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Washington & Jefferson College has named a new president. Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls will become the college’s 14th president, succeeding Dr. John C. Knapp, who will retire June 30. The college’s board of trustees made the announcement Tuesday. MacLeod Walls currently serves as president of William Jewell College, a private liberal arts college in Liberty, […]

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Hood College, Washington College, and Washington & Jefferson College have each received record $50 million gifts that they will use for students scholarships.

Washington & Jefferson College will receive a $50 million gift from the estate of the school’s first female trustee to support student scholarships.

Washington & Jefferson College will receive a gift of approximately $50 million to support student scholarships, the institution announced Wednesday. It is the largest philanthropic donation in the college’s 242-year history and one of the largest ever to a liberal arts college in the United States, according to the press release.

Anica Donnan Rawnsley taught school as a young adult, and while she never attended Washington & Jefferson College, she developed an affinity for the place early on through family members who enrolled there and graduated. Now, months after her passing, she has made gift of approximately $50 million to W&J

Washington & Jefferson College’s Board of Trustees has launched a national search for the college’s next president.

Discovery Day at W&J gives prospective students a deeper look into life and opportunities at W&J. Meet faculty, staff, tour campus, and more!

Recognizing the most powerful educators in Pennsylvania.

Matriculation 2021 Washington & Jefferson College's annual Matriculation ceremony introduces the campus community to the incoming class, and shares