Dr. Louise Stoehr has been recognized by the American Association of Teachers of German, and awarded a two week seminar in Berlin, Germany (June 27 - July 10), to participate in the Neuer Blick, eue Stimmen: Interkulturelles Leben und Wirken.

Through many activities, ranging from experiencing first-hand Berlin’s international cuisine to conversations with political and social activists, participants will gather new materials and gain new insights into what it means to live in a society that is becoming more and more diverse. Participants will meet with representatives from governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations that represent the interests of many in Berlin’s diverse population.

The college's new Center for a Livable World is proud to announce the "Toward a Livable World" Executive Workshop to be held at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas on June 1-3.

The goal of this workshop is to assemble a select group of 20 key actors in the sustainable development dialogue to develop a set of consensus recommendations about the roadmap to a livable future.

Click here to learn more about the workshop, including a list of our sponsors and information about how to become a sponsor of this event.

Dr. John Allen Hendrick's new book, Communicator-in-Chief: How Barack Obama Used New Media Technology to Win the White House, examines the fascinating and precedent-setting role new media technologies and the Internet played in the 2008 presidential campaign that allowed for the historic election of the nation's first African American president.

Dr. Lucas Hollar was awarded the NASPAA Annual Dissertation Award, which is considered among the most prestigious awards in the nation.

Commanding Lincoln’s Navy by Dr. Stephen Taaffe, professor of History, was recently published by the Naval Institute Press.

Dr. Mark Sanders, Chair of the English Department will have his poems "In Hurricane, with Horses" and "Early Morning on Farm Road" included in the spring/summer 2009 issue of Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review