronto, Canada, in March. In April, she gave a lecture, “Decoding the…
Fall Campus Speakers
Rabbi’s Presentation Focuses on Eliminating “H” Speech
When Jeffrey S. Myers, Rabbi and Hazzan of Tree of Life* Or L’Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pa., spoke at W&J Sept. 3, 2019, his message was clear: eliminate “H” speech, work to understand each other, and have hope.
Prez Projects: Crowdfunding for W&J
PrezProjects gives you the opportunity to choose to support the projects that matter most to you, contribute what you can afford, and help recruit others. PrezProjects is the next great way to share your W&J spirit!
PrezProjects launched this fall with two initiatives. Thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends, the first…
Q&A with Alex Brueckner ’11
Studying abroad in Cologne, Germany, while at W&J definitely tipped the first domino. I remember when my mother picked me up from the airport, she said, “We’ll probably have to nail your feet to the ground to keep you in the States.” And not two weeks later, I broke the news that I…
Why I Give
While at W&J, we both received a world-class education and opportunities that have made us the adults we are today. That is the reason we give back to the W&J community. Our hope is someday a student feels the same way we do about their experience because of the possibilities provided to…
