Student Diversity Events

WMSURE Weekly Workshop: Faculty Research

Professors Dickter and Ferrao draw on their research and lived experiences in this conversation about where we come from, where we are now, and where we might want to go from here.

Ms. Smith has been called "a testament to the power of words to change lives." Her work has appeared in Poetry magazine, the Paris Review, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and others.

Join the Lemon Project for a screening of a Frances Causey film, "The Long Shadow." Two white Southern filmmakers trace their families' slave-owning pasts and America's history of oppression to show how racism still affects the very soul of our nation.

WMSURE Minorities in Medicine Workshop: Featuring Clay W. Singleton, MD

Christy Coleman is the CEO of the American Civil War Museum.

Professor Brito M.A. '08, is a developmental psychologist who examines how early social and cultural contexts (e.g., poverty, multilingualism) shape the trajectory of neurocognitive development. MA Experimental Psychology, College of William and Mary.

Professor Owen will draw on her experiences in various leadership roles on the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession and on findings from pedagogical and institutional research. 

Dr. Krista Thompson is the Mary Jane Crowe Professor of Art History at Northwestern University. She researches and teaches the modern and contemporary art and visual culture of the Africa diaspora, with an emphasis on photography. 

Underrepresented Scholars in the Academy

Patricia Williams is the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. She is published widely in the areas of race, gender, and law, and other issues of legal theory and legal writing. 

LASU will host its annual cultural night! There will be performances held in Commonwealth. We will also be sharing this year's accomplishments at our banquet in Tidewater AB where we will be providing free catered food funded by the CSD!

Kay Coles James has an extensive background in crafting public policy and leading in nearly every sector of America's economy and will be interviewed by Professor Christine Nemacheck.

Dr. Amy E. Earhart is Associate Professor of English and affiliated faculty of Africana Studies at Texas A&M Uni­versity. 

Izetta Autumn Mobley is a doctoral candidate in Ameri­can Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Presenting and Sharing Research

Teresa C. Younger is a renowned thought leader, strategist, advocate, activist and amplifier having spent over 20 years on the frontlines of some of the most critical battles affecting the lives of women and their communities.

You are invited to Borderless Dreams: Samantha Ramirez-Herrera taking place during Dreamers Week on March 28th at 6:30pm in Tucker Hall 350. 

 W&M Library Ambassadors are here to prove the Academy wrong. Come to our free showing of Crazy Rich Asians to see why this book turned movie is a true star.

W&M Women and the Society of 1918 will be on campus for an event and are looking to engage with students, faculty and staff during the lunchtime portion of their program.   

International Transgender Day of Visibility is honored annually and is a time to celebrate transgender people around the globe and the courage it takes to live authentically, while also raising awareness around the discrimination trans people still face.