Arts & Sciences Events

These Sacred Hills Film Screening: Facing an existential threat from a proposed green energy project, the Rock Creek Band of the Yakama Nation fights to protect their sacred sites and cultural resources. 

Coral, Whale, Shakespeare: Queer Ecology and The Tempest in Mojisola Adebayo's Moj of the Antarctic: An African Odyssey

Please join us for the W&M-St Andrews symposium this Wednesday, March 5 - Friday March 7. All sessions will be held in the Entrepreneurship Hub and all faculty and students are welcome to attend the sessions. 

Come for a fun night of student community building and games! Food and prizes provided!

This Spring 2025 Graduate Fair is a great way for students to network, learn about graduate degree options, and build awareness of continuing education opportunities available to William & Mary students. 

Preparing to submit your dissertation or thesis? Bring your lunch and learn tips for navigating through the Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) submission process, as well as about issues regarding copyright and embargo of your research.

Join the Symphony Orchestra for a great night of music featuring the winners of the student Concerto and Composition Competitions. Tickets can be reserved at this link: https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

In collaboration with Virginia Media Inc., the Charles Center is sponsoring six journalism masterclasses in '24-'25 facilitated by Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Features Editor Denise Watson.

Dr. David Ehrenstein, American Physical Society Title: How to Communicate Science to Non-Scientists

Ziqi Niu, “Development of Quantum Information and Sensing Tools Based on Four-Wave Mixing in Hot Rubidium Vapor”

Classes resume from Spring Break

Summer registration open for continuing students

The week-long Ampersand Festival features special guests, films, music, theater, dance, author talks, and professional workshops.

Abby Rapoport, cofounder and publisher of Stranger’s Guide, will deliver the 2025 McSwain-Walker Lecture, "Place-Based Journalism: Perspectives from Independent Media."

Join Dr. Kameron King ’13 for an engaging alumni career talk that explores the environmental and ethical impacts of fast fashion while offering practical tips for building a professional wardrobe that aligns with your values.

Join Prof. Ghobadlou's "Image, Text, Story" FREN/ COLL 100 class for a Q&A with graphic novelist Mana Neyestani.

LISA DILLMAN & SILVIA TANDECIARZ

Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 PM, PBK Hall Studio Theatre, Free Reception & Book Sale to Follow

The Lone Bellow in concert, featuring featuring Zach Williams (guitar/vocals), Kanene Donehey Pipkin '07 (multi-instrumentalist/vocals), and Brian Elmquist (guitar/vocals).

Resistance of indigenous women in Peruvian and Central American documentaries: A reading from the ethics of care and solidarity

Panel Discussion: Translation & the State of Translated Literature

AARON ROBERTSON & ARUNI KASHYAP

Wednesday, March 19, 6:00 PM, PBK Hall Studio Theatre, Free Reception & Book Sale to Follow

Hang out with Murr from Impractical Jokers as he tells hilarious stories, answers your questions, and has some surprises in store. 

With the withdraw deadline right around the corner, now is a  great time to talk through the decision.

With the withdraw deadline right around the corner, now is a  great time to talk through the decision.

Join the Schroeder Center for Health Policy for "Administrative Burden: How the State's Administrative Choices Affect Citizens' Lives," a talk with Meredith Dost, Ph.D. '13, National Poverty Fellow at UW-Madison's Institute for Research in Poverty. 

This workshop will dive into the creative world of Aura CuriAtlas Physical Theatre and Human Landscape Dance through guided movement improvisation, partnering, and collaborative creation.

In the masterful biography, Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright, author Paul Hendrickson reveals the choices that drove Wright’s life, and helps readers form a fresh, deep understanding of the man. 

Join GRI for the launch of The Origins of the Contemporary Global Order (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) by former W&M Dean of Faculty Carl Strikwerda. Co-sponsored by W&M Libraries.

BORIS DRALYUK & YE CHUN

Thursday, March 20, 6:00 PM, PBK Hall Studio Theatre Free Reception & Book Sale to Follow

GIS in Local Government : Organizing Chaos and Empowering Decisions

Topology of basketball

In collaboration with Virginia Media Inc., the Charles Center is sponsoring six journalism masterclasses in '24-'25 facilitated by Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Features Editor Denise Watson.

Workshop/masterclass that brings students and community members together to devise and co-create theatrical escapades inspired by historical sources from the W&M archives, oral histories, tricorne hats/feather boas, and participants' own stories. 

Allison Aitken, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, will present a talk titled "Vasubandhu on Volitional Action: From Mind-Body to Mind-Only."

All are welcome.

Brian Castleberry

Friday, March 21, 5:00 PM, Tucker Theater, Free Reception & Book Sale to Follow

Performance by Aura CuriAtlas Physical Theatre and Human Landscape Dance

Join the artists of Aura CuriAtlas and Human Landscape Dance who offer performances with strong physical connections to explore human emotions and desires.

