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New real estate award recognizes W&M professor’s impact
The Michael J. Seiler Behavioral Research Commendation is set to become one of the American Real Estate Society's highest honors.
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Chasing dreams: Alumni couple builds careers in space exploration and the arts
Dan Polis ’93 and Crystal Anderson Polis ’93 say that William & Mary was instrumental in setting them on their chosen path.
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William & Mary wins Gold 2024 Circle of Excellence Award for externship program
The award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education celebrates outstanding achievements in educational advancement.
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Three W&M players selected in first 10 rounds of MLB Draft
For the first time in program history, three William & Mary players were selected in the first 10 rounds of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Saving for life’s biggest moments
Meet the William & Mary alumnae behind Virginia529.
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Empowering women in finance: Insights from the 8th annual Women’s Stock Pitch
William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business recently hosted the eighth annual Women's Stock Pitch in Miller Hall, transcending borders and celebrating women in finance.
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Dedicated and devoted: Three named honorary alumni for exemplary service to W&M
During this year’s Commencement Weekend, three champions of William & Mary were officially inducted as honorary alumni in recognition of their outstanding service, support, advocacy and commitment on behalf of the university.
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Values in Action staff and student awardees honored at Commencement 2024
Spring 2024 awardees include section leader Amy Alyson Teller and clinical faculty member Debbie Ramer, plus five student organizations.
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Transformative impact of 2024 Plumeri Awards celebrated
Ten leading faculty are recognized with excellence awards.
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W&M Commencement awards celebrate individual excellence
Honorees demonstrated outstanding scholarship, service, leadership, teaching and character.
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W&M’s success preparing students for careers draws national praise
University receives Congressional funding to expand internship program; W&M president honored by national organization for university-wide effort.
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The advocate: Kristen Popham ’20 is a law student dedicated to advancing human rights
For her efforts to further gender equality around the world, Popham was awarded the prestigious Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Scholarship by the New York State Bar Association on April 6.
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Osborne, Payne receive W&M’s 2024 Duke Award for exemplary accomplishments
Darrell Payne and Dorothy "Dot" Osborne are the 2024 Duke Award recipients.
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W&M classical studies professor receives highly selective Rome Prize
Only 2.9% of applicants were chosen for the honor, which supports research in the arts and humanities.
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W&M’s Annabel Richter ’24 receives selective Gaither Fellowship
In the last five years, five William & Mary students have been selected for James C. Gaither Junior Fellowships at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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AAAS honors W&M biologists Allison and Swaddle as lifetime fellows
Professors Lizabeth Allison and John Swaddle have been recognized for excellence in research and student education.
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W&M professor receives Guggenheim Fellowship in Dance Studies
Emily Wilcox, associate professor of Chinese studies at William & Mary, has been selected to receive the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Dance Studies.
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Truth and ‘Fiction’
Oscar winner Cord Jefferson ’04 shares career advice during the Ampersand International Arts Festival.
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Rankings highlight Vision 2026’s Careers Initiative
W&M continues its values-based approach as rankings, job outcome listings are on the rise.
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W&M’s Christie S. Warren receives Fulbright Scholar Award for research in Sweden
Professor Christie S. Warren of William & Mary Law School has been awarded the Fulbright-Lund Distinguished Chair in Public International Law for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Peel Hawthorne epitomizes Aceto Award attributes
The Aceto Award is awarded to a member of the instructional or professional faculty “who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to excellence in service to the campus community.”
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It’s just rocket science
William & Mary alumnus Russell “Buzz” Wincheski joins the NASA Inventors Hall of Fame.
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Power plays: W&M alumnae tap varsity sports experience to build winning careers
William & Mary alumnae athletes turned business and nonprofit executives share their stories.
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Home & hearth matter
Ted Decker '85 leads The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer.
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Just keep showing up
Kirsten Schimke Jones ’93 reflects on her journey from W&M volleyball star to helping families of young athletes create a supportive environment.
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Winter 2024 William & Mary alumni book roundup
Looking for an engaging read? Check out these new titles from W&M alumni.
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A personal playbook for life
Being an ‘outsider’ helped actor Stephanie Szostak ’94 find herself.
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W&M’s Irina Novikova named fellow of the American Physical Society
The award recognizes the excellence of her quantum physics research.
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Two William & Mary alumni selected as Schwarzman Scholars
Nitya Labh ’22 and Alton Coston ’23 have been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships.