Underwater bay grasses are a vital part of the bay’s ecosystem.
Research & Scholarship
Service & Community
Traveling the way
Harris family establishes a study abroad scholarship to encourage William & Mary students to explore Spain’s Camino de Santiago.
Excellence
Two Southside Virginia students awarded Beales Scholarships at William & Mary
Recipients are chosen based on academic performance, extracurricular community activities and service, outstanding character and other personal achievements.
Excellence
Holding court
Former W&M athlete Tiara "T" Cruse '06 plays a role in "record-breaking growth" of women's basketball as an NCAA and WNBA referee.
W&M Life
W&M welcomes 2023 Mandela Washington Fellows: a juxtaposition of leadership, education and inspiration
William & Mary welcomed 25 of Africa’s brightest, emerging civic leaders embarking on a six-week Leadership Program of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
Excellence
Data Feast 2023: Business analytics students get moving during fourth annual case competition
Three years after a global pandemic disrupted supply chains and caused production bottlenecks, the freight and logistics industry is looking to data analytics to identify opportunities to reshape operations.
Service & Community
Cheers to a tradition of giving
Prioritizing inclusivity and community, the Class of 2023 led an innovative and successful Senior Class Gift campaign.
Excellence
A time for wine
Three W&M alumni partner with friends to open Valley Road Vineyards.
Research & Scholarship
AidData lab receives $1.7M to advance agriculture and mining research
Two grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation will strengthen partnerships with African organizations and expand data on Chinese financing.
Service & Community
W&M wins big on the West Coast
W&M Weekend in San Francisco gathered the W&M community on the West Coast.
Belonging
Change maker
Philip Woodward ’01, J.D. ’04 is dedicated to making society work better for people with disabilities.
Excellence
Deep impact
Bart Shepherd ’92 is saving the world's coral reefs by showing them off.
Excellence
Values in Action Award winners recognized at Commencement
This spring’s honorees include Stephen Trefethen, lecturer in mathematics, and five student organizations.
Service & Community
Tribe lineman Charles Grant doesn’t think twice about a selfless act
Charles Grant '25 became the third William & Mary football player to donate bone marrow in the last decade.
Excellence
W&M’s Elizabeth Burgin wins awards for outstanding work in play therapy and with military and veterans populations
Elizabeth Burgin was awarded the Association for Play Therapy Research Award after her groundbreaking finding that play therapy treats trauma from the largest play therapy study in existence today.
Belonging
New LGBTQ archive to be featured at W&M Washington Center
The archive includes materials from the tenure of former W&M Rector Jeff Trammell ‘73, who served as the first openly gay board chair of a major public university, and the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C.
Service & Community
It takes a choir
Alumni establish an endowment in honor of former Director of Choirs James Armstrong.
Research & Scholarship
VIMS study reveals widgeongrass has replaced eelgrass as the dominant seagrass species in Chesapeake Bay
Research findings present new opportunities and challenges for coastlines.
Service & Community
Serving at home and away
Capt. Eric Evans ’09 founded Friendly Forces to help fellow reservists and National Guard members find work with companies that have supportive military leave policies.
Research & Scholarship
VIMS to expand restoration of seagrass, bay scallops on Eastern Shore
A team led by researchers at VIMS will use a $2.25 million grant o expand their efforts to restore seagrass and scallops to the seaside bays of Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Excellence
2023 Plumeri Award recipients honored for excellence
Election Law Program co-director, special education researcher, field hockey head coach among 10 William & Mary faculty and athletics leaders recognized.
Research & Scholarship
Did Michelangelo paint himself onto the Sistine Chapel?
Adriano Marinazzo, curator of special projects at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, recently made headlines across the art world for a new theory about Michelangelo and his famous work "The Creation of Adam."
Service & Community
‘Friendraising’ for the 50th Reunion
How four members of the Class of ’73 — aka the 'Facebook Divas’ — used social media to promote and celebrate their reunion .
Excellence
Tribe experience set foundation of Jill Ellis’ hall of fame coaching career
Jill Ellis '88, L.H.D. '16 is among six inductees to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
W&M Life
Great Britain’s royalty is at home at William & Mary
William & Mary has retained ties to its royal heritage since namesakes King William III and Queen Mary II granted the royal charter establishing the university on Feb. 8, 1693.
Research & Scholarship
‘Part of the action’: W&M students engage in security policy through DoD internships
Seven William & Mary students will spend the summer in Honolulu, Hawaii, where they will analyze and support the implementation of United States defense policy.
Excellence
From the Tribe to the Lions, Colby Sorsdal ’22 living ‘a dream come true’
A consensus All-American offensive lineman at William & Mary, Colby Sorsdal surprised many analysts as a fifth-round pick (No. 152 overall) by the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Belonging
Stepping into a champion’s shoes
B.J. Minor ’13 talks about portraying a young Mike Tyson in Hulu’s "Mike" and discovering their own authenticity.
Service & Community
Men’s soccer adds an 11-year-old geography whiz to its team
Andrew Konetsky was connected with W&M soccer through Team Impact, a non-profit that pairs special needs children with college athletic programs.
Research & Scholarship
Reves Center announces 2023 faculty fellows
The Reves Center for International Studies has awarded the 2023 Reves and Drapers’ Faculty Fellowships to five William & Mary professors.