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Diversity: A Complex Issue

Diversity is a highly charged and sometimes misunderstood concept. The academy faces its own share of tensions and misunderstandings about what it is and how it

Contemplating Diversity

It’s sometimes amazing how much more time you have to think when you sit and eat a meal alone for a change. Sitting here

The Three-Headed Monster

My colleagues and I have spent the majority of the past three weeks sitting in two windowless conference rooms building the Class of 2013. 

Diversity is A State of Mind (or How a Frat Party Changed my Life)

Lately, as I have been traversing the state and the country recruiting prospective students, I have received numerous questions regarding the College’s diversity.  There

Factoids, Quirks, and Idiosyncrasies, Oh My!

If you haven’t yet, you need to check out this year’s optional submission prompt, the gist of which is this is our way of

Communities are real

We talk often and casually about community, and the meaning of the word seems unproblematic for most of us, most of the time.  When

Why W&M?

As an alumna who works for the college, first at the alumni house and now in the office of admission, I get asked quite often,