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Finding magic in the unplanned: Highlighting traditions, culture, and adventures of the Samburu people
On October 19, 2021
By Erin Dowd ’21 In March of 2020, I was lucky enough to be accepted as a Summer Fellow through the Global Research Institute.
Relying on Creativity
On March 16, 2021
When I first took the Life Values Inventory, I remember looking down at my results as Dr. Kelly Crace explained that Achievement, Responsibility, and
Dear Professor Pieper
On February 15, 2021
Dear Professor Pieper, I know it’s been ten years since I was in your class and by now I can call you Chris, but
Learning to Transgress
On October 7, 2020
How do I tell the story of five Office of Community Engagement colleagues reading bell hooks’ Teaching to Transgress? I can tell you that the
Money Matters
On September 1, 2020
For the last five months I have been working to make sustainable anti-racism changes in my life. Having read a lot of internet lists
A W&M Sophomore’s Experience Conducting Research in Tanzania Through GRI
On July 24, 2020
By Ethan Harrison ’20 “Alright, Ethan you’re up!” — with those words, I (nervously) began to present the research I had worked on for
What I (Don’t) Know
On June 19, 2020
About a month ago, I was on what felt like the tenth Zoom call in a row centered on the statement, “there’s so much
The Third William & Mary
On May 15, 2020
Years ago, I shared my reflections to the graduating Class of 2013 about their connection to the two William & Marys: Close your eyes
4 Things I Wish I Knew When Applying to Graduate School
On May 14, 2020
In Alumni Blogs, Careers, Research
While the path to college is pretty well defined, the path to graduate school is…less so. I decided that I wanted to attend William