Performance by Aura CuriAtlas Physical Theatre and Human Landscape Dance

Join the artists of Aura CuriAtlas and Human Landscape Dance who offer performances with strong physical connections to explore human emotions and desires.

The last day for social class juniors and seniors to elect Pass/Fail is March 24, 2025.

Withdrawal period ends

Prospective students are welcome to contact our Program Director, Prof. Pacini (gxpaci@wm.edu), for information about French & Francophone Studies at W&M.

NEW Leadership® Virginia is a non-partisan, six-day residential summer program that will take place from June 8 – 13, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. 

Join us for a special conversation with Betsy Korona '03, former senior vice president, Editorial Newsgathering for 
NBC News & MSNBC.

Omaid Sharifi, President and Co-founder of ArtLords, will speak about the role of art in fostering freedom and democracy, for the third event of the Spring 2025 Scholarly Perspectives Series on Arts & Democracy. 

The Art & Science Exchange hosts Lydia Fort, MFA and David Lynn, PhD of Emory University for a faculty focused workshop on collaborative teaching and scientific transculturalism (students are still welcomed). Reception to follow.  

NEW DATE!  Artist, activist, and bestselling author, Katie Holten to speak on the Language of Trees and what it means to love a forest.

Test your skills against other Monroe Scholars in a high stakes trivia competition. There will be light refreshments and the greatest gift of all: bragging rights.

William & Mary students are invited for an exclusive after-hours experience at the newly expanded Muscarelle Museum of Art!

The Art & Science Exchange presents Waveform.ai, a collaboration between human musicians and artificial intelligence.

Performance Arts Students’ Headshots will be offered on Wed., March 26 in PBK Room 163, with sign ups for 15 minute slots between 11 AM and 4 PM.

Dr. Rahel Fischbach will present part of her forthcoming book, Between God and History: Politics of Modern Muslim Qurʾānic Hermeneutics. 

Join GRI for the launch of Activism in Hard Times in Central and Eastern Europe: People Power (Routledge, 2024), co-written by Paula Pickering. Co-sponsored with W&M Libraries, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, and Government.

This talk explores Richard Coer de Lyon as a licit monster, examining key moments in the text and how socio-political contexts can aid interpretation. Kate Norako, Assoc. Professor at UW, specializes in late medieval literature and impact of the crusades.

The Art & Science Exchange hosts a presentation and discussion on “This Is Not My Art” by Adriano Marinazzo, Curator of Special Projects at the Muscarelle Museum.

Join us for this Charles Center-sponsored panel on best practices for mentoring multiple undergraduate students in a group research framework. 

The Global Research Institute presents the Research in Progress:  Joshi & Karakaya-Stump

Please join us for presentations by 2024-25 Sharp Journalism Seminar students, moderated by NYT video journalist Claire Hogan '22.

Sara Lodge, Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-century Literature and Culture

School of English at the University of St Andrews

“The Victorian Female Detective: Myth and Reality”

Thursday March 27, 5:00 p.m., Tucker 111

Guest Speaker: Dr. Lisabeth Paravisini-Gebert - Distinguished Professor Chair at Vassar College

Join us for a vibrant exhibition of performance and visual art inspired by coastal and marine science presented by scientists, artists and innovators from VIMS and A&S. 

Reconfiguration of Colorings and List Colorings

Join us for an information session about Stanford University's Knight-Hennessy Scholar Program for funding for graduate studies!

In this masterclass, Dr. Johnny Finn will show how discriminatory housing policies across much of the twentieth century reverberate throughout contemporary urban life in the form of ongoing racial, economic, environmental, and health disparities.

Dr. Daniel Kaplan, Rutgers University, Title: The quantum geometric revolution in condensed matter transport

The Art & Science Exchange hosts Displaced from the Birthplace of America, a multimedia presentation of local history and music, sculptural art, and film led by The Local Black Histories Project (LBHP). 

Arts & Democracy Theatre Workshops with Iman Zaki.

With workshops and engagement opportunities throughout the week and a culminating event Friday with a celebratory pop-up, swag and free food, this event celebrates every step of the student journey to declaring their major!

Students interested in the School of Education are invited to an Open House on Monday, March 31 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Tour the business school and learn about the Undergraduate Business Programs and application process.

Newly Admitted Business Major (Fall 2025 Block) Social Hour

Charles W. Reeder Media Center is partnering with Ampersand International Arts Festival to once again host the highly anticipated 24 Speed Filmmaking Competition. 

It's 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington.

At the Writing and Communication Center, trained peer consultants offer individual assistance with writing, presentation, and other communication assignments across disciplines and at any stage, from generating ideas to polishing a final product. 

POSTPONED: Due to Inclement weather, the artist talk and reception will take place on Friday (2/21) from 4-7pm.  The Lecture will begin at 5pm at the Muscarelle Museum of Art conference hall next door.