From sea to shining sea: Magellan scholar traverses the country studying neuroscience
WASHINGTON, PA (December 12, 2023) – In the summer of 2022, Oyunsuvd Bat-Erdene, a senior neuroscience major and economics minor, conducted a science experiment: she completed a Magellan Project, studying neuroscience in major U.S. cities to determine if the experience could change her career trajectory. And, surprisingly, it did. “Before [the Magellan Project], I was…
2023 W&J Alpha and Beta Scholars recognized
WASHINGTON, PA (October 9, 2023) – Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) recognized 180 students as 2023 Alpha and Beta Scholars for maintaining a GPA higher than 3.7 for the duration of their enrollment. Students were recognized during a special ceremony on campus Monday, Oct. 2. Of the 180, 110 qualified as Alpha Scholars for having…
W&J inducts 21 seniors into Phi Beta Kappa
Washington & Jefferson College’s Class of 2023 includes 21 members who were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. The students were inducted into W&J’s chapter, Kappa of Pennsylvania, during a ceremony Thursday, April 27. They were also recognized during W&J’s Honors Convocation Monday, April 24, which can be viewed here. Phi Beta Kappa, founded…
Magellan Project takes political science major on historic journey
WASHINGTON, PA (October 14, 2022)—Wanting to know more about the systems that shaped the south, W&J senior Jillian Curtis pushed past the Mason-Dixon line and developed a Magellan Project to study slavery.
