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The reasons I grew to love W&M
On March 18, 2019
To be honest, there were only a handful of reasons why I chose to attend W&M. For starters, W&M is well-respected in the academic
Charter Day Remarks: The Future of Knowledge
On February 19, 2019
By Henry Crossman ’19 The best universities do two things well: they create knowledge and they share it with the world. At William &
Charter Day Remarks: Student-Led Innovation
On February 19, 2019
By Aili Espigh ’17 I first heard about the Global Research Institute as a research opportunity on campus that paid. And while I first
The Difference Community Makes
On February 12, 2019
A few years ago, I asked the students in the Aim 4 community leadership program to write down three ways they are different because
Kindness in Action
On February 12, 2019
Last Friday afternoon, 150 people gathered in New Town for the kick-off event to celebrate a new Williamsburg community initiative: #WMBGkind. It’s much more
My Scholarship Story
On January 30, 2019
I was asked to speak at a Scholarship Luncheon during Homecoming Weekend where both donors and scholarship recipients would hear my unique story. Why
Blending Development Theory and Practice in Guatemala
On December 11, 2018
By Meghan Haslam, Global Research Institute Early last summer, 16 William & Mary undergraduate students peered out of dust-coated bus windows as they drove
An Undergrad’s Tale: Delivering Change through the Global Research Institute
On November 30, 2018
By Alexander Nocks ’19 I discovered William & Mary’s Global Research Institute when I was in high school. A family friend was showing me
Coding for the Sustainable Development Goals in Rome – A Summer Fellow Internship
On November 29, 2018
By Lauren Hobbs ’19 Walking into work on my first day, I stopped and stared at the United Nations flag waving above me, and