W&M Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center has partnered with several black churches in Williamsburg to add their records to the library’s special collections.
Service & Community
Service & Community
Consider freedom of speech
Perspectives on how to hold difficult conversations with respect.
Excellence
Extending hospitality
Stephanie Coleman Linnartz M.B.A. ’97 thinks creatively about what Marriott International can be.
Service & Community
Investing in students, removing barriers
TutorZone offers free tutoring this academic year through the support of generous donors and the Parents Fund.
Research & Scholarship
DeStefano named outstanding graduate student by Department of Energy’s Office of Science
He is one of an elite group chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy to continue Ph.D. work at a DOE national lab.
Research & Scholarship
W&M expands global reach through $1.5M gift
New postdoctoral fellowship established by business executive Tom McInerney will fund international research, teaching and mentorship.
Excellence
Al Albert elected to United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame
Former head men's soccer coach and W&M alumnus Al Albert '69, M.Ed. '71, was among four individuals elected as the newest members of the United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame.
Excellence
Riding the startup wave
Brenton Woo '99 has developed a one-of-a-kind surfboard — now he's working to get it out into the world.
Research & Scholarship
Foodways research reveals roots to community, place
A research team conducted oral histories of multiple members of the Highland Council of Descendant Advisors to document African American foodways traditions.
Service & Community
A family’s W&M legacy continued, Addie Puskar overcame adversity to achieve
Addie Puskar, a graduate student and starting defender on the women's soccer team at William & Mary, is a survivor.
Belonging
Raven Pierce ’23 inspires with ‘We Ain’t Painting Flowers’
Her poster for the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium focused on the power of spirituality and expressive arts to help Black college women navigate oppressive experiences.
Service & Community
Recognizing a legacy of service
Former FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell ’85, D.P.S. ’02, who served as William & Mary rector, is one of two alumni inducted into the 2022 U.S. Army ROTC Hall of Fame.
Service & Community
Agents of change
Alumnae champion women’s health, rights and education in West Africa.
Service & Community
How many stars can you count … in a new mural at the W&M School of Education?
Williamsburg students attended a camp this past summer at William & Mary designed to bring mathematics learning to life through the creation of an art mural.
Research & Scholarship
Protests in Iran: Q&A with Professor Peyman Jafari
Peyman Jafari, assistant professor of history and international relations at William & Mary, provides insights and context for the protests in Iran.
Research & Scholarship
W&M’s AidData and partners receive $4.74M for agriculture and climate research
The four-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will broaden the use of satellite imagery to evaluate projects in developing countries.
Research & Scholarship
W&M Law School brings experts together for 35th annual Supreme Court Preview
This year’s preview featured prominent academics, four federal court of appeals judges, leading Supreme Court advocates and Supreme Court reporters from the nation’s top newspapers.
Belonging
W&M honored with Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for 5th year
For the fifth year in a row, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has chosen William & Mary to receive the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
Research & Scholarship
In ‘Nature’: Particles pick pair partners differently in small nuclei
When odds are equal, particles paired up with others of the same kind more often than once thought.
Belonging
A step in the right direction
Josh Sundquist ’06 is executive producer on a new Apple TV+ show based on his life.
W&M Life
Saved by basketball, Sugar Rodgers brings a unique perspective to W&M
Sugar Rodgers' ticket out was basketball, which took her from the streets to the WNBA with a connector (and two degrees) at Georgetown.
Service & Community
Camp EAGER expands to inspire more young people to pursue STEM
An experimental summer camp developed by researchers at the William & Mary School of Education is exploring innovative ways to encourage more students from underrepresented groups to pursue STEM careers.
Excellence
Kord Basnight ’85, M.Ed. ’23 and Haley Padgett M.Ed. ’23 selected as 2022 Tillman Scholars
Two students in William & Mary’s Online M.Ed. in Counseling program have been selected by the Tillman Foundation as 2022 Tillman Scholars.
Research & Scholarship
VIMS announces Scholar in Ocean Residency
Nainoa Thompson will kick-off a Scholar in Ocean Residency at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science this fall with a weeklong visit to meet with local tribal communities, researchers and students.
Research & Scholarship
Ice-age legacy may limit seagrasses’ capacity to withstand warming
Researchers looked at eelgrass communities and discovered their ancient genetic history can play a stronger role than present-day environments in determining growth form and community composition.
Research & Scholarship
W&M education professor awarded second Fulbright to study gifted student well-being in Ireland
Tracy Cross will travel to Dublin, Ireland, in spring 2023 as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar.
Research & Scholarship
Every oyster counts
Venture capitalist Bay McLaughlin ’06, M.Acc. ’07 teams up with W&M’s Institute for Integrative Conservation and the Alan B. Miller Center for Entrepreneurship to promote sustainable — and profitable — oyster aquaculture.
W&M Life
Wrenegade series celebrates William & Mary’s musical talent
Now, you can listen to selections from W&M alumni in a custom Spotify playlist anytime.
Service & Community
Three W&M Law School alumni represent the U.S. in France through the foreign service
After graduating from W&M Law School, each joined the U.S. foreign service and has represented American interests in a variety of countries.
Research & Scholarship
W&M study reveals novel findings on internal structure of spider silk
New research by W&M scientists has unraveled mysteries behind one of the world’s most elusive materials: spider silk.