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Tree Farming and Raising Students

Tree farmers tell the story about how if you want strong trees you’ve gotta be tough on them when they are saplings.  Don’t water

The Black Box

For students and their families, financial aid has been called the most "complicated black box in the world," as it deals with terms that may well

What Transfer students stand for…

Transfer students represent a spice that makes life at William and Mary worthwhile: diversity! We come from various places and various colleges. We overflow

Drinking Nectar from a Fire Hose

I'm new to blogging. But I'm also new to W&M, so perhaps joining these two novelties is appropriate. I joined the College as its fifth provost

To Infinity, and Beyond…

Last night was a beautiful summer night. It was a comfortable eighty degrees filled with the rustling of leaves and chirping of crickets or

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

Little Sisters

My two little sisters are growing up. Fast. Yesterday, the fifteen-year-old one added me as a friend on Facebook. Once upon a time, Facebook was

Exciting Week in BurgVegas

This week is going to be awesome.  There are several reasons why: # 1.  Kitten.  I recently found out that you can adopt a kitten for two weeks

Judge Sotomayor: A New Hero for Juvenile Diabetics

If you have been reading the newspaper or watching the news, you probably know that the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings this week to confirm Judge