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Excellence

Embracing the ampersand

Connie Warren Desaulniers ’75, P ’92 doesn’t just believe in the power of reinvention — she lives it.
Jeremy Norman, University Marketing  |  
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Research & Scholarship

History in hindsight

Crowd-sourced database project coordinated by Eric Schmalz ’10 reveals what Americans knew about the Holocaust at the time.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  
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Research & Scholarship

Rising from the ashes

The W&M community is living with, learning from and preventing devastating wildfires.
Annie Powell, University Marketing  |  
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Belonging

Mosaic Weekend builds community, belonging

Mosaic Weekend brought together the William & Mary Alumni Association’s identity groups as well as friends and allies to celebrate the varied backgrounds, experiences and identities that make up our vibrant community.
Catherine Tyson, University Marketing  |  
Curtis Pride holds a baseball bat while wearing an Angels uniform.
Excellence

Major league mentor

Former William & Mary hoops star and pro baseball player became a role model for others who face challenges.
David Driver, W&M Alumni Magazine  |  
Research & Scholarship

Grants inspire curiosity, material culture connections

Three doctoral candidates in history received Boswell-Caracci Material Culture Study Fund grants to connect with leading experts in the world of material culture studies.
Naomi Teferra, Charles Center  |  
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Research & Scholarship

Grants set student research in motion

Thanks to the combined power of irrepressible curiosity, passionate faculty mentorship and Charles Center Research in Motion grants, W&M undergraduates are connecting with students and scholars from across the country.
Ted Maris-Wolf, Charles Center  |  
This is a photograph of Cadence Hodge, a Sharpe Community Scholar, who is A Woody intern this summer with Preservation Virginia. She is posing at the Smith's Fort site in Surry, Virginia.
Research & Scholarship

Woody interns expand museum studies partnerships

Driven by a passion for museums and a taste for adventure, this year’s cohort of 10 Woody interns is exploring museum work alongside specialists in Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, South Carolina and Washington, D.C.
Charles Center staff  |  
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University News

Digging backward through history lights the way forward

During renovations of Robert M. Gates Hall, archaeologists have uncovered a previously undocumented cellar, layered with centuries of artifacts, and the near-complete 18th-century foundation of the Williamsburg Bray School.
Danny Devlin, Strategic Cultural Partnerships  |  
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Excellence

Writers-in-residence launch new journalism courses

The Charles Center is collaborating with campus partners to bring three writers-in-residence to campus in 2025-26 to teach a variety of journalism courses that will further inspire students to hone their writing skills, learn the…
Charles Center staff  |  
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University News

Introduction to Marine Science: A growing gateway to coastal careers

With enrollment tripling in the last several years, William & Mary’s Introduction to Marine Science course taught by Professor Mark Brush is becoming one of the most popular undergraduate electives on campus. Photo by John…
John Wallace, W&M's Batten School & VIMS  |  
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Research & Scholarship

Unforgettable lessons from Cherokee country

An innovative study away excursion to the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians allowed W&M anthropology students to immerse themselves in Cherokee history and culture.
Naomi Teferra, Charles Center  |  
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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, Charles Center  |  
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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  |  
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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  |  
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Service & Community

Literacy leadership empowers middle school students

Rachael Von Elmendorf used tools and strategies she learned from W&M's Literacy Leadership program to help her students make measurable progress and build confidence in their reading.
Kelli Claiborne M.Ed. '25, Ed.S. '27, School of Education  |  
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W&M Life

W&M Dining hosts ‘Flavors Without Borders’

The collaborative student dining experience celebrated the flavors of India & Bangladesh with acclaimed food writer and culinary author Monica Saigal (Bhide).
W&M Dining staff  |  
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Service & Community

The best days ever

Traditions Weekend gathers alumni and friends to share memories old and new.
Catherine Tyson ’20, University Marketing  |