Alumni Events
From Young Alumni Weekend and Five-Star Festival to our signature Alumni Weekend in the spring, we're always excited to welcome back our Generals!
Tom Wolfe Weekend Seminar: Night Watch
April 11-12, 2025
The 2025 Tom Wolfe Weekend Seminar features author Jayne Anne Phillips and her latest novel, “Night Watch,” which received the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Summer Explorations I
July 6-11, 2025
Discover the Middle Ages: A Week of Exploration, Connection, and Insight
Summer Explorations II
July 13–16, 2025
Questions of Ownership: Ethical and Legal Concerns Related to the Treatment of Cultural Heritage Objects
Summer Explorations III
July 20–23, 2025
Digging into History: A W&L Family Adventure in Archaeology
Law and Literature Weekend Seminar
October 3-4, 2025
Our 32nd program will center on “The Nickel Boys” (2019), a novel by Colson Whitehead recognized with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Kirkus Prize, and the Orwell Prize for political fiction.