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Belonging

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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

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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

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

This is a photo of Cate Oken '27 performing in William & Mary's Shakespeare in the Dark performance of Macbeth in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall.

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

This is a photograph of Cadence Hodge, a Sharpe Community Scholar, who is A Woody intern this summer with Preservation Virginia. She is posing at the Smith's Fort site in Surry, Virginia.

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

A W&M archaeologist works to expose a collapsed brick wall beneath Robert M. Gates Hall -- believed to be part of the original foundation of the Williamsburg Bray School

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

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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Writers-in-residence launch new journalism courses

The Charles Center is collaborating with campus partners to bring three writers-in-residence to campus in 2025-26 to teach a variety of journalism courses that will further inspire students to hone their writing skills, learn the…

Charles Center staff | June 13, 2025

This is a photo of Professor Mark Brush teaching a class at W&M's Virginia Institute of Marine Science

University News

Introduction to Marine Science: A growing gateway to coastal careers

With enrollment tripling in the last several years, William & Mary’s Introduction to Marine Science course taught by Professor Mark Brush is becoming one of the most popular undergraduate electives on campus. Photo by John…

John Wallace, W&M's Batten School & VIMS | June 12, 2025

Service & Community

Military & Veteran Affairs to host first ever military spouses symposium

The first symposium of its kind for W&M and the greater Hampton Roads area will explore the complexity of managing career ambitions and family responsibilities.

William Oster | June 12, 2025

W&M Anthropology students pose in front of a sign marking the entrance to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian's Tribal Office

Research & Scholarship

Unforgettable lessons from Cherokee country

An innovative study away excursion to the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians allowed W&M anthropology students to immerse themselves in Cherokee history and culture.

Naomi Teferra, Charles Center | June 12, 2025

This is a photo of three students who are doing summer research through WM's Charles Center

Research & Scholarship

1693 Scholars: Researching the world to make it better

Among those researching on campus this summer are scholars whose work not only seeks to understand the world better but to make it better in the process.

Ted Maris-Wolf, Charles Center | June 10, 2025

Excellence

Lessons across landscapes: W&M students connect local & global conservation knowledge

W&M students are linking local and global conservation and gaining hands-on experience along the way.

Anita Hagy Ferguson | June 9, 2025

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Service & Community

More than 2,000 educated, inspired at Marine Science Day

The 23rd annual Marine Science Day, the marquee open house event at William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS, drew more than 2,000 attendees on Saturday, May 31 with public access to academic buildings and…

Ethan Smith, W&M's Batten School & VIMS | June 6, 2025

Lynleigh Thompson stands in front of a light brown background. Her hair is blonde and falling off her shoulders, and she wears a grey top.

Research & Scholarship

Chemistry major receives prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship

L. Thompson '25 earned the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, which will support her research as she continues her education at Harvard University.

William Oster | June 4, 2025

Research & Scholarship

Entrepreneurial approaches to conservation: Lessons from Maasai Women in Kenya

W&M students work with Kenyan conservation groups and Maasai women to sustain the economy and protect the environment.

Jackson Maynard '25 | June 2, 2025

Elisabeth and Emmaline stand in front of a NATO Youth Summit sign. Each person is wearing a NATO landyard, with Elisabeth holding hers for the camera.

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Nielsen ’27 represents William & Mary at NATO Youth Summit

Students and security professionals from across the world participated in the summit on various panels discussing the current state of national security and the pressing challenges facing the profession today.

William Oster | May 29, 2025

Caroline Herath and Brier Anderson are winners of the spring 2025 Values in Action Awards

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Anderson and Herath win Values in Action Awards for their embodiment of W&M’s ideals

Brier Anderson, an instructional designer with W&M's Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation and Caroline Herath, director of business careers in the Office of Career Development, are the winner's of this spring's Values in Actions…

Susan Corbett | May 29, 2025

Three people pose for a photo in front of a banner with green, yellow, red and black stripes and "Juneteenth, Freedom Day" signs.

Belonging

William & Mary invites everyone to get on the dance floor this Juneteenth

Music and dance will be the centerpiece at William & Mary’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration.

Kate Hoving, Reves Center | May 28, 2025

W&M Life

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Commencement 2025

Experience the unforgettable moments from William & Mary's 2025 Commencement ceremony.

Staff | May 27, 2025

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Service & Community

All smiles: Clem and Knight join ranks of W&M alumni

Happy tears were shed at a ceremony during Commencement Weekend as Kathleen Clem and Linda A. Knight were named William & Mary’s newest honorary alumni.

Catherine Tyson, University Marketing | May 23, 2025