William Isbell
Associate Editor at Shenandoah Literary Magazine- Claim this Profile
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Shenandoah Literary Magazine
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Editor
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May 2020 - Present
Lexington, Virginia, United States
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Student Intern
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Jan 2020 - May 2020
Lexington, Virginia, United States
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Washington and Lee University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Member of First Generation and Diversity Working Group
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Aug 2020 - May 2021
• Invited to join coalition of university students, faculty, and staff to address issues affecting marginalized students • Successfully advocated for distribution of student travel reimbursements twice during Covid-19 pandemic
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Member of the Office of Inclusion and Engagement Advisory Board
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Jun 2020 - May 2021
Selected to advise on issues of campus diversity and present to Board of Trustees to advocate for marginalized students
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Founding Member of Student Union
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Jun 2020 - May 2021
• Formed union of progressive student organizations on campus to craft list demanding university policy change • Acted as head editor of list of demands, author of its introduction, and presented demands to university leadership
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President of Queer Liberation Alliance
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May 2020 - May 2021
• Helped organize and execute social and educational programming for betterment of LGBTQ+ experiences on campus • Spearheaded successful campaign to expand availability of co-ed campus housing • Successfully advocated for creation of current LGBTQ+ support position in Student Affairs • Renamed student organization to create more inclusive environment for QTPOC and expand organization’s activism • Initiated series of “Visibility Days” celebrations to highlight needs of… Show more • Helped organize and execute social and educational programming for betterment of LGBTQ+ experiences on campus • Spearheaded successful campaign to expand availability of co-ed campus housing • Successfully advocated for creation of current LGBTQ+ support position in Student Affairs • Renamed student organization to create more inclusive environment for QTPOC and expand organization’s activism • Initiated series of “Visibility Days” celebrations to highlight needs of underrepresented LGBTQ+ groups • Served as an LGBTQ+ Peer Counselor to provide individual emotional and social support to LGBTQ+ students
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Co Writer and Director of Voices of Washington and Lee
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Apr 2020 - May 2021
Lexington, Virginia, United States Wrote and directed series of skits performed during orientation week discussing issues of diversity and inclusion
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Writing Center Tutor
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Aug 2019 - May 2021
Engaged in peer tutoring with students to improve their writing skills
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Research Assistant
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Nov 2020 - Jan 2021
Worked as research assistant to history professor Sarah Horowitz by editing manuscript “The Red Widow: Sex, Scandal, and Murder in Belle Epoque Paris” and preparing for her second book
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The Vigil
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United States
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Religious Institutions
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Editor In Chief
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May 2019 - May 2021
Lexington, Virginia, United States Solicited, selected, edited, as well as contributed pieces for online student progressive magazine highlighting experiences of underrepresented and marginalized students at Washington and Lee University
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Assistant Writer
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May 2020 - Aug 2020
Assisted through preparatory research as well as writing and editing theatrical adaptation of Frankenstein under theater professor Stephanie Sandberg
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Ampersand
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France
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co Editor in Chief
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May 2019 - Aug 2020
Solicited, selected, and edited literature and art for as well as design using InDesign print student literary magazine
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Research Assistant
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Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
Performed archival research for anthropology professor Alison Bell on Virginia insane asylums to write short biographies on lives of marginalized patients and study local eugenics practices
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Contributing Writer
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Sep 2017 - May 2019
Regular contributor under opinion section of student newspaper discussing issues of leftist politics
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Education
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Washington and Lee University
Bachelors of Arts in English with minor in Film and Visual Culture Studies, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS -
University of Bristol
Arts, Activism, and Social Justice