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The Climate Corner of the VIMS Discovery Lab

By Mary Kasputis ’21 and Jen Dunn ’20 This year, we had the opportunity to work with the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR)

From Policy to the Real World: An Undergraduates Experience with PIPS

By Jahnavi Prabhala ’22 Right before I joined The Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS), an undergraduate think tank based at W&M’s Global

Moving Earth Week Online

By Greta Mattheis ’21 Everyone on the Earth Week Committee felt disheartened the day we realized we would not be returning for the rest

How AidData Students Work To Solve Real-World Problems

By Martin Pan ’20 What is China’s intent when it made development investments to other countries? Is China using “debt-trap diplomacy”? What sectors and

Tips From a Freshman: Making the Most of the Global Research Institute

By Pooja Tanjore ’23 Time flies. Taking a gap year before attending William & Mary made me realize how quickly one year could go

Pen Pals Enhance Civic Agency and Connections During Pandemic

Guest blogger Sonia Kinkhabwala ’21 shares the story of how Pen Pals went from an idea to a program in a few days during

Rose, bud, thorn

Within a week of arriving at William & Mary, I learned the “rose-bud-thorn” exercise, often used  during reflection in classes and clubs. We’re a

In the Field with Mobile Microinsurance

By Maisie Sapner ’20, Laura Schwartz ’20 and Elizabeth Sutterlin ’20 Our team led by mentor Professor Phil Roessler, competed for Shark Tank funding

Teaching for the W&M Washington Center

Throughout my educational training, I was committed to delaying specialization and instead explore communities. I majored in Sociology, Communication and later Counseling Psychology and