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W&M Life

Commencement 2025

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

Roll with IT: Jolly wins the Duke Award

Jeff Jolly, who has worked in information technology at William & Mary for 24 years, is this year's winner of the Duke Award for exceptional service.
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W&M Life

‘How we got here’: Commencement 2024

Approximately 2,800 graduates participated in the Commencement festivities, witnessed by around 12,000 family members and friends. Judge John Charles Thomas, the first African American and youngest appointee to the Supreme Court of Virginia, served as…
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Excellence

Commencement awards celebrate W&M’s bright lights

Honorees from numerous parts of the campus community were recognized at Commencement May 19 as annual awards were presented to graduates, staff and faculty members.
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University News

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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