New AidData report and dataset provide the clearest picture yet of Beijing’s race for maritime dominance.
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Program explores Japan’s Kansai region through interdisciplinary lens
The faculty-led study abroad program offers an opportunity to explore Japan’s Kansai region through engagement with cultural texts, classroom discussions and immersive site visits.
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William & Mary remains No. 1 public university for study abroad
William & Mary is once again the top-ranked public university in the nation for study-abroad participation, a ranking it has attained 12 times over the last 17 years.
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Baseball diplomacy project launches trivia game bridging U.S.-Japanese history
The trivia game is nearly three years in the making and plays a vital role in the U.S.-Japan Baseball Diplomacy Project, which studies the relationship between the two nations.
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W&M’s AidData a driving force behind report on lending practices of Chinese creditors
A new report that sheds new light on the secured lending practices of Chinese creditors in low- and middle-income countries.
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Entrepreneurial approaches to conservation: Lessons from Maasai Women in Kenya
W&M students work with Kenyan conservation groups and Maasai women to sustain the economy and protect the environment.
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Reves Center announces 2025 faculty fellows
The Reves Center for International Studies has awarded the 2025 Reves and Drapers’ Faculty Fellowships to five William & Mary professors.
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Life, leadership and conservation
Maasai women rangers share wisdom with William & Mary students.
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The Global Scholars Program: A bold model for applied learning, careers and global impact
In an era where global challenges demand bold, interdisciplinary solutions, William & Mary's Global Scholars Program is redefining what it means to learn beyond the classroom.
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Arts & Sciences and Reves Center launch spring series on arts & democracy
Guatemalan photographer and activist Daniel Hernández-Salazar will serve as keynote.
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It takes a Global Village
W&M's eight Language Houses will exist under one roof beginning fall 2025 when the new Pine Hall opens.
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Q&A: ‘The Assault on the State’
"The Assault on the State" offers an impassioned plea to defend modern government.
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William & Mary remains No. 1 public university for study abroad
W&M also earns the Open Doors 75 Seal of Excellence.
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W&M’s Global Research Institute announces Accelerate Initiative to raise $10M
Gifts of $3 million jump-start effort to expand GRI’s reach, increase opportunities for students.
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Reves Center announces 2024 Faculty Fellows
This year's projects range across disciplines and regions, from biology to public policy, and from the Republic of Georgia to Japan.
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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.
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W&M Law School enters alliance with Alliance University to foster collaboration, academic exchange
The agreement will strengthen academic collaboration and promote mutual cooperation in various fields of education, research and innovation.
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$30M gift to honor former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates
Alumna’s investment will establish Robert M. Gates Hall, transforming William & Mary’s academic landscape and supporting collaborative research with global impact.
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Q&A: W&M professor publishes highly-acclaimed biography
Class of 1962 Professor of History Chitralekha Zutshi recently published "Sheikh Abdullah: The Caged Lion of Kashmir."
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Two William & Mary alumni selected as Schwarzman Scholars
Nitya Labh ’22 and Alton Coston ’23 have been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships.
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‘The Uninvited Host’: telling the story of the true cost of tourism in Goa
The project explores a Goa that most tourists don’t see or even wonder about, but that is rich and complex and resilient.
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Argentine election: Q&A with William & Mary’s Silvia Tandeciarz
Chancellor Professor of Hispanic Studies Silvia Tandeciarz shares her initial thoughts on Argentina's new president, Javier Milei.
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William & Mary is #1 in study abroad among public universities
William & Mary is first among public universities in the nation in study-abroad participation according to the Open Doors 2023 Report on International Educational Exchange.
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Belt and Road bounces back as Beijing seeks to future-proof its flagship global infrastructure initiative
New AidData flagship report and dataset show China is refocusing time and money on troubled projects, distressed borrowers and sources of public backlash in effort to de-risk its portfolio and out-maneuver G7 competitors.
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Nepal Water Initiative flourishes with multidisciplinary collaboration across W&M
True multidisciplinary collaboration is at the heart of what is now known as the Nepal Water Initiative.
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How far can Belt and Road Initiative take China? AidData authors examine one possible geopolitical gain – naval ports
AidData researchers use massive cache of data from the lab’s broader China development finance project to shed light on potential for the country to establish multiple permanent overseas military bases for its maritime forces.
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AidData lab receives $1.7M to advance agriculture and mining research
Two grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation will strengthen partnerships with African organizations and expand data on Chinese financing.
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Values in Action Award winners recognized at Commencement
This spring’s honorees include Stephen Trefethen, lecturer in mathematics, and five student organizations.
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Timely AidData study helps explain underpinnings of Russia’s invasion and Ukraine’s resilience
Conducted before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a research project led by AidData Director of Policy Analysis Samantha Custer, with the aid of William & Mary staff and students, answers critical questions about how the war…
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Play ball! W&M research team awarded grant to examine baseball’s impact on US-Japan relations
Through scholarship and a series of events, a faculty-led research team aspires to bring attention to the U.S.-Japan baseball connection and its impact on the countries’ relations off the diamond.
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