University News

An artful groundbreaking

The William & Mary community celebrated the formal groundbreaking of The Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts, which will house the expanded Muscarelle Museum of Art on the Williamsburg campus.

Jacob A. Miller, University Marketing  |  December 13, 2022

W&M Life

Yule Log kicks off Wren return for William & Mary alumnus

Charles Fulcher ’99, the Wren Building’s new director of operations and events, is helping facilitate one of his favorite William & Mary traditions – the Yule Log celebration.

Nathan Warters  |  December 13, 2022

Excellence

W&M senior awarded Marshall Scholarship

Clare Heinbaugh '23 will begin her graduate studies in the United Kingdom next year, which is also the 70th anniversary of the prestigious scholarship program.

Erin Jay  |  December 12, 2022

University News

AnnaMaria DeSalva ’90 appointed to Board of Visitors

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of AnnaMaria DeSalva, global chairman and CEO of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, to William & Mary's Board of Visitors Dec. 9.

Staff  |  December 9, 2022

Excellence

W&M recognizes students, staff personifying Values in Action

This fall’s faculty and staff award recipients are Sherri Donson, manager of Law Café at W&M Law School, and Blanca Tyler ’09, administrative and language house coordinator for modern languages & literatures.

Staff  |  December 9, 2022

Belonging

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.

Jacob A. Miller, University Marketing  |  December 9, 2022

Research & Scholarship

Books published by William & Mary faculty in 2022

A look at books published by W&M faculty in 2022.

Staff  |  December 8, 2022

Belonging

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.

Nathan Warters  |  December 8, 2022

Belonging

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.

Nathan Warters  |  December 7, 2022

Service & Community

W&M Executive Chef Claudia Saldana-Rose to compete in Global Sustainable Chef Challenge

William & Mary Executive Chef Claudia Saldana-Rose won the Love of Food Innovation Challenge.

Tiffany Peden, Sodexo Universities  |  December 6, 2022

Research & Scholarship

Tracking terrorists … with math

While a grad student at W&M, USCG Commander Blair Sweigart M.S. ’14, Ph.D. ’19, used his knowledge of Network Location Theory to advance ways to track criminal, terrorist or dark networks.

Ron Hunt  |  December 5, 2022

University News

Jeremy P. Martin named W&M vice president for strategy and innovation

In the role, Martin will lead admission, marketing and communications.

Erin Jay  |  December 5, 2022

Research & Scholarship

Archaeology reveals sustainability mistakes from the remote past that carry lessons for our immediate future

Many early societies relied on cultural land-use templates that didn't always work out so well. Jennifer Kahn says we have better information today.

Joseph McClain  |  December 5, 2022

Excellence

W&M Football advances to FCS quarterfinals

Rested Tribe dominates Gardner-Webb 54-14 in FCS playoffs.

Dave Johnson, Athletics  |  December 3, 2022

Service & Community

Climate conference rejuvenates W&M student to hope, take action

Dorothy Gao '24 attended the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt in November.

Jennifer L. Williams  |  December 2, 2022

University News

New Online LL.M. Program at W&M Law School to welcome first students in 2023

William & Mary Law School is accepting applications for its new Online LL.M. Program designed for working professionals who wish to gain an in-depth understanding of the U.S. legal system.

Jaime Welch-Donahue, W&M Law School  |  December 1, 2022

Excellence

Zoha Siddiqui ’23 receives prestigious Mitchell Scholarship to study in Ireland

Siddiqui is the first William & Mary student to ever be selected for the prestigious scholarship, which sends American leaders to Ireland for a year of graduate study.

Erin Jay  |  November 30, 2022

Service & Community

Remembering Henry Rosovsky ’49

Henry Rosovsky ’49 was one of a handful of the most consequential leaders in American higher education during the last half of the 20th century. 

W&M President Emeritus Tim Sullivan ’66  |  November 30, 2022

University News

William & Mary maintains its leadership in study abroad among public universities

William & Mary continues to rank fourth among public universities in the nation in study-abroad programs.

Kate Hoving, W&M Reves Center  |  November 29, 2022

Research & Scholarship

William & Mary makes significant contributions at Town Hall Meeting on Hot & Cold QCD

A theorist, an experimentalist and a data scientist/physicist gave presentations at the quantum chromodynamics sessions at MIT.

Joseph McClain  |  November 28, 2022

Belonging

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.

Leslie McCullough M.B.A. ’17  |  November 28, 2022

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Excellence

CAA Champion W&M heads into second round of FCS playoffs

Victory against Richmond gives Tribe its first 10-win regular season in program history.

Dave Johnson, Athletics  |  November 19, 2022

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University News

William & Mary updates campus on first phase of long-term housing, dining project

William & Mary’s interim chief operating officer offered the university community the first look today at the early phases of work to implement the Housing & Dining Comprehensive Facilities Plan.

Staff  |  November 18, 2022

University News

William & Mary Board of Visitors adopts graduate tuition rates for 2023-24

The William & Mary Board of Visitors approved tuition rates for the university’s general graduate programs, W&M Law School and the Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

Staff  |  November 18, 2022

Excellence

Following 5-year tuition freeze, W&M Board discusses the path forward

Board of Visitors discusses importance of ensuring the university’s resources match its expectations of quality.

Staff  |  November 18, 2022

Excellence

William & Mary Athletics remains among the nation’s elite in graduation rates

For the 17th time in the last 18 years, the Tribe has the top Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) among all Division I public institutions.

W&M Athletics  |  November 18, 2022

Service & Community

Stewards of the Earth

A W&M alumni couple addresses social and environmental challenges through their Maryland farm.

Susannah Perry ’24, University Marketing  |  November 17, 2022

Research & Scholarship

The Tryptophan Myth … and other biochemical facts of Thanksgiving dinner

Have that nap. But don't blame your Thanksgiving "food coma" on an innocent amino acid.

Joseph McClain  |  November 16, 2022

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University News

Numerous steps go into diligently cataloging, packing Muscarelle Museum of Art collection

The Muscarelle will temporarily close in early 2023 for expansion and renovation.

Jennifer L. Williams  |  November 15, 2022

Service & Community

Bridging the divide: Supporting veterans and military students and alumni at W&M

William & Mary has a long history of supporting both veterans and active-duty members of the United States’ armed forces.

Jacob A. Miller, University Marketing  |  November 11, 2022