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Thirty years after Iranian students, in the aftermath of the revolution of 1979, occupied the American Embassy and took American hostages, Hossein Sheiban, a professor of history and visiting scholar at Washington and Lee University, will give a talk that looks back over Iran's history and examines the country's situation today.

Some big international names in the theater world will be attending the 10th National Symposium of Theater in Academe at Washington and Lee University from November 11 - "14. Titled "Performyth," the symposium has expanded this year to include the First International Theater Festival.

LEXINGTON - Jayson Blair, who was at the center of a major journalism scandal as a New York Times reporter in 2003, will be the featured speaker at Washington and Lee University's 48th Journalism Ethics Institute on Nov.

LEXINGTON - Carolyn Denard, associate dean for undergraduate education at Emory University, will give a talk at Washington and Lee University at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

From the Civil War to civil rights, Southern newspapers have always played a major role in the region's history.

A symposium at Washington and Lee University's School of Law will explore recent violence on college campuses from the perspective of psychology, medical science and the law.

Hill International , the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that two executives have joined the firm as Vice Presidents in Hill's Washington, DC office.

Despite the changing seasons, there's been much recognition for all the green on campus.

The Campus-Community Coalition at Washington and Lee University will hold an open-forum discussion in Stackhouse Theatre in Elrod Commons Wednesday, Oct.

The art featured in the exhibit includes works completed during concerts held at Lee University.

Election 2009: Six people vying for three seats on the Board of Finance By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- Democrats have held a majority on the Board of Finance for about as long as Mayor Dannel Malloy has been in office.

Suzannah Lipscomb, a research curator at Hampton Court Palace, London, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, Nov.

Irish poet, playwright and teacher Paula Meehan will give a poetry reading at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, Oct.

If you do a Google search for the phrase "trenchant and incisive," five of the top 10 results concern Gretchen Morgenson.

Melina Bell is an assistant professor of philosophy at Washington and Lee University.

LEXINGTON - Washington and Lee University has received a $650,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to enhance the educational effectiveness of the University's four-week spring term.

The School of Law at Washington and Lee University has launched a new legal clinic focusing on misdemeanor criminal defense.

POLITICO's Arena contributors discuss what's next for the health care reform package.

Mother of two Nancy Bidlack is worried about H1N1. And when she heard probable cases of the virus were popping up at Rockbridge County High School, she decided to keep her disabled son home from school.

The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus makes its return to Athens for a free concert on Monday, Nov.

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Ita s time to shift our food system to make it more economically, environmentally and nutritionally sustainable.

Mr. Lowe is the co-founder of GravelRoad Entertainment, a Bradley-based audiovisual technologies company and MARQ Group, an organizational development-consulting firm.

The IPFW ROTC program will have 13 contracted cadets at the end of the year. Clint Keller IPFW's ROTC cadets Julie Starnes, left, and Justin Smith review compass basics during an exercise Studying war The modern ROTC was created in 1916, although American colleges and universities have been involved in military training since 1819, when a West ...

Today, AmeriCorps VISTA offers 6,500 members who serve at 1,200 projects across the country.

The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and the Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan are sponsoring three Afghan legal professionals to complete Master of Laws degrees at Harvard University and Washington and Lee University this fall.

The concert will also feature three marches: 'Il Bersagliere' by Boccalari, 'March, Opus 99' by Prokefiev and 'Amparito Roca' by Texidor.