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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2178-new-leadership-program-at-emory-henry-college"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.jpg" alt="Greg McMillan '90, VP for Advancement, E&H; Rev. Sharon Bowers, Director of the Inclusion & Dialogue Center, E&H; Alliso..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/116/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10775_DEI_Holston_Check-30.rev.1643820875.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2178-new-leadership-program-at-emory-henry-college">New Leadership Program at Emory & Henry College: Receives $50,000 Gift from Holston Foundation</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Students in the region will now have a new opportunity to develop key leadership skills in the area of diversity, equity, inclusion, civic engagement and social justice at Emory & Henry College due to a generous gift of $50,000 from the Holston Foundation. <a href="/live/news/2178-new-leadership-program-at-emory-henry-college" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.jpg" alt="President Wells met with members of the local Southwest Virginia delegation during a visit to the Virginia General Assembly on Tuesday, J..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1243,1029/10748_Resized95FJ9jBf1XEAM2iHI_2.rev.1643225271.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1243" data-max-h="1029" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"> President Wells Visits Virginia General Assembly </h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> President Wells met with members of the local Southwest Virginia delegation during a visit to the Virginia General Assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. From left: Del. Jeff Campbell of Marion (E&H ’92), Del. Will Wampler of Abingdon, President John W. Wells, Del. Israel O’Quinn of Bristol (E&H ’02 and E&H Trustee), and Sen. Todd Pillion of Abingdon. <a href="/live/news/2175-president-wells-visits-virginia-general-assembly" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2772-from-the-office-of-church-relations-ash-wednesday"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,424,366/13408_AshWednesday.rev.1677102332.png 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/56/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,424,366/13408_AshWednesday.rev.1677102332.png" alt="Illustrative graphic with Christian cross and palm leaf with text Ash Wednesday" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="424" data-max-h="366" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2772-from-the-office-of-church-relations-ash-wednesday">From the Office of Church Relations: Ash Wednesday 2023</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> February 22, 2023 is the beginning of the Lent season. Join us as we begin our quest together over the next forty days and nights to create a more just world. It is our time to walk beside one another and become more loving, more faithful and more fruitful.</p><a href="/live/news/2772-from-the-office-of-church-relations-ash-wednesday" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1989-emory-henry-welcomes-largest-incoming-class-in"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/10063_OT_-_General_Inquiry_Email_Template.rev.1628609487.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/10063_OT_-_General_Inquiry_Email_Template.rev.1628609487.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/10063_OT_-_General_Inquiry_Email_Template.rev.1628609487.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/10063_OT_-_General_Inquiry_Email_Template.rev.1628609487.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/10063_OT_-_General_Inquiry_Email_Template.rev.1628609487.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry campus" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/10063_OT_-_General_Inquiry_Email_Template.rev.1628609487.jpg 2x" data-max-w="799" data-max-h="534" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1989-emory-henry-welcomes-largest-incoming-class-in">Emory & Henry Welcomes Largest Incoming Class in History</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Under the leadership of President John W. Wells, Emory & Henry prepares to welcome its largest incoming class in its 185 year history.</span> <a href="/live/news/1989-emory-henry-welcomes-largest-incoming-class-in" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>