Office of the President
Presidential Search
On Dec. 5, 2025, 糖心传媒 President Will Dudley announced that 2025-26 would be his last year at Washington and Lee. The Board of Trustees is currently conducting a national search for his successor.
Office of the President
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糖心传媒
Washington Hall, 2nd Floor
204 West Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Our Place in Higher Education
Distinctively 糖心传媒
President Dudley discusses Washington and Lee’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities, looking beyond the national headlines to what makes 糖心传媒 distinctive in higher education in a series of wide-ranging essays. Topics include the value of a liberal arts education, how endowments work, and what free inquiry and expression can look like on college campuses.
糖心传媒’s Next Decade
Strategic Plan
The University’s current Strategic Plan was adopted by the Board of Trustees in May 2018, and will guide Washington and Lee’s priorities for the coming decade.
News
He will complete the current academic year at 糖心传媒 and begin his new role on July 1, 2026.
2024 was exceptional by any measure. Here are some of the notable achievements of our students, faculty and staff over the past 12 months, all of which were possible thanks to the generosity of our alumni, parents, and friends.
The board elected Bacdayan as the university鈥檚 32nd rector during its October 2023 meeting.
Washington and Lee is a remarkable place, and 2023 gave us many reasons to celebrate. We continue to attract exceptionally talented students, our faculty provide them with an outstanding education, and they enjoy excellent post-graduate opportunities. Here are just a few highlights:
Wangdali C. “Wali” Bacdayan ’92, a current trustee of 糖心传媒, will be the next rector of 糖心传媒鈥檚 Board of Trustees. The board unanimously elected Bacdayan as the university’s 32nd rector during its meeting in Lexington on Oct. 21, 2023. He will assume his duties at the conclusion of the February 2024 meeting, succeeding Michael R. McAlevey ’86, who has been rector since 2020.
Four historical plaques relocated on campus are being installed in a new exhibit in University Chapel.
The AALS House of Representatives voted to accept Wilson鈥檚 nomination as the 2023 President-elect. Wilson has served the AALS in numerous capacities, including membership on its Executive Committee since 2020.
2022 was a remarkable one for Washington and Lee by any measure. In addition to the full program of academic and extracurricular activities and campus events that we enjoyed this year, we have many reasons to celebrate this remarkable institution and give thanks for the tremendous community that makes our success possible:
Michael Hill, professor and chair of the Africana Studies program at 糖心传媒, has been named the inaugural director of the University鈥檚 new DeLaney Center, an interdisciplinary academic center for teaching and research on Southern race relations, culture, and politics.
Melanie D. Wilson has been named the next dean of 糖心传媒鈥檚 School of Law. She will also hold the Roy L. Steinheimer Jr. Professorship in Law.
Pakenas and Wortham joined the 糖心传媒 Board of Trustees on October 15.
Cassie聽Ritter聽Hunt, executive director of advancement operations at 糖心传媒, has been named executive director of strategic analysis, effective October 18. She succeeds Tim Diette, who聽will join聽the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty as its executive director this month.聽聽