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University News

With a focus on affordability, careers and value, W&M board approves budget

University’s net price remains one of the lowest in Virginia; undergraduate tuition set through the 2027-2028 academic year to give families more predictability.
Staff  |  April 24, 2026
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W&M Life

Stitching together creativity and community at W&M’s costume shop

The theatre & performance costume shop builds students’ costume-making skills while cultivating a community of theatre professionals.
Emma Halman ‘26, College of Arts & Sciences  |  April 24, 2026
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Research & Scholarship

A first for the Tack Lecture: Business, AI and the liberal arts

Rachel Chung will present a lecture on “Wisdom & Machines: How Liberal Arts & AI Learn from Each Other.”
Elizabeth Eldredge, Raymond A. Mason School of Business  |  April 22, 2026
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University News

A visionary investment in the future of conservation leadership

$1.2 million gift to William & Mary’s Institute for Integrative Conservation will expand opportunities for students and bring conservation leaders together.
Staff  |  April 22, 2026
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Service & Community

Power in unity: One Tribe One Day returns April 29

On April 29, thousands of William & Mary alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends from around the world will come together for One Tribe One Day.
Jeremy Norman, University Marketing  |  April 20, 2026
School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics Chair Daniel Miller Runfola and Raymond A Mason School of Business Clinical Professor Dawn Edmiston aim to use the network’s knowledge to advance William & Mary as a top school for careers in AI.
Excellence

W&M faculty join innovative artificial intelligence network

Two W&M faculty members have been selected for the first-of-its-kind cohort that will use expertise from across the country to drive and disseminate institutional transformation with artificial intelligence.
William Oster  |  April 17, 2026
James Alcorn and Rebecca Green
Research & Scholarship

W&M election law directors receive MIT grant to improve voter registration systems

James Alcorn and Rebecca Green have been awarded a national research grant from the MIT Election Data + Science Lab to study voter registration and list maintenance systems across the United States.
David F. Morrill, W&M Law School  |  April 16, 2026
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W&M Life

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2026 Day for Admitted Students

More than 1,300 admitted students plus their families participated in the annual Day for Admitted Students on April 11.
Staff  |  April 15, 2026
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Research & Scholarship

W&M faculty research leads to landmark Indigenous Language Symposium

Tribal members from across Virginia and the Eastern Seaboard gathered at the Muscarelle Museum of Art for William & Mary's first Indigenous Language Symposium.
Danny Devlin, Strategic Cultural Partnerships  |  April 14, 2026
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W&M Life

Bob Wise ’86 of Nvidia to speak at W&M April 23

Wise is the inaugural speaker in the School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics Class of 1975 Speaker Series.
Claire De Lisle, University Marketing  |  April 13, 2026
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Excellence

Forbes names W&M a ‘New Ivy’ for second time

For the second consecutive year, Forbes has counted William & Mary among “The New Ivies” for the university’s excellence in career readiness.
Erin Jay  |  April 13, 2026
Each year, VASP representatives and members from across the Commonwealth visit the capital to encourage state representatives to support legislation benefiting school psychologists and their students.
Service & Community

William & Mary school psychology students participate in state Advocacy Day

Each year, representatives of the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists visit the capital to encourage state representatives to support legislation benefiting school psychologists and their students.
W&M School of Education staff  |  April 10, 2026
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Excellence

Reves Center announces 2026 International Student Achievement Awards

The Reves Center for International Studies at William & Mary has announced the 2026 International Student Achievement Award recipients.
Kate Hoving, Reves Center  |  April 10, 2026
University News

Civic Action Scorecard empowers students to engage in civic leadership at William & Mary

The toolkit provides more than 80 opportunities for students to participate in democracy and civic leadership, record and reflect on participation and be recognized for their efforts.
Bailey Langhans  |  April 9, 2026
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Research & Scholarship

William & Mary names 100 teachers from across the nation to inaugural ‘We the Teachers’ fellowship

Educator delegates from across the nation to convene in Historic Triangle for Congress of Educators in July 2026.
Danny Devlin, Strategic Cultural Partnerships  |  April 9, 2026
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Research & Scholarship

GRI announces significant investments in applied research at William & Mary

Awards will support research at the intersection of applied AI and education, as well as more than two dozen faculty doing a variety of applied research across campus.
Mary Trimble, Global Research Institute  |  April 8, 2026
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W&M Life

William & Mary welcomes admitted Class of 2030 to campus

W&M sets a new Early Decision record as part of an outstanding overall applicant pool.
Erin Jay  |  April 8, 2026
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Excellence

From education to outcomes, graduate rankings highlight W&M excellence 

University’s counselor education, constitutional and criminal law programs among the top 20 in the nation.
Erin Jay  |  April 7, 2026
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Service & Community

International maritime officers connect with science at W&M’s Batten School & VIMS

W&M's Batten School & VIMS recently hosted the U.S. Coast Guard’s International Maritime Officer’s Course.
Ethan Smith, W&M's Batten School & VIMS  |  April 6, 2026
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Excellence

Four W&M students win prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Only twice in more than 30 years has W&M previously had four applicants selected. 
Susan Corbett  |  April 6, 2026
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University News

New bookstore program will revitalize the student experience

Hybrid model to elevate William & Mary’s spirit shop and provide best-in-class course materials.
Rachel Smith, Auxiliary Services  |  April 3, 2026
Excellence

William & Mary earns highest honor as a ‘Military Friendly’ institution

The university has been reaffirmed as a Gold-Level Military Friendly School by MilitaryFriendly.com, the highest honor a university can receive.
William Oster  |  April 2, 2026
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University News

Justice Sonia Sotomayor receives Marshall-Wythe Medallion at W&M Law School

William & Mary Law School presented the Marshall-Wythe Medallion to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
David F. Morrill, W&M Law School  |  March 31, 2026
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Service & Community

William & Mary asks community to reimagine the American dream

William & Mary is inviting its campus and the broader community to reflect on what American democracy means as the country turns 250 years old.
Susan Corbett  |  March 30, 2026
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Research & Scholarship

New interactive tool visualizes Virginia’s oyster populations

Developed as part of an undergraduate project, the tool unveiled by William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS brings to life almost 30 years of oyster survey data.
John Wallace, W&M's Batten School & VIMS  |  March 26, 2026
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Research & Scholarship

William & Mary funding supports student teachers

Ten elementary education seniors received funding through the F.U.S.E. program, easing financial pressures during their required unpaid student teaching internship.
Mandeep Singh Brar Ph.D. '28, W&M School of Education  |  March 25, 2026
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Excellence

Poshyvanyk named Association for Computing Machinery Fellow

One of computing’s highest honors recognizes his outstanding achievement and service to the field.
Eva Kalajian  |  March 24, 2026
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Research & Scholarship

A different approach to fighting antibiotic resistance

Jamming bacterial communications, instead of killing the microbes, might provide long-lasting treatment
Catherine Tyson  |  March 20, 2026
Excellence

W&M Ethics Club wins national championship, a first for the university

The William & Mary Ethics Club beat 36 undergraduate teams from across the country to take first in a competition of dimensional analysis and nuance.
William Oster  |  March 20, 2026
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University News

Sue Hanna Gerdelman to receive Prentis Award for bold civic leadership

Sue Hanna Gerdelman '76, P ’07, P ’13 has been selected as this year's Prentis Award recipient.
Erin Jay  |  March 18, 2026
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