Alton Coston, III ’23 has been awarded the prestigious Truman Scholarship by the Harry S. Truman Foundation
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W&M’s Asian Centennial to culminate with special events
William & Mary’s Asian Centennial celebrates the 100th anniversary of the admission of the university’s first student from Asia, Pu-Kao Chen (Class of 1923), as well as all students of Asian, Pacific Islander and Middle…
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Student’s idea shines light on the many ‘Faces of the Chesapeake’
Andrew Corso, a doctoral candidate at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, recently conceived a new social media idea, "Faces of the Chesapeake".
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Students share, explore personal identities in W&M Modern Hinduism course
Frank discussion with classmates helps William & Mary students understand course material in a different way in the religious studies class Modern Hinduism.
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Courage, dignity and honor: W&M School of Education unveils Trailblazers Wall
A new installation in the W&M School of Education honors trailblazers who broke barriers at the university and within the field of education and opened doors for generations of future educators.
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W&M Lemon Symposium to focus on the lives of Black men
The lives of Black men will be the focus of William & Mary Lemon Project’s 12th annual spring symposium, scheduled for March 25-26 at the W&M School of Education.
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Record number of IDEA grants aim to add to the cultural experience of W&M community
This year’s projects include a Black alumni reunion, a sensory space and a mentoring program for undergraduate women interested in careers in physics.
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A journey of reckoning and discovery
The Lemon Scholarship will provide need-based scholarship support for students who are descendants of enslaved persons in the U.S., or who have a demonstrated historic connection to slavery.
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W&M Coach Kelsey Hinton hopes to see diversity come further in gymnastics
W&M Women's Gymnastics Head Coach Kelsey Hinton hopes to see diversity increase in gymnastics.
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Leaders, W&M students bring local Black history to K-12 curriculum
A partnership between two William & Mary faculty members and local educational group The Village Initiative morphed from a community-engaged course into a project that is allowing local leaders and W&M students to bring Black…
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W&M professor widens lens on 19th century women poets
Letters obsessing about an alleged stolen poem piqued Jennifer Putzi’s curiosity so much she had to find out more. She ended up writing an entirely separate book in addition to the one she originally was…
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W&M professor, IIC seek to involve Indigenous voices in conservation
Anthropology Assistant Professor Mara Dicenta is planning to work in Virginia with scientists and Indigenous communities, starting with a project to restore river herring and bring to light traditional ecological knowledge.
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The stories that need to be told: W&M counseling professor uses novels to reach, support Black youth
Pamela Harris Ph.D. ’16 is a published YA (young adult) novelist and a counselor educator at William & Mary, fulfilling both sides of her dream to support youth through counseling and writing.
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W&M DEI assessment informs actions, future planning
William & Mary is taking several steps to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at the university following an independent assessment conducted last year to identify barriers to belonging on campus.
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Civil rights lawyer, advocate Ben Crump to speak at W&M
Benjamin Crump, a civil rights leader and attorney who has represented such clients as the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, will speak at William & Mary’s 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.
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Leading in the service of justice and equity
The center brings together faculty members and students for programs and events, cultivating research teams to dig into social challenges and drawing in alumni and others who are drawn to the work.
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W&M faculty and alumni help launch dual language programs across VA
Students are now living in a culturally and linguistically diverse world and our education systems are making strides to embrace it through the development and implementation of dual language programs.
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