The handcrafted vessel at William & Mary's Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved was installed March 18 and will be dedicated at a public ceremony on April 1 at 5:30 p.m.
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Four diversity-related projects made possible through IDEA grants
Four diversity-related projects at William & Mary were recently made possible recently through IDEA grants.
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Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett to speak at W&M for Women’s History Month
The event is co-sponsored by Community Values & Restorative Practices, the Center for Student Diversity and Alma Mater Productions.
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Black Student-Athlete Alliance begins at W&M
On Feb. 1, as Black History Month began, the first meeting of William & Mary's Black Student-Athlete Alliance was held.
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W&M athletes, coaches find inspiration from MLK’s message
W&M athletes reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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W&M community gathers to share light and hope
Students, faculty and staff shared light of candles and strength from one another.
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W&M welcomes Kathleen T. Jabs as special assistant for military and veteran affairs
The university also hosted a variety of events in support of military and veterans throughout the fall.
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Student finds community and more through W&M’s FGLI organization
Early in his time at W&M, Orley Estrada ’23 discovered the First-Generation, Low-Income (FGLI) student organization and credits the relationships formed there for helping him thrive in college.
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W&M student celebrates her own FGLI story and encourages others to do the same
Hannah Dow ’23 developed connections with other students through William & Mary’s First-Generation, Low-Income (FGLI) student organization, and she has helped implement policy changes as FGLI’s advocacy chair.
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Celebrate tradition with triple the impact
All gifts made online to any area at W&M on Giving Tuesday will be matched with a gift of double the amount (up to $500) to the Fund for William & Mary.
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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.
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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.
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A step in the right direction
Josh Sundquist ’06 is executive producer on a new Apple TV+ show based on his life.
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Alumna creates first endowment for diversity programs
Higher education leader Julie E. Williams ’79 established the endowment through her estate plans in honor of her family.
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‘The path that God gave you’
Alexandra Knudson Friedman ’01 prepares for medical practice while balancing life in an Orthodox Jewish family.
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W&M hosts first in-person Juneteenth celebration
William & Mary celebrated Juneteenth in person for the first time at the site of Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved on June 17, 2022.
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Title IX at 50: The early impact at William & Mary
While the equality of opportunity in athletics is just one part of the much larger story about the ground-breaking impact of Title IX, its influence there is undeniable.
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Q&A: Fostering belonging on college campuses
William & Mary's new deputy chief diversity officer draws on his experiences in higher education to discuss how college campuses can create more diverse, equitable and inclusive communities.
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W&M’s first in-person Juneteenth event set for June 17
William & Mary will host its first in-person Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 17 at the site of the recently completed Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved.
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W&M’s first Black Alumni Reunion celebrates a growing community
William & Mary hosted its inaugural Black Alumni Reunion on May 6-8 at the university’s campus with a series of programs, ceremonies and receptions honoring the Black experience at W&M.
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W&M Libraries announces new Archive of American LGBTQ Political and Legal History
A new and unique Archive of American LGBTQ Political and Legal History is being established at Swem Library in memory of renowned historian John Boswell ’69.
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‘A permanent marker of their existence’: W&M dedicates memorial to the enslaved
An estimated 800 students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members gathered for the dedication of Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved, which honors the people whom the university enslaved over the course of 172 years.
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W&M football star and pioneer Art Matsu to be honored
A historical marker bearing Art Matsu's name will be unveiled at 11 a.m. near an arcade at Zable Stadium that bears his name.
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Inaugural W&M Asian Centennial Awards honor influential alumni
Since the spring of 2021, the W&M Asian Centennial commemoration has sought to honor trailblazers beginning with the first Asian student, Pu-Kao Chen 1923 (also known as Chen Pu-Kao), and to acknowledge the accomplishments of…
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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’s Asian Centennial to culminate with special events
William & Mary’s Asian Centennial celebrates the 100th anniversary of the admission of the university’s first student from Asia, Pu-Kao Chen (Class of 1923), as well as all students of Asian, Pacific Islander and Middle…
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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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Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen to deliver W&M lecture, receive Hatsuye Yamasaki Prize
The Reves Center for International Studies, in cooperation with the Asian Centennial Committee, has announced that Viet Thanh Nguyen will deliver the 2022 McSwain-Walker Lecture: “Refugees, Language, and the Meaning of ‘America.’"