W&M News

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Service & Community

More than 2,000 educated, inspired at Marine Science Day

The 23rd annual Marine Science Day, the marquee open house event at William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS, drew more than 2,000 attendees on Saturday, May 31 with public access to academic buildings and…

Ethan Smith, W&M's Batten School & VIMS | June 6, 2025

Excellence

Lessons Across Landscapes: W&M students connect local & global conservation knowledge

W&M students are linking local and global conservation and gaining hands-on experience along the way.

Anita Hagy Ferguson | June 9, 2025

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Research & Scholarship

Chemistry major receives prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship

L. Thompson '25 earned the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, which will support her research as she continues her education at Harvard University.

William Oster | June 4, 2025

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Belonging

William & Mary invites everyone to get on the dance floor this Juneteenth

Music and dance will be the centerpiece at William & Mary’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration.

Kate Hoving, Reves Center | May 28, 2025

Latest News

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Research & Scholarship

1693 Scholars: Researching the world to make it better

Among those researching on campus this summer are scholars whose work not only seeks to understand the world better but to make it better in the process.

Ted Maris-Wolf | June 10, 2025

Research & Scholarship

Entrepreneurial approaches to conservation: Lessons from Maasai Women in Kenya

W&M students work with Kenyan conservation groups and Maasai women to sustain the economy and protect the environment.

Jackson Maynard '25 | June 2, 2025

Elisabeth and Emmaline stand in front of a NATO Youth Summit sign. Each person is wearing a NATO landyard, with Elisabeth holding hers for the camera.

Excellence

Nielsen ’27 represents William & Mary at NATO Youth Summit

Students and security professionals from across the world participated in the summit on various panels discussing the current state of national security and the pressing challenges facing the profession today.

William Oster | May 29, 2025

Caroline Herath and Brier Anderson are winners of the spring 2025 Values in Action Awards

Excellence

Anderson and Herath win Values in Action Awards for their embodiment of W&M’s ideals

Brier Anderson, an instructional designer with W&M's Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation and Caroline Herath, director of business careers in the Office of Career Development, are the winner's of this spring's Values in Actions…

Susan Corbett | May 29, 2025

Highlights

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W&M Life

‘Write your story’: Sanjayan encourages W&M grads to embrace next chapter

Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan spoke to graduates during the Commencement ceremony held May 16 in Zable Stadium.

Staff | May 19, 2025

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University News

$50M historic gift fuels scholarships in coastal and marine sciences at William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS

Jennifer Page Wall | February 6, 2025

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W&M Life

Commencement 2025

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University News

‘Surfing the AI Wave’: A William & Mary Tack Faculty Lecture

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Service & Community

Happy Charter Day 2025

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W&M Life

Yule Log celebration 2024

Service & Community

Raft Debate returns

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W&M Life

2024 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend

W&M Life

Commencement 2025

Experience the unforgettable moments from William & Mary's 2025 Commencement ceremony.

Staff | May 27, 2025

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Service & Community

All smiles: Clem and Knight join ranks of W&M alumni

Happy tears were shed at a ceremony during Commencement Weekend as Kathleen Clem and Linda A. Knight were named William & Mary’s newest honorary alumni.

Catherine Tyson, University Marketing | May 23, 2025