The designation, awarded by the National Security Agency, recognizes the strength of W&M’s doctoral program in computer science and interdisciplinary research collaborations across data science, law and business.
2024-2025 News
Student research featured in the Undergraduate Research Symposium details the fungal landscape of the College Woods.
With support from the Office of the Provost, Ashleigh Everhardt Queen, teaching professor of kinesiology, and Gexin Yu, chair and professor of mathematics, will implement a two-phase proposal to train faculty and staff as campus mental health and wellness resources.
With sponsorship from the Arts & Sciences Dean’s office, a faculty team led by Lori Jacobson, director of the Writing and Communication Center, is participating in the American Association of Colleges & Universities’ Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum.
In writing her English honors thesis, Shawna Alston ‘25 calls upon many muses, including renowned scholars and artists — from Lucille Clifton to Toni Morrison — as well as faculty and students in the William & Mary Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience (WMSURE) community who provide invaluable support and inspiration each day.
The Marlene Jack Ceramics Opportunity Endowment will support a range of opportunities for students in the Department of Art & Art History, where Professor Jack touched students’ lives for nearly 40 years.
More than 65 faculty, staff, students, and family members attended an evening program Nov. 14 in which this year's Catron Scholars shared stories, discoveries, and creations from summer experiences dedicated to exploring their artistic interests.
Students attending the second Charles Center journalism masterclass were faced with the gravest of hypotheticals: how does one cover a newsroom shooting ethically, responsibly, and respectfully, while working under a tight deadline, in competition with other news outlets?
Audrey Horning to serve as next Arts & Sciences Vice Dean for Research & Graduate Studies
Proceedings from a symposium hosted by the W&M Public Policy Program on April 5, 2024 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Brown studied and wrote poetry grappling with constructions of manhood in the American West for a summer research project supported by the Charles Center.
Proceedings from a symposium hosted by the W&M Public Policy Program on April 5, 2024 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Since 2015 Dr. Carol Clayman Woody '71 and Robert Woody have supported William & Mary students’ passion for public history, art history, and museums through the Charles Center's Woody Internship in Museum Studies.
Mary-Elise Alworth (MPP '25) writes about her 2024 summer internship with NetworkPeninsula, a nonprofit organization in Newport News, Virginia.
William & Mary’s NOBCChE chapter makes waves both for their scientific achievements and creation of opportunities for Black chemists on campus.
For Monroe Scholars Max Kaminski ‘26 and Sabine Mead Mexia ‘26, research is more than an intellectual enterprise – it is driven by their passion for illuminating Indigenous narratives that continue to be underrepresented.
The Raft Debate returns to William & Mary for the first time since 2019, exciting both faculty and students.
Dedicated to supporting student research across an expansive range of disciplines, the Charles Center is hosting a gallery exhibition celebrating the artistic development of last summer’s Catron scholars in the Sadler Center’s Hart Gallery from Nov. 11 to 22.
The Williamsburg Public Art Council and the City of Williamsburg is launching a Poet Laureate program and are looking for applications.
On October 22, 2024, the William & Mary Public Policy Program and Government Department invited Dr. Alan Kennedy, associate teaching professor and multi-term elector for Colorado and Virginia, to speak on the electoral college and its controversy.
Modern Languages and Literatures department displays its first Day of the Dead altar, inviting student participation.
Sophia Heilen ’26 is uncovering evidence of a new kind of unnatural shapeshifting quietly occurring around us: many of the state’s coastal forests are being killed in a transition to saltwater marshes due to recent sea level rise.
Chancellors Hall welcomed alums to their yearly Homecoming Brunch. The Government Department was happy to welcome back a record number of graduates and their families!
During the 2024-25 academic year, the Charles Center is sponsoring a new Arts Masterclass series in partnership with Arts at William & Mary dedicated to creating opportunities for artistic exploration and discovery across disciplines, from music to dance and everything in between.
Hundreds of students, alumni, faculty, and staff attended the Oct. 19 celebration of the renovation and reopening of Monroe Hall.
William & Mary faculty earn national leadership roles, awards in archaeology, anthropology and classical studies
After four years, the Raft Debate returns, pitting four W&M faculty members against each other in a comedic competition
On September 24th and October 4th, the Master’s in Public Policy students gathered to discuss and reflect on their internship experiences.
Since 1924 more than 12,000 William & Mary students have called Monroe Hall home, making memories, forging friendships, and in more than a few cases, finding future life partners in the iconic dorm adjacent to the university’s Historic Campus.
William & Mary’s annual hackathon, &hacks, took place from October 4-6, 2024, setting a new standard for future hackathons. From Friday to Sunday afternoon, students across all majors and multiple schools came together to create interdisciplinary projects that address real-world challenges.
Encompassing all major disciplines and spanning over 36 departments, William & Mary’s honors program saw a record number of applicants this year, with 198 students seeking the opportunity to design their own research and write an honors thesis.
