Global Research Institute

Offices closed. No undergraduate classes scheduled.

How will major global forces such as demographic changes, resource stress, technology, and economic power shifts change our future?

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. 

Learn how to infuse career readiness competencies into research experiences for students.

The Global Research Institute presents the Research in Progress: Marcus Holmes/Jeff Kaplow and Maurits van der Veen.

Dr. Taras Filenko, pianist and music historian, will present a concert/lecture, revealing how past and current attempts to extinguish Ukrainian identity have resulted in continuing cultural tenacity and vibrancy. 

The Williamsburg Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) presents a Lecture with guest Dr. Shane Thompson of North Carolina Wesleyan University.

Join the Global Research Institute for the launch of The Assault on the State, written by W&M Professor Stephen Hanson & UC Irvine’s Jeffrey Kopstein. The authors offer an impassioned plea to defend modern government against those who seek to destroy it.

Are you an F-1 student who wants to work in the U.S. after graduation? You'll most likely need Optional Practical Training (OPT). Attend a virtual OPT session to learn more about this work authorization.

Please join Reves Center staff and expert faculty for an informational meeting about emerging and long-standing collaborations across the world. 

The Oakley Lecture presents a lecture by Professor Davide Tanasi, University of South Florida.  He will be speaking on "From Ruins to (Virtual) Reality: The Digital Afterlife of the Roman Villa del Casale (Sicily)".

We will cover the important topic of Opportunity Discovery and will dispel the common myth that entrepreneurship is all about the idea. We’ll learn the vital skill of falling in love with the problem instead of the solution.

GRI Post-Doc Research Showcase, The Hive, ground floor of Swem Library

Join us for a Lunch & Learn session with the Partnership for Public Service! Discover the pathways to securing a federal internship and gain valuable insights into the application process. 

This session is open to students from all academic disciplines who are curious about careers in federal government.

by Elina Beketova

A talk by Ayfer Karakaya-Stump (History) 

Dr. Anri Yasuda, of the University of Virginia, will discuss how early modern writers in Japan balanced beautiful ideals with lived realities, focusing on the novelist Natsume Sōseki, often deemed the most important Japanese writer of his generation.

Join us for our 3rd annual Insights from Within community conversation on Tuesday September 24, 11:15-1:30pm in Tidewater AB, Sadler Center!

The Institute for Integrative Conservation presents Conservation Research Program: What I wish I had known ... 

Are you an F-1 student who wants to work in the U.S. after graduation? You'll most likely need Optional Practical Training (OPT). Attend a virtual OPT session to learn more about this work authorization.

The Reves Center presents a panel discussion on role, activities and current situation of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon (FTP), a small unit of Afghan women who worked with U.S. special operations forces (SOF) in Afghanistan. 

Wang Dan was one of the principal student leaders who led the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Dan will be speaking about changes in China over the past 35 years since the massacre in Beijing. Reception & book signing  to followin in Chancellors Atrium.

H-1B is a popular option for students wishing to work in the U.S. after graduation, especially long term. Attend this virtual session to learn more about the basics of H-1Bs!

Learn more about your study abroad options!

A 45 minute presentation of music and musical culture from the Arab World and Middle East region featuring William & Mary's acclaimed Middle Eastern Music Ensemble now celebrating its 30th anniversary! 

Learn more about the study abroad program in Vilnius, Lithuania! 

Vera Iliatova: Oblivion Revisited