Leandra Parris' research focuses on relationships among middle and high school students within an equity-centered, trauma-informed framework.
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‘Find your superpower,’ Fleet advises W&M’s newest students at Convocation
The W&M community welcomed the university’s newest students to campus and kicked off the 2022-23 academic year with the Opening Convocation ceremony in the Wren Yard.
Service & Community
Ashley Huang ’24, Janise Parker to receive President’s Award for Service to the Community
The award is presented each year to one student and one faculty or staff member “who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to service and made a significant and measurable impact on our community.”
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W&M student, mentor team up to capture national park science in photos
Joshua Miner '24 is learning new skills while connecting science with the community this summer at the Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park.
Excellence
W&M chief career officer forges connections between the university and the working world
Kathleen I. Powell discusses William & Mary's emphasis on assisting students and alumni in all phases of their careers.
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W&M supply chain expert analyzes factors affecting baby formula shortage
As many parents all over the U.S. look high and low for baby formula for their infants, the causes and possible solutions to the shortage are being dissected.
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W&M alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary
Walter Hickey ’12 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Monday as part of a team at Insider that used graphic illustration to report on the plight of the Uyghur community in China.
W&M Life
Finance major follows his own path via RBC to W&M degree
Solomon Asare ’22 has continued to be surprised by his William & Mary experience, which he characterizes as unlikely and curious to contemplate.
Excellence
W&M recognizes set supervisor, fiscal coordinator with Duke Award
For their unfailing attention to detail, dedication and compassion for others, William & Mary will honor Student Unions & Engagement Set Crew Supervisor Ray Burks and Economics Department Fiscal Coordinator Kathy O’Brien with the 2022…
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W&M Life
Students pair up to choreograph W&M Theatre’s “Company”
Kate Bobulinski ’22 and Zach Townsley ’23 are tangoing in synch in their first forays into choreographing with William & Mary Theatre’s “Company.” Bobulinski choreographed the show with Townsley as fight choreographer, which involves more…
Belonging
W&M professor’s book reframes stories of people who have identified as Israelites
Andrew Tobolowsky, assistant professor of religious studies at William & Mary, built on his expertise in the biblical 12 tribes tradition of Israelite history with his new book.
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W&M professor wins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
David Dominique, assistant professor of music at William & Mary, has been awarded the 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Music Composition.
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Art history students get hands-on curatorial experience at W&M’s Muscarelle Museum of Art
Students curating a museum exhibition at William & Mary get the full experience.
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Students share, explore personal identities in W&M Modern Hinduism course
Frank discussion with classmates helps William & Mary students understand course material in a different way in the religious studies class Modern Hinduism.
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W&M receives state award for environmental excellence
William & Mary has received a Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for its waste reduction work, according to an announcement made March 29 at the 32nd Annual Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington,…
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Filmmaker to document Asian history at W&M for centennial
Documentary filmmaker Marissa Aroy, distinguished film fellow for the university’s Asian Centennial, will be on campus in April to begin work on a video history of Asian people’s experiences at William & Mary.
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Leaders, W&M students bring local Black history to K-12 curriculum
A partnership between two William & Mary faculty members and local educational group The Village Initiative morphed from a community-engaged course into a project that is allowing local leaders and W&M students to bring Black…
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W&M professor widens lens on 19th century women poets
Letters obsessing about an alleged stolen poem piqued Jennifer Putzi’s curiosity so much she had to find out more. She ended up writing an entirely separate book in addition to the one she originally was…
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W&M conversation series to focus on climate change and water
This spring’s Daily Work of Justice conversation series at William & Mary will focus on some of the region’s most pressing issues: climate change and water.
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W&M student reworks great-great-grandfather’s composition for organ
Colin Carmody '22, double majoring in music and math at William & Mary, had long been interested in his great-great-grandfather’s compositions for organ. Carmody will perform it at his senior recital.
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Community Conversation: Flexibility, understanding needed for spring in-person experience
Preparation and flexibility will be key to this spring’s in-person learning experience at William & Mary amid the evolving pandemic, according to the university’s latest Community Conversation.
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Faculty member brings new specialties to W&M philosophy department
Joining the philosophy faculty at William & Mary last year, assistant professor Laura Guerrero brought new areas of expertise and enthusiasm for sharing them. She specializes in Buddhist and comparative philosophies.
Belonging
Distinguished theatre fellow takes stage for W&M Asian Centennial
Rinabeth Apostol wrote a one-woman show and will perform another in seeking to bring the Asian American experience to the stage at William & Mary. Apostol is serving as distinguished theatre fellow for the university’s…