Tracking a Lifelong Service Commitment in Alumni of the College of William and Mary

In order to better understand the development of a commitment to service, this paper explores the lives of alumni of the College of William and Mary as case studies. It is valuable to students and academic institutions alike to track a student‟s service commitment to see if his or her college experience was able to deepen that commitment. William and Mary is an exemplar in service-learning, which is why its alumni were interviewed and used as case studies. The College of William and Mary has an Office of Civic Engagement (OCE) that has connected students with community partners since 2009 to advance students‟ service-learning achievements. Individual alumnus‟s responses to questions regarding their participation in service and service-learning before, after, and during college provide insight into William and Mary‟s ability to build and inspire a lifelong dedication to community service

Hark upon the Gayle: A Depiction of the Experiences of the First Women Students at William & Mary

As William & Mary celebrates the 100th anniversary of admitting women students as the first public college in Virginia to institute a co-educational system, this paper explores the life and times of the women who have shaped the College’s legacy for future women students. In researching the first women at William & Mary, we have found historical documentation, such as personal papers (letters and surveys) from both women students of the class of 1918 and a prior researcher; the Flat Hat, a student-run newspaper at the College; meeting minutes from the College Board of Visitors; William & Mary President Lyon Tyler’s papers; and, administrative artifacts from the Office of the Dean of Women. The pages that follow chronicle the challenges and advancements women students and the Deans of Women encountered while contributing to gender equality at one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in America

The old college goes to war : the Civil War experiences of William and Mary students, faculty, and alumni

A stroll around the modem-day William and Mary campus offers visitors many links to the college\u27s colonial history. The re-created town of Colonial Williamsburg, the Wren Building, and statues and portraits of famous alumni, such as Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, all conjure up images of William and Mary\u27s eighteenth century grandeur. Conversely, evidence of the college\u27s rich Civil War history is more obscure. Although scholars have recently examined Williamsburg\u27s role in the War Between the States; little is known about the wartime activities of those individuals linked to William and Mary. This study examines the wartime service of the college\u27s students, faculty, and alumni. Letters, depositions, military papers, and memoirs along with secondary sources identify the Civil War contributions of William and Mary\u27s broader community

Summer Studies in Law in England

Accredited courses for American law students, offered by the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, The College of William and Mary in Virginia

Summer Studies in Law in England

A six-week session of accredited courses for American law students offered by the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary

Unpacking the Psychosocial Effects of Institutional Racism

My project investigated the effects of institutional racism on Black students at the College of William and Mary. I interviewed twenty Black William and Mary students and analyzed existing data from the Stand Up and Be Counted survey created by Dr. Anne Charity Hudley and Dr. Cheryl Dickter between June 2015 and April 2016. The purpose of this study centered on evaluating the extent to which exposure to institutional racism at the college affects the psychological, social, and academic realities of Black students who walk the college’s campus today. I also explored the relationship between institutional racism, stereotype threat, and impostor syndrome within the lives and everyday realities of Black William and Mary students, and crafted poetry selections based on the experiences of various students in order to provide a more personal, in-depth look at Black American student experiences at William and Mary. My research moved away from previous theoretical perspectives that frame racism as a crime without actors, and instead sought to highlight the methods by which institutional racism manifests and is maintained. In conducting this research, I sought to examine the scope of certain institutionally racist policies and procedures, such as the use of culturally biased curricula and passive responses to individual acts of racism, and to situate them within historical, social, and cultural contexts centered on the preservation of White privilege (Constantine, 2006; D’Andrea and Daniels, 2007). This research has serious implications for issues of race in education as it explores the role race plays in education

