Diversity Events

Join the Lemon Project for a dialogue with students, faculty, and the community, led by Jody Allen and Jerry Watkins III, about the political and emotional natures of campus memorials, and about what, how, and why we memorialize. Food will be provided.

Come and meet the faculty and current students of APIA Studies. Learn about our courses. Explore our minor. Design your own interdisciplinary studies major in Asian American Studies.

Lorrie Moore is a noted writer of novels, short stories, children’s books and essays. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Letters in 2006. Her latest book, an anthology of essays, is entitled See What Can Be Done (Knopf, 2018). 

W&M is one of 15 universities to host a #SameHere Sit-Down, produced by The Global Mental Health Alliance: We’re All A Little “Crazy.” Featuring candid conversations with an Olympic gold medalist,  a recording artist and an ESPN Reporter. 

W&M Libraries is thrilled to welcome Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden HON ‘17 to discuss the role of libraries in today’s society, the value of creating a culture of access, and her vision for the nation’s library. 

Join us for the Study Abroad Fair, sponsored by the Global Education Office of the Reves Center for International Studies. 

Nell Scovell is a television and magazine writer, and producer. She is the creator of the television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which aired from 1996 until 2003. As a television writer, Scovell wrote for David Letterman and The Simpsons.

Lillian Hellman’s powerful and groundbreaking tale of two young women caught in a scandal that will throw their lives into turmoil and destroy everything they hold dear.

Natalie Blazer, Director of J.D. Admissions at Georgetown University Law Center, will be holding an information session for all interested students. Come and learn about the opportunities at Georgetown law!

Elizabeth Spires, Co-Director of the Kratz Center for Creative Writing and Professor of English, holds Goucher’s Chair for Distinguished Achievement. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, American Poetry Review and other magazines and anthologies. 

Jean Comaroff is the Alfred North Whitehead Professor of African and African American Studies, Department of Anthropology at Harvard University. Her talk is titled, "Personhood, Performance, and The Law:  The Return of Khulekani Khumalo, Zombie Captive."

Lydia E. Kavraki is the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, professor of Bioengineering, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University. 

Dr. Jewett, is a NOAA scientist with diverse science and management experience in ocean acidification and coastal hypoxia (low oxygen) research programs, and the first director of NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program.

The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of women attending William & Mary, and a number of events are planned to celebrate this milestone. The geology department is proud of the contributions made by our alumnae and invite you to celebrate with us.

Adrienne Mayor is an independent folklorist/historian of science who investigates natural knowledge contained in pre-scientific myths and oral traditions. She will deliver the Lee Lecture, titled, "The Amazons: Warrior Women in Myth, Art, and Archeology."

The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of women attending William & Mary, and a number of events are planned to celebrate this milestone. The geology department is proud of the contributions made by our alumnae and invite you to celebrate with us.