The William & Mary Cybersecurity Center, in partnership with Mantech International, organized TribeCTF 2024, W&M’s first Capture-The-Flag (CTF) competition, on campus from October 4th (Friday) to October 6th (Sunday), co-located with &hacks, W&M’s premier hackathon. Competitors vied for prizes totaling $9,000, and the fame of besting some of the best in Virginia.
In September 2023, the newly renovated and expanded Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall opened with a performance of “Nine,” choreographed by Year of the Arts Professor of Dance, Leah Glenn. The performance explored the story of the “Little Rock Nine,” the students who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957. “Nine” was one of the many arts initiatives at William & Mary made possible by the Sumner G. Rand Jr. Foundation, which has provided generous funding for performances, equipment, professional development and broader campus engagement since the Foundation’s establishment in 2003.
Each summer William & Mary students from different backgrounds with diverse academic interests come together in a vibrant community centered on a shared passion for research.
Aspiring William & Mary journalists now have an additional avenue to hone their craft – a new summer internship program with mentorship from award-winning reporters and editors from the Daily Press, Virginian-Pilot, and other outlets belonging to Norfolk-based Virginia Media, Inc.
Through the Charles Center's Woody Internship in Museum Studies, ten William & Mary undergraduates spent last summer exploring potential careers in the field alongside mentors at nine host museums.
Though William & Mary undergraduates often pursue summer internships with specific goals in mind, perhaps the greatest benefits of gaining hands-on experience in a potential career field are the zigs, zags, and unexpected life lessons that inevitably arise.
Ph.D. student Johnny Clapham led the Parkinson’s-focused startup to success in W&M’s six-week program, earning a $2,000 prize.
Since 2002, almost 2,300 high school students from around the world have traveled to William & Mary each summer to absorb the region’s history through the National Institute of American History & Democracy’s Pre-College Program (NIAHD). When they leave, they’ve not only learned about the history of the region but also about the craft of history – how to analyze and interpret evidence as a historian.
With more than 1200 students, faculty, staff, and community members participating in the Charles Center's annual Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium Sept 20 in Swem Library, William & Mary's thriving undergraduate research community was on full display.
Learning flourishes at the intersections of class, community, and research – where knowledge and discovery mutually thrive in collaborating relationships. This is the philosophy behind the Sharpe Community Scholars Program, according to its director, Dr. Monica Griffin, who has been involved with the program since 2004.
The William & Mary Office of the Arts opens its inaugural presented season William & Mary Presents! with a capella group Take 6 and organist Alan Morrison the weekend of September 28 and 29.
First-year Stamps 1693 Scholar Aliyana Koch-Manzur ’28 served as New Hampshire’s youngest delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Aug. 19 to 22 in Chicago.
Former W&M faculty John Morreall and Tamara Sonn have released a comprehensive survey of the study of religion worldwide, from ancient indigenous traditions to today's religious nationalism.
On September 11th, the Schroeder Center for Health Policy and the Public Policy Program hosted Leslie Mehta, the Democratic nominee for Virginia's 1st Congressional District.
Duong's award-winning research introduces the CAT model, enhancing deep neural network interpretability for high-stakes applications like healthcare and finance.
Peyman Jafari, Assistant Professor, History and International Relations, provides some insights into the current political climate in Iran, two years after the death of Mahsa Amini and the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protests.
Over the summer, Dana Smith MPP’25, had the opportunity to intern with the Virginia Center for Health Innovation (VCHI). VCHI is a healthcare non-profit located in Richmond, run by President and CEO, Beth Bortz MPP’93. William & Mary is participating in a novel study comparing Medicaid and commercial reimbursement rates for primary care and behavioral health providers in Virginia.
Stephanie Hanes, climate reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, and medical journalist Caleb Hellerman of the Global Health Reporting Center kicked off the 14th Sharp Journalism Seminar challenging students to be inspired by their curiosity.
In her major economic speech last month, Vice President Kamala Harris declared that “building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency, because I strongly believe when the middle class is strong, America is strong.” Professor Chris Howard argues that dealing with the problems of poor American also should be a priority. Read more in his opinion piece published to "The Hill" website.
Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press features editor Denise Watson has joined the growing list of professional journalists invited to campus this year by the Charles Center to help educate the next generation of storytellers and reporters at the university.
We are excited to announce two new faculty members joining our department, including Antonio Mastropaolo and Yuchen Wang.
The following story is the third in a series of profiles on the recipients of the Arts & Sciences Faculty Grants Fund. The Faculty Grants Fund provides support for A&S faculty research, conference travel, and student hourly wages that are related to a specific research project. You can support efforts like the Faculty Grants Fund by giving to the Arts & Sciences Annual Fund.
Computer Science PhD students Nathan Wintersgill and Trevor Stalnaker, along with their advisors and collaborators, have been honored with an ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the prestigious ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE 2024).
This past May 2024, after decades of dedication to William & Mary, Professors Clay Clemens and Sue Peterson, two of the Government Department’s most beloved professors, retired. Known throughout the broader W&M community, Professors Clemens and Peterson have made incredible contributions to the College and the lives of countless students and coworkers.
The Health Comp Group at W&M received the Best Paper Award at ACM/IEEE Conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE) in June 2024.