Analysis of Human Remains from Guana Island, BVI

On July 7, 2004, archaeologists from the Bermuda Maritime Museum and the College of William and Mary arrived on Guana Island in the BVI as part of the ongoing investigation of the island’s archaeological and architectural heritage sponsored by the island’s owners, Dr. Henry and Gloria Jarecki. Upon their arrival, the archaeologists were informed of the discovery of human remains on the island and subsequent recovery efforts by the Road Town Police. In the days that followed, archaeologists Mark Kostro and Dr. Marley Brown contacted the Institute for Historical Biology (IHB) at the College of William and Mary in order to notify the staff of the human remains’ discovery. Police Commissioner Barry Webb granted their request for custody of the remains for assessment and analysis pending a preliminary inventory to be carried out at the Road Town Police Station. Mark Kostro and Melissa Eaton, Anthropology graduate students from the College of William and Mary, carried out the requested preliminary inventory on July 30, 2004 with materials provided by the Institute for Historical Biology. Dr. Marley R. Brown III, research professor at William and Mary, provided additional assistance with the inventory. The inventory was carried out in the presence of a representative of the Royal British Virgin Islands Police Service, Constable Forbes Washington

An Interview with Toni M. Massaro

Lucky, lucky, lucky. -- Toni M. Massaro ------------------------------------ Toni Massaro was interviewed in the production studio of the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It began at 1pm Arizona time and the interview went approximately one hour. During that time, Massaro covers her high school and college education and how she transitioned to law and why. She also discusses why she wanted to go to William & Mary, her relationships with her fellow students, relationships with faculty and academics, and her transition into practice. She also covers her teaching and deanship and how her time at William & Mary influenced that work.https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/oralhist_all/1003/thumbnail.jp

Law Seminar Students to Hear Ex-Sen. Spong

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY -- Former U.S. Sen. William B. Spong, Dean of the College of William and Mary law school, will be the keynote speaker at a seminar for prospective law students at Hampden-Sydney College March 6. The seminar will feature prominent Hampden-Sydney alumni from the legal field. Also attending will be three former Hampden-Sydney students: Judges Jose R. Davila Jr. of Richmond and Dixon L. Foster of Irvington and U.S. District Court Judge John A. Field. The seminar was begun last year to provide insight into and awareness of the legal profession for those at the college interested in the field. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. Spong\u27s address will follow. A luncheon will follow his address. There will be an open house in Bagby Hall for students interested in any of the four Virginia law schools. Representatives from the law schools at Washington and Lee University, William and Mary, the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond will be available to answer students\u27 questions and discuss admission procedures. The law schools at Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest universities have also been invited to send representatives. At 1:30 p.m. there will be a moot court covened by law students from Charlottesville and Richmond. Presiding over the moot court will be Field. He is a 1932 graduate of Hampden-Sydney and holds the highest appointed position in the legal field of any Hampden-Sydney graduate. Spong is a 1941 graduate of Hampden-Sydney and was elected to the Senate in 1966. Since his defeat in the 1972 Senate race, he has been involved in research at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution. He was appointed dean of the William and Mary law school last year

Law Seminar Students to Hear Ex-Sen. Spong

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY -- Former U.S. Sen. William B. Spong, Dean of the College of William and Mary law school, will be the keynote speaker at a seminar for prospective law students at Hampden-Sydney College March 6. The seminar will feature prominent Hampden-Sydney alumni from the legal field. Also attending will be three former Hampden-Sydney students: Judges Jose R. Davila Jr. of Richmond and Dixon L. Foster of Irvington and U.S. District Court Judge John A. Field. The seminar was begun last year to provide insight into and awareness of the legal profession for those at the college interested in the field. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. Spong\u27s address will follow. A luncheon will follow his address. There will be an open house in Bagby Hall for students interested in any of the four Virginia law schools. Representatives from the law schools at Washington and Lee University, William and Mary, the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond will be available to answer students\u27 questions and discuss admission procedures. The law schools at Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest universities have also been invited to send representatives. At 1:30 p.m. there will be a moot court covened by law students from Charlottesville and Richmond. Presiding over the moot court will be Field. He is a 1932 graduate of Hampden-Sydney and holds the highest appointed position in the legal field of any Hampden-Sydney graduate. Spong is a 1941 graduate of Hampden-Sydney and was elected to the Senate in 1966. Since his defeat in the 1972 Senate race, he has been involved in research at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution. He was appointed dean of the William and Mary law school last year