She will be the first currently enrolled undergraduate student to serve as a member of Williamsburg City Council.
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Service & Community
Toward ‘a more perfect union’
With the population in the United States sharply divided on political issues, trust in our society’s institutions declining and disinformation spreading like wildfire, William & Mary has renewed its commitment to practicing and promoting the…
Research & Scholarship
Election 2024: W&M professors provide insights
With the election a week away, four professors lent their expertise on the state of the race and which issues are top of mind to voters.
Research & Scholarship
‘A common language’: W&M professors pitch baseball diplomacy in Japanese Little League outing
The Baseball Diplomacy Project sent a little league team from Williamsburg to Japan to practice diplomacy firsthand.
Research & Scholarship
Public dedication of Williamsburg Bray School on Nov. 1 — 250 years after the school closed
On Nov. 1, Colonial Williamsburg will formally dedicate a restored Williamsburg Bray School in a ceremony 250 years after the school closed.
University News
Williamsburg commemorates 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s return
Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary will celebrate with a series of special events.
University News
Lafayette’s William & Mary honorary degree arrives on loan from France
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.
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
W&M counted among the top producers of Fulbright students for 2024-2025
The university was one of 84 institutions named top producers of Fulbright U.S. Students.
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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.
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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.
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