Gifts of $3 million jump-start effort to expand GRI’s reach, increase opportunities for students.
University News
Research & Scholarship
Fall Tack Lecture brings the salt marsh to Sadler Center
The fall 2024 Tack Faculty Lecture, “Space Fish, Zombie Shrimp and Other Salt Marsh Tales,” is scheduled for Nov. 14.
Excellence
W&M’s Jozef Dudek named fellow of the American Physical Society
The prestigious award recognizes his contributions to nuclear and particle physics.
University News
Williamsburg commemorates 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s return
Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary will celebrate with a series of special events.
Research & Scholarship
Associate professor awarded prestigious fellowship in historical studies
Fabrício Prado will spend the 2024-2025 academic year expanding his research on U.S and South American commercial linkages during the Age of Atlantic Revolutions.
University News
Q&A: Preserving the Wren
Sean Hughes and Charles Fulcher discuss the preservation project and its impacts on campus life.
Service & Community
Marine Life Day breaks records, inspires hundreds at Eastern Shore Lab
VIMS and Batten School researchers, students and volunteers introduced a record number of Marine Life Day attendees to a broad spectrum of marine science experiences.
Excellence
Students meet with alumni CEOs at McGlothlin Leadership Forum
Mark T. Smucker ’92 and Kendrick F. Ashton Jr. ’98 share career insights with W&M MBA and J.D. students.
University News
Renowned computer scientist, alumnus to lead W&M’s new School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
New school to speed the evolution of liberal arts and sciences through data fluency.
W&M Life
Fall into arts at William & Mary
The Year of the Arts at William & Mary continues with a fall semester featuring a broad palette of offerings from animation instruction to classical music to satirical theatre.
University News
Preserving the nation’s most historic university buildings
The W&M Board of Visitors Committee on Administration Buildings and Grounds received an update on the Wren Preservation Project.
University News
Lafayette’s William & Mary honorary degree arrives on loan from France
The original document will be on display in Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center until Nov. 15, along with other rare items related to Lafayette.
Research & Scholarship
W&M professor publishes children’s book to teach AI fundamentals
The book aims to introduce middle schoolers to the mathematical fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning in a fun and engaging way.
University News
Oscar winner Cord Jefferson ’04 to be 2024 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Jefferson will lead the parade, share insights in the Presidential Conversation and more.
Excellence
W&M’s long view prepares graduates for lives of meaning and success
William & Mary has been a transformational leader in higher education for more than 300 years, innovating with excellence in teaching, research and career preparation.
Research & Scholarship
W&M celebrates Himalayan University Consortium membership
The new partnership provides opportunities for collaborative, transnational climate change and conservation work in Nepal and other Himalayan countries.
W&M Life
Picturing mathematics anew: Murals illuminate new learning pathways
As W&M continues celebrating the Year of the Arts, the School of Education has unveiled its third annual mural, which highlights the power of integrating art with mathematics instruction.
University News
W&M extends contract for Athletics Director Brian Mann
"University leader" elevates W&M Athletics while focusing on student success.
Belonging
Two Beales Scholars from Southside Virginia join William & Mary Class of 2028
Blair Dickens ’28 and Jaden Grant ’28 have been chosen to receive Beales Family Scholarships.
Research & Scholarship
Fall symposium to spotlight range, depth of W&M undergraduate research
The event will highlight the collective intellectual passion behind W&M’s vibrant undergraduate research community.
Research & Scholarship
Books published by William & Mary faculty in 2024
A look at books published by W&M faculty in 2024.
Research & Scholarship
W&M study offers hope for the resilience of the American lobster fishery
According to a study by researchers at William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences, the American lobster may be more resilient to the effects of climate change than expected.
Excellence
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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Service & Community
Adding your chapter: Convocation 2024
Following tradition, the William & Mary community welcomed the university’s newest students to campus and kicked off the 2024-2025 academic year with the Opening Convocation ceremony in the Wren Yard.
Research & Scholarship
W&M professor and former provost authors open access book on Greek play
The play follows Admetus who is granted the postponement of his death by Apollo.
Research & Scholarship
New species of Antarctic dragonfish highlights its threatened ecosystem
A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off the western Antarctic Peninsula by researchers at VIMS and William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine…
Excellence
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.
Belonging
47 years after ‘stolen joy,’ Bruso finds it again with a William & Mary degree
More than four decades after a W&M coach initially contacted him about enrolling, Carl “Skip” Bruso '24 earned a degree from the university.
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Service & Community
W&M’s new students move in
Toting boxes, blankets, mirrors and more, William & Mary’s Class of 2028 and new transfer students made themselves at home on campus on Aug. 23 as they moved into residence halls with the help of…
Service & Community
‘Write your story’: Francis encourages W&M’s new students to find their calling
Dr. Cleveland “Cleve” Francis Jr. M.A. ’69 addressed William & Mary's new students at Opening Convocation.