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University News

William & Mary, Williamsburg agree to mutually beneficial land swap

William & Mary and the City of Williamsburg have announced a plan to swap ownership of two parcels of land.
Susan Corbett  |  December 11, 2025
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Excellence

Driscoll elected to Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Terry Driscoll, whose visionary leadership transformed William & Mary Athletics over more than two decades, has been elected to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
W&M Athletics staff  |  December 10, 2025
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University News

Forbes names William & Mary a leader for launching careers

The university is featured in Forbes' new list of the “15 Top Colleges For Launching Your Career."
Staff  |  December 9, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

The Methuselah worm

The nation’s oldest university is home to the world’s oldest ribbon worm.
Catherine Tyson  |  December 9, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Program explores Japan’s Kansai region through interdisciplinary lens

The faculty-led study abroad program offers an opportunity to explore Japan’s Kansai region through engagement with cultural texts, classroom discussions and immersive site visits.  
Emma Halman, College of Arts & Sciences  |  December 8, 2025
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Service & Community

Election Law Program launches online tool to help navigate state election laws

The tool is designed to help judges, lawyers, members of the media, elections officials and the public efficiently navigate complex state election statutes.
W&M Law School staff  |  December 5, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

2025 Chesapeake Bay dead zone near long-term average

The annual Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Report Card shows unusually persistent hypoxia in July.
John Wallace, W&M's Batten School & VIMS  |  December 4, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Lanouette leads collaborative research bridging science education, urban ecosystems

Assistant Professor Kathryn Lanouette is leading a research project to better characterize what outdoor environmental education can look like in urban spaces.
Kimberly Richards-Thomas, W&M School of Education  |  December 4, 2025
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University News

A monument to love: Swem Library debuts renovated theatre named after alumna

The new Glenna Bowman MacKenzie Theater will open in December 2025.
Tami Back, William & Mary Libraries  |  December 4, 2025
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Excellence

‘We hacked it’: William & Mary students helped restore Virginia’s peregrine falcon population

Their work is still making an impact today, and the university’s new students and faculty are carrying it forward.
Catherine Tyson  |  December 4, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Trawling through time: 70 years of the Juvenile Finfish Trawl Survey

W&M's Batten School & VIMS regularly monitor Chesapeake Bay species, including the invasive blue catfish.
Ethan Smith, W&M's Batten School & VIMS  |  December 2, 2025
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Excellence

W&M Athletics continues to excel in NCAA graduation rates

William & Mary's 96% Graduation Success Rate equaled its best in the 21-year history of the report.
W&M Athletics staff  |  December 1, 2025
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University News

Interpreting the lives of Jamestown women through 3D printing

William & Mary Libraries and Jamestown Rediscovery partnered to 3D scan and print artifacts to create an interactive learning experience about the lives of 17th-century women in Jamestown.
Sarah Thompson, W&M Libraries  |  December 1, 2025
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University News

Robert M. Gates ’65, L.H.D. ’98 to serve third term as W&M’s chancellor

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates ’65, L.H.D. ’98 will serve a third term as William & Mary’s chancellor from 2026 to 2033.
Erin Jay  |  November 21, 2025
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University News

W&M adopts peer group based on strategic direction

William & Mary’s Board of Visitors today adopted a set of peer institutions, which serves as a reference point for benchmarking and strategic goal-setting activities. 
Erin Jay  |  November 21, 2025
William & Mary adjunct professor Peter Atwater appears on Bloomberg to talk about economy.
University News

W&M professor brings ‘K-shaped’ clarity back to market discussion

Peter Atwater popularized the idea of a “K-shaped Economy,” which is being referenced to explain the current state of the economy.
Staff  |  November 20, 2025
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University News

Revolutionary roots, national reach: W&M launches Phi Beta Kappa’s 250th anniversary

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society returns to its birthplace to mark the onset of its 250th year and to launch a celebration of its founding.
Danny Devlin, Strategic Cultural Partnerships  |  November 20, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

W&M’s iGEM team brings back Gold Medal from Paris

Six undergraduates represented William & Mary at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Paris, earning a gold medal.
Randy Ready, School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics  |  November 20, 2025
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Service & Community

A safer passage for wildlife

A team of William & Mary volunteers gets creative to help animals cross Jamestown Road.
Catherine Tyson  |  November 19, 2025
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Excellence

Fanelli earns NSF CAREER Award for AI-driven nuclear physics research

The National Science Foundation has recognized Cristiano with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.
Randy Ready, School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics  |  November 19, 2025
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Excellence

Report from W&M’s AidData garners international attention

Groundbreaking work highlights William & Mary’s global leadership and research reach.
Catherine Tyson  |  November 18, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

W&M’s AidData: China’s lending portfolio shifts focus to US, EU, sensitive industries

New research tracks China’s secretive loans and grants in high-income and developing countries for the first time.
AidData staff  |  November 18, 2025
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Excellence

William & Mary remains No. 1 public university for study abroad 

William & Mary is once again the top-ranked public university in the nation for study-abroad participation, a ranking it has attained 12 times over the last 17 years. 
Kate Hoving, Reves Center  |  November 17, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

‘A potent combination’

William & Mary prepares students for an AI-transformed world by blending technical excellence with human insight.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  November 17, 2025
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W&M Life

Finding meaning through story

How Gabe Kuenzli's journey led him to William & Mary.
Elizabeth Eldredge, Raymond A. Mason School of Business  |  November 14, 2025
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Service & Community

The business of building better

As senior director of preconstruction and risk management at McKinstry, Howard Turner Jr. M.B.A. ’02 spearheads projects that reduce utility consumption, cut carbon emissions and save his clients money.
Jeremy Norman, University Marketing  |  November 12, 2025
Research & Scholarship

Catron exhibition showcases summer research, student artistry

Free and open to the public, the exhibition runs in the Sadler Center Hart Gallery from Nov. 10 until Dec. 5 and features student experiences across a diverse range of mediums and perspectives.
Jane Valadakis, Charles Center  |  November 10, 2025
Service & Community

William & Mary celebrates military and veteran students as semiquincentennial approaches

With more than 1,800 students across campus today connected to the military, the university is celebrating those who serve and ramping up efforts to support them.
William Oster  |  November 10, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Activating entrepreneurial energy to pursue coastal & marine solutions

The Dean & Director’s Innovation Fund empowers recipients to work at the intersection of research and enterprise.
Ethan Smith, W&M's Batten School & VIMS  |  November 7, 2025
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University News

New master’s program expands W&M’s reach and advances teacher leadership

Designed for practicing educators, the program empowers teachers to deepen their expertise and strengthen their impact without having to leave the classroom. 
Kelli Claiborne M.Ed. '25, Ed.S. '27, School of Education  |  November 6, 2025
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