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October 18, 2006:
Media Advisory: New W&L President To Warn Students Not To Mistake Information For Knowledge
At his inauguration at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 21st, new Washington and Lee University President Kenneth P. Ruscio will call on students to see that wisdom comes from a broader set of sources and that the true scholar needs to drink deeply from a variety of subjects to become truly learned individuals.

October 9, 2006:
Media Advisory: The Inauguration of Dr. Ken Ruscio
You are invited to attend the two-days of public events associated with the inauguration of Dr. Ken Ruscio, Washington and Lee University's new President. As you know, Dr. Ruscio is both an alumnus and former faculty member here, so this inauguration will have a warm, homecoming feel to it, as well as some meaningful ceremony and intellectual stimulation.

March 8, 2006:
Washington and Lee University Names Ruscio 26th President
Alumnus and Former W&L Professor to Take Reins July1st
On March 7, 2006, the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Virginia, elected Kenneth P. Ruscio as the 26th president of the nation's ninth oldest University. Ruscio, an alumnus and former professor of politics at the University, is currently Dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.