All-alumni band N’est Pas — featuring Chip Esten ’87, star of “Nashville” and “Outer Banks” — will kick off William & Mary’s 2022 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 6-9.
W&M Life
Belonging
A step in the right direction
Josh Sundquist ’06 is executive producer on a new Apple TV+ show based on his life.
University News
W&M COO Amy Sebring named executive VP, chief operating officer of Virginia Tech
Amy Sebring M.P.P. ’95, William & Mary’s chief operating officer, has been selected as Virginia Tech’s next executive vice president and chief operating officer, beginning Nov. 1, 2022.
Service & Community
W&M alumnus, board member appointed as representative to the UN
S. Douglas Bunch '02, J.D. '06, has been appointed a representative of the United States to the 77th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
University News
Alumnus and Colonial Williamsburg CEO to speak at W&M’s Opening Convocation
Cliff Fleet '91, M.A. '93, J.D. '95, M.B.A. '95, president and CEO of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will speak at William & Mary’s Opening Convocation ceremony on Aug. 31.
Service & Community
W&M staff member moved by ‘absolute need’ to help Ukrainian refugees
During a recent trip to Poland, Ola Pozor ’19, an undergraduate admission counselor at William & Mary, volunteered to help Ukrainian refugees displaced by the Russian invasion.
Research & Scholarship
Every oyster counts
Venture capitalist Bay McLaughlin ’06, M.Acc. ’07 teams up with W&M’s Institute for Integrative Conservation and the Alan B. Miller Center for Entrepreneurship to promote sustainable — and profitable — oyster aquaculture.
W&M Life
Wrenegade series celebrates William & Mary’s musical talent
Now, you can listen to selections from W&M alumni in a custom Spotify playlist anytime.
Service & Community
Three W&M Law School alumni represent the U.S. in France through the foreign service
After graduating from W&M Law School, each joined the U.S. foreign service and has represented American interests in a variety of countries.
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William & Mary raises $77M and is the No. 1 public university in the US for alumni giving
After a record-breaking year in which William & Mary saw its endowment reach its highest level, the university once again exceeded its fundraising and engagement goals.
W&M Life
Becoming Thao
Through music, Thao B. Nguyen ’06 finds the freedom to be her true self.
Belonging
Alumna creates first endowment for diversity programs
Higher education leader Julie E. Williams ’79 established the endowment through her estate plans in honor of her family.
Belonging
‘The path that God gave you’
Alexandra Knudson Friedman ’01 prepares for medical practice while balancing life in an Orthodox Jewish family.
University News
W&M mourns the loss of ‘a wonderful and dear friend’
Jim Kaplan '57, who died Sunday at the age of 87, had a devotion to William & Mary that transcended athletics.
Service & Community
United front
Lev Kazakov M.B.A. ’22, a Russian citizen, and Brenden Volk ’20, M.B.A. ’22, whose parents are from Ukraine, stand united in their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
Research & Scholarship
Atwater: ‘Relentless’ price increases make burden heavy for consumers
Is the U.S. headed for a recession? When will we get relief at the gas pump? W&M adjunct professor Peter Atwater ’83, a decision-making expert, talks about these topics and more.
Excellence
Renaissance man
Stephen S. Tang '82 is a science and technology leader rooted in the liberal arts.
Belonging
Title IX at 50: The early impact at William & Mary
While the equality of opportunity in athletics is just one part of the much larger story about the ground-breaking impact of Title IX, its influence there is undeniable.
Service & Community
W&M athletes help ’76 alumnus find a kidney
Steve Huebner '76 recently underwent a successful kidney transplant. Without his William & Mary family, he very likely would still be on the waiting list.
W&M Life
8 ways the workplace is changing during ‘The Great Resignation’
William & Mary leaders and alumni working in human resources in a variety of industries share insights about what’s driving change and what employers are doing about it.
University News
$14.4M in new W&M scholarships established by former CBS executives
An estate gift from Joan Showalter '55 and Karen Beldegreen creates four new graduate and undergraduate scholarships at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business.
Excellence
Inside baseball
Baseball is reinventing itself, and William & Mary alumni — from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, from owner to director of player development — are helping lead that process.
Excellence
Making noise
Joe Laresca ’15, founder of a powerhouse NYC creative company, adds Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list to his achievements.
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Gallery content: Commencement 2022
Mellody Hobson, a nationally recognized expert on financial literacy and chair of the Starbucks board of directors, spoke at W&M’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony.
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Marilyn Ward Midyette ’75, W&M alumni leader who transformed the alumni experience, is set to retire
Marilyn Ward Midyette ’75 is set to retire Aug. 1 as the leader of the university’s alumni engagement efforts and the W&M Alumni Association.
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Belonging
Video content: W&M’s first Black Alumni Reunion celebrates a growing community
William & Mary hosted its inaugural Black Alumni Reunion on May 6-8 at the university’s campus with a series of programs, ceremonies and receptions honoring the Black experience at W&M.
Belonging
W&M Libraries announces new Archive of American LGBTQ Political and Legal History
A new and unique Archive of American LGBTQ Political and Legal History is being established at Swem Library in memory of renowned historian John Boswell ’69.
Service & Community
For W&M law grads, crossing North America in a camper van opens new career vistas
For Paul Carlino J.D. ’98 and Rebecca Eichler J.D. ’98, what started out as a dream and a poster board collage in their kitchen turned into a life-changing, cross-continent road trip from Virginia to Panama.
Excellence
W&M alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary
Walter Hickey ’12 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Monday as part of a team at Insider that used graphic illustration to report on the plight of the Uyghur community in China.
University News
50th reunion classes raise $41.3M for William & Mary
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the classes of 1970, 1971 and 1972 all celebrated their 50th reunions and were inducted into the illustrious Olde Guarde during a much-anticipated Traditions Weekend.
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