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Highlights from the 2023 Opening Convocation ceremony

On Aug. 30, William & Mary celebrated the 2023 Opening Convocation ceremony, an annual tradition held on the first day of undergraduate classes to mark the beginning of the academic year and to welcome new…
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W&M’s new students move into residence halls

William & Mary is welcoming about 175 new transfer students this fall along with about 1,630 students in the Class of 2027. They began moving into residence halls on Aug. 24, 2023.
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Alumna paints murals in Sadler Center

Zara Fina Stasi ’12, muralist and founder of Good for the Bees, recently returned to William & Mary to paint two new murals in the Sadler Center.
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Highlights from the 2023 Charter Day ceremony

William & Mary’s 2023 Charter Day ceremony at Kaplan Arena provided a meaningful platform to tell a more inclusive story of the university’s past while celebrating the path forward.
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Highlights from the 2022 Yule Log ceremony

William & Mary’s annual Yule Log ceremony brings the campus community together to celebrate the holidays and reflect on the year.
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Can you feel it? W&M Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2022

William & Mary celebrated Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Oct. 6-9 with a variety of events that were designed for alumni and the W&M community to celebrate the many ways they make the university their own.
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W&M’s 2022 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend in photos

William & Mary celebrated Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Oct. 6-9 with a variety of events that were designed for alumni and the university community to celebrate the many ways they make the university their own.
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Sadler Center & Campus Living Center dedication ceremony

The William & Mary community gathered Sept. 23 to officially open the newly expanded Sadler Center and the newly established Campus Living Center, completing a vision conceived decades ago as a centerpiece of activity in…
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W&M plans ‘a Homecoming for all’ Oct. 6-9

All-alumni band N’est Pas — featuring Chip Esten ’87, star of “Nashville” and “Outer Banks” — will kick off William & Mary’s 2022 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 6-9.