Diversity & Inclusion Events

Join five engaging panelists, your friends from across the university, and residents of Williamsburg for this exciting town-gown event to address the key roles that  diversity and inclusion play in our students' wellness.  Reception to follow. 

Ms. Moss is a storyteller, narrator, keynote speaker and author. Her performances encourage pride of heritage, appreciation of cultural differences and recognition of kinship, as well as inspire imagination, motivation, reflection and inquiry. 

Opera in Williamsburg will present a melange of scenes from Black operas. This performance is part of the year-long celebration to observe the 50th Anniversary of African Americans in Residence at William & Mary.

Walking tour of significant historical sites in African American history at William & Mary. The tour will be conducted by Dr. Terry Meyers, Chancellor Professor of English, Emeritus and Mallory Walker, Mosaic Fellow, Swem Library Sites. 

Lynn Briley '71, Karen Ely '71, and Janet Brown Strafer '71, M.Ed. '77, the first African American students in residence at William & Mary, will discuss their experiences integrating the university and answer questions from the audience.

An awards dinner to honor Lynn Briley '71, Karen Ely '71, and Janet Brown Strafer '71, M.Ed. '77, the first African American students in residence at William & Mary, as well as to recognize other achievements of William & Mary's African American alumni. 

Dinner Benefit with keynote speaker Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo on international development from the receiver's perspective and navigating relationships. Tickets will be $5. Find us tabling in Sadler to purchase your ticket early!

Want to share your story to new students? Want to speak and/or write about important topics in diversity? Want to be able to move on to campus early? Come to our interest meeting for more information and to meet the current members!

Please join us at a plaque dedication ceremony to commemorate 50 Years African-Americans at William & Mary and 100 Years of Women at William & Mary by honoring the first African-American women graduates and the first 24 women to enroll as students at W&M.

The program will feature the Capriol Suite for Strings by Peter Warlock, Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, and Mendelssohn's String Symphony #7.

Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend.  

Join the Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation and Patrick Hudgins from the Counseling Center in a healing drum circle to relieve some tension. Come beat on a variety of drums; no musical experience required!

During this year's National Week of Conversation, join Eric Garrison (SoE '94 and Assistant Director, Health Promotion) for this conversation on what a campus-wide, top-down/botton-up realization of the Okanagan Charter would mean for our university.