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Study finds coastal wetlands generate $90M annually for Virginia communities

The findings led to the development of SHORE-BET, an online tool that helps local planners and landowners weigh long-term benefits of shoreline strategies.
Erin Jay  |  August 20, 2025
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W&M Life

Conflict as a catalyst for growth: W&M’s 2025 Professional Development Days

William & Mary’s second annual Professional Development Days focused on navigating conflict.
Erin Jay  |  August 19, 2025
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University News

Energy sector leader Darpan Kapadia ’95 to speak at Opening Convocation

Darpan Kapadia ’95 will welcome new William & Mary students this month at Opening Convocation.
Erin Jay  |  August 19, 2025
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University News

Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows reshape America’s founding story as 2026 approaches

Eight W&M faculty awarded SCP fellowships to enrich historical narratives and strengthen civic leadership ahead of nation’s 250th anniversary.
Danny Devlin, Strategic Cultural Partnerships  |  August 18, 2025
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W&M Life

Bridging the digital divide

Tucker Peters ’28 launches W&M's first AI club.
Anna Kormis, University Marketing  |  August 12, 2025
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Excellence

NIAHD pre-college program brings Virginia history to students across the globe

High school students who participated in the pre-college program immersed themselves in a one-of-a-kind experience through Virginia history.
William Oster  |  August 8, 2025
Research & Scholarship

Bay grasses see record gains in salty waters, offset by losses in central region

Results from the Chesapeake Bay 2024 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Survey show resilience in key areas despite overall losses.
John Wallace, W&M's Batten School & VIMS  |  August 7, 2025
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Excellence

Embracing the ampersand

Connie Warren Desaulniers ’75, P ’92 doesn’t just believe in the power of reinvention — she lives it.
Jeremy Norman, University Marketing  |  August 6, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

History in hindsight

Crowd-sourced database project coordinated by Eric Schmalz ’10 reveals what Americans knew about the Holocaust at the time.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  August 1, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Rising from the ashes

The W&M community is living with, learning from and preventing devastating wildfires.
Annie Powell, University Marketing  |  July 29, 2025
University News

W&M to preserve President’s House for future generations

The board will explore possibilities of transforming the university’s historic President's House into space that remains central to the life of the university. 
Staff  |  July 28, 2025
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University News

An extraordinary year for William & Mary

Record-breaking philanthropy positions William & Mary to lead.
Claire De Lisle, University Marketing  |  July 24, 2025
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Service & Community

America’s Tapestry project underway at the Muscarelle Museum of Art

The project marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding through the creation of 13 original tapestries designed to tell a unified story of the nation.
Emily Tifft, Muscarelle Museum of Art  |  July 22, 2025
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University News

College of Arts & Sciences launches new name, celebrates the people of the College

New name reflects a bold vision, deep roots and the people shaping the future.
Abbie Schaefer, College of Arts & Sciences  |  July 15, 2025
Erin Spalding '23, M.Ed '24 is going to Thailand as a Fulbright Scholar. She poses in front of the classroom where she teaches sixth grade in northern Virginia.
Excellence

Another bumper crop of Fulbright Scholars from W&M prepares to head abroad

William & Mary's global reach has been confirmed once again as nine recent graduates and alumni received highly selective Fulbright Scholarships.
Susan Corbett  |  July 14, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Can a parasitic worm help rebuild blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

A new study published in the journal PLOS One by researchers at William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS suggests parasitic worms could serve as a valuable biomarker for managing the fishery.
John Wallace, W&M's Batten School & VIMS  |  July 10, 2025
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Excellence

W&M art professor earns prestigious recognition for her paintings

Art Professor Nicole Santiago, who teaches life drawing, won a prestigious prize for her realistic figurative paintings in a national contest.
Susan Corbett  |  July 9, 2025
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Belonging

Mosaic Weekend builds community, belonging

Mosaic Weekend brought together the William & Mary Alumni Association’s identity groups as well as friends and allies to celebrate the varied backgrounds, experiences and identities that make up our vibrant community.
Catherine Tyson, University Marketing  |  July 8, 2025
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Excellence

Major league mentor

Former William & Mary hoops star and pro baseball player became a role model for others who face challenges.
David Driver, W&M Alumni Magazine  |  July 3, 2025
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Service & Community

Democracy in action: Self-determination in William & Mary’s residence halls

The William & Mary Democracy Initiative recently explored the history of self-determination at the university in the latest episode of its podcast.
Staff  |  July 3, 2025
Research & Scholarship

Grants inspire curiosity, material culture connections

Three doctoral candidates in history received Boswell-Caracci Material Culture Study Fund grants to connect with leading experts in the world of material culture studies.
Naomi Teferra, Charles Center  |  July 2, 2025
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University News

William & Mary Libraries selects inaugural writer-in-residence

William & Mary Libraries has selected Lamar Giles, a local Virginia author, as its inaugural writer-in-residence.
Tami Back, W&M Libraries  |  June 30, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Catron Scholars explore, expand artistic interests

As part of its mission to support undergraduate research, the Charles Center is supporting seven undergraduates in their artistic pursuits over the summer through the Louis E. Catron Scholarship for Artistic Development.
Jane Valadakis, Charles Center  |  June 27, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

W&M’s AidData a driving force behind report on lending practices of Chinese creditors

A new report that sheds new light on the secured lending practices of Chinese creditors in low- and middle-income countries.
Alex Wooley, AidData  |  June 26, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Grants set student research in motion

Thanks to the combined power of irrepressible curiosity, passionate faculty mentorship and Charles Center Research in Motion grants, W&M undergraduates are connecting with students and scholars from across the country.
Ted Maris-Wolf, Charles Center  |  June 25, 2025
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Research & Scholarship

Woody interns expand museum studies partnerships

Driven by a passion for museums and a taste for adventure, this year’s cohort of 10 Woody interns is exploring museum work alongside specialists in Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, South Carolina and Washington, D.C.
Charles Center staff  |  June 24, 2025
University News

Governor appoints alumni business leaders to W&M Board of Visitors

Gov. Glenn Youngkin D.P.S. '22 has appointed three William & Mary alumni to the university's Board of Visitors.
Erin Jay  |  June 20, 2025
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University News

Digging backward through history lights the way forward

During renovations of Robert M. Gates Hall, archaeologists have uncovered a previously undocumented cellar, layered with centuries of artifacts, and the near-complete 18th-century foundation of the Williamsburg Bray School.
Danny Devlin, Strategic Cultural Partnerships  |  June 17, 2025
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Excellence

Henry ’25 pursues journalism studies with Sizemore Fellowship

Emma Henry '25 garnered one of William & Mary’s largest awards before graduating last month — a $40,000 H. Mason Sizemore, Jr. Journalism Fellowship for graduate studies at Northwestern University’s renowned Medill School of Journalism…
Ted Maris-Wolf, Charles Center  |  June 17, 2025
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Belonging

‘A homecoming deferred’: W&M Bray School Lab hosts Descendants Week 2025

The William & Mary Bray School Lab hosted its fourth annual Descendants Week, bringing together members of the descendant community for a week of reflection, sharing, research and reconnection.
Danny Devlin, Strategic Cultural Partnerships  |  June 16, 2025
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