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An all-male social space in the Old West: miners in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca. 1900-1905 (Image from USC Libraries Special Collections)

In ‘Ballads of Broncos,’ Jacob Brown ’26 examines, reimagines gender and sexuality in Western verse

Brown studied and wrote poetry grappling with constructions of manhood in the American West for a summer research project supported by the Charles Center.

Critical Infrastructure that Inspires Confidence and Delivers Results

Proceedings from a symposium hosted by the W&M Public Policy Program on April 5, 2024 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Mapping Need for NetworkPeninsula

Mary-Elise Alworth (MPP '25) writes about her 2024 summer internship with NetworkPeninsula, a nonprofit organization in Newport News, Virginia.

For Carol and Robert Woody, home is where the art is

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.

Students’ research illuminates, amplifies Indigenous voices

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.