The original document will be on display in Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center until Nov. 15, along with other rare items related to Lafayette.
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Excellence
W&M’s long view prepares graduates for lives of meaning and success
William & Mary has been a transformational leader in higher education for more than 300 years, innovating with excellence in teaching, research and career preparation.
Research & Scholarship
Virginia’s Revolutionary histories take center stage at ‘For 2026’ conference
The Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, in partnership with William & Mary and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, is pleased to announce the third conference in its highly successful five-year "For 2026" series.
Service & Community
W&M Professional Development Days
More than 1,400 William & Mary faculty and staff members – over 70% of employees – gathered over two days last week in the university’s first-ever all-employee event devoted to the vital skills of democratic…
Research & Scholarship
13 recent graduates and alumni join W&M’s celebrated list of Fulbright recipients
The 2024-2025 awardees will receive funding to teach English, study or conduct research in locations throughout the world.
Excellence
W&M’s success preparing students for careers draws national praise
University receives Congressional funding to expand internship program; W&M president honored by national organization for university-wide effort.
Research & Scholarship
W&M’s Colin Billings ’24 awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship
Billings, an international relations major, will receive funding to study Swahili in Tanzania.
University News
William & Mary selected as institutional partner for 2024 NATO Youth Summit
William & Mary has been selected as an institutional partner for the 2024 NATO Youth Summit, taking place on May 13, 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden, and Miami, Florida.
Excellence
W&M’s Annabel Richter ’24 receives selective Gaither Fellowship
In the last five years, five William & Mary students have been selected for James C. Gaither Junior Fellowships at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Excellence
W&M professor receives Guggenheim Fellowship in Dance Studies
Emily Wilcox, associate professor of Chinese studies at William & Mary, has been selected to receive the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Dance Studies.
University News
Pulitzer-winning historian named W&M’s Hunter B. Andrews Fellow
Jon Meacham will give a public talk as part of his visit to campus.
Research & Scholarship
Our planet is getting hotter. An ancient tuber may help feed the world.
William & Mary scientists are documenting the sustainability of taro, a cultivated crop among the most ancient in Oceania and the Pacific Islands.
Research & Scholarship
Who is (not) voting and why? A personality perspective
Xiaowen Xu, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at William & Mary, focuses on personality differences to understand political ideology and its expressions.
Service & Community
Photos: Students represent W&M on the ‘Road to Richmond’
The program brings students to Richmond to meet with government officials and learn about the legislative process.
University News
Events at W&M to mark 2-year anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Two events on William & Mary's campus this week will focus on the devastation wrought during the two-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Research & Scholarship
‘Scholarly Perspectives’ fosters informed conversations on the Middle East
Scholars from William & Mary and across the globe will engage the campus community as part of a new lecture series devoted to the Middle East.
Research & Scholarship
Your personal data is political: W&M computer scientists find gaps in the privacy practices of campaign websites
The first large-scale analysis of its kind analyzed 2,060 House, Senate and presidential campaigns from the 2020 United States election cycle.
Belonging, Research & Scholarship
W&M Bray School Lab featured on TODAY Show
The William & Mary Bray School Lab and the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative were featured on the TODAY Show as part of Black History Month.
Research & Scholarship
No more cod on Cape Cod? W&M undergraduate co-PI models water-warming trends, influences industry partners
Through his work on cod spawning locations, Garrett Bellin ’25 has become the go-to GIS expert for several partners in the fisheries industry.
Service & Community
Bridging the political divide: W&M hosts groundbreaking ‘Citizen Lawyers in Action’ event with bipartisan legislators
The inaugural “Citizen Lawyers in Action” event, a collaborative effort between William & Mary Law School’s Institute of Bill of Rights Law and the Virginia Law Foundation, promises a unique insight into bipartisan cooperation on…
Research & Scholarship
W&M Professor Margaret Hu serves as expert witness on AI before U.S. Senate committee
The hearing addressed “The Philosophy of AI: Learning from History, Shaping Our Future.”
Research & Scholarship
New self-designed internships inspire tomorrow’s journalists
The Charles Center continues to collaborate across campus to expand its journalism offerings to meet surging student demand.
Research & Scholarship
W&M’s Election Law Program receives grant to contextualize election statutes
The grant will support one of the program’s signature projects, a state election law “eBenchbook” that contextualizes election statutes in all 50 states.
Research & Scholarship
Election 2023: ‘Virginia is the big game in town’
W&M Government Professor John McGlennon breaks down Virginia’s important races and how this year’s results could indicate how the 2024 presidential election may shake out.
University News
New partnership to provide foundations for 21st century democracy
Joint venture with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation supports university's Vision 2026 Democracy Initiative through engaged dialogue and leadership development.
Research & Scholarship
W&M expert on speaker removal: ‘There’s no precedent for this’
Government Professor C. Lawrence Evans explains what happened with the removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House and discusses how this will impact Congress moving forward.
University News
Michael Dick named director of new Office of Military & Veteran Affairs at William & Mary Law School
The mission of OMVA is to provide dedicated, focused and holistic support to students at William & Mary Law School who are veterans, active duty or reserve forces personnel.
W&M Life
Williamsburg to host second conference in ‘For 2026’ series to reflect on freedom in America’s history
"Contested Freedoms” will delve into the exploration of how freedom was defined and experienced in the long era of revolution.
Service & Community
Q&A: Educating and empowering student voters
Marley Fishburn ’24, M.P.P. ’25 discusses the importance of voting and the work that she and others are doing to encourage it.
Research & Scholarship
Modeling social media behaviors to combat misinformation
Assistant Professor Alexander Nwala introduces BLOC, a universal language framework that helps detect malicious activity.
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