Academics - All Posts
Williamsburg’s Colonial Climate: What Can Be Learned from Thomas Jefferson’s Data?
On March 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has turned the modern world on its head, and for the remainder of the 2020 spring semester William & Mary will
To the Class of 2020
On March 23, 2020
When I left school for Spring Break I was brain-storming drafts of advice I wanted to give to current seniors. I wanted to summarize
What does “I chose W&M for the community” really mean?
On March 17, 2020
My high school physics teacher, Mr. Fetsko (who remains a close friend and one of my biggest supporters to this day), was my introduction
Gladiators Rule! The 2020 Spring W&M Geology Departmental Field Trip
On March 2, 2020
The Geology department rolled out of Williamsburg last weekend and headed straight to Virginia’s geographic centroid for a wide-ranging field trip. It was the
Because of Community: Professor Jennifer Bickham Mendez
On March 2, 2020
This post is written by Caitlyn Whitesell ’20, who serves as the communication intern for OCE. She interviewed Professor Jennifer Bickham-Mendez in Fall 2019.
In the Field with Mobile Microinsurance
On February 24, 2020
By Maisie Sapner ’20, Laura Schwartz ’20 and Elizabeth Sutterlin ’20 Our team led by mentor Professor Phil Roessler, competed for Shark Tank funding
How to Think Like An Entrepreneur
On February 21, 2020
By Anna Raymond ’23 and Kayla Seggelke ’23 Cholera in Eastern Asia: Investigating the Epidemiological Effects of Increased Coastal Flooding and the Success Rates of
Study Abroad as a Transfer
On February 13, 2020
Transfers Abroad One thing that some W&M transfers may wonder is if they will still be able to study abroad. The answer is a
Community = Q(f x d)>R(f x d)
On February 4, 2020
On our first day in class this semester, I asked my students — all first years in the Aim 4 program — how they