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Professor Naor Ben-Yehoyada will present the 2019 Vinson Sutlive Lecture in Historical Anthropology "The Mediterranean Incarnate: Region Formation between Sicily and Tunisia since World War II" on March 21 at 5:00 pm in Washington 201.
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.
Mathematics Colloquium: Matthew Morena (Christopher Newport University)
The George Tayloe Ross Address on International Peace was established to promote peace by exploring and investigating topics of current interest that affect relations among nations, ranging from international political matters to environmental questions.
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.
Join Sarah Bowen (NC State) and Sinikka Elliott (UBC) to discuss how modern families confront high expectations and deep-seated inequalities as they try to put food on the table – and how we can help!
Large group lecture and discussion session providing an overview of the immigration process and debunk common myths and stereotypes about the undocumented community.
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.
Please join ACS as we welcome United States District Court Judge John A. Gibney for a lunch hour discussion, "An Alarming Trend: Supreme Court Limitations on Enforcement of Constitutional Rights Under 42 U.S.C Sec. 1983."
In this lecture, nationally recognized scholar Sylvester Johnson offers a fascinating portrait of the FBI as a key regulatory agent in American religious life by delving into the FBI’s historical engagement with American Muslims.
Join us in the Reves Room to discuss Dr. Paul Zeitz's new book: Waging Justice -- A Doctor's Journey to Speak Truth and Be Bold.
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.
Ron Schechter, professor of history, will present "The Secret Library of Marie Antoinette: Revealing the Inner Life of a Conflicted Queen" on March 28, 2019.
APIA proudly welcomes Ms. Jinlan Liu who will endow APIA's first ever endowment for faculty research. After, Harvard's Dr. Genevieve Clutario will lecture on what may be the creation of the fashion sweat shop industry during US Empire in the Philippines.
Mathematics Colloquium: Jude Kong (DIMACS/Princeton University)
Mathematics Colloquium: Mikhail Chebotar (Kent State University)
The Women's Stock Pitch and Leadership Summit is an opportunity for undergraduate women to hone professional skills and learn about career opportunities from successful women who come to this event just to help students! OPEN TO ALL MAJORS.
The Department of Religious Studies presents: The Hans Tiefel lecture in Religion & Ethics "Being Muslim: Women of Color in American Islam," a public lecture by Sylvia Chan-Malik.
Join President Rowe and other members of the William & Mary community regarding ongoing initiatives.
Professor Asifa Quraishi-Landes is William & Mary's 2019 Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence.
Cissy Patterson Lecture: John Watrous (Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo)
Valerie Taylor is the Director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory.
Diverse Philosophies Club and the Department of Philosophy will hold the annual W&M Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on April 6th-7th!
Dr. Barnwell is the Class of 1939 Maurine Stuart Dulin Artist-in-Residence in the Department of Music, William & Mary.
Professor—and ACS faculty advisor—Eric Kades will speak about the dangerous implications of income inequality over lunch in Room 124. Professor Kades has written extensively on the harms of rising inequality, notably in his recent book, The New Feudalism.
David Melding is an Assembly Member of the National Assembly in Cardiff, Wales. David is a former manager of the Carers National Association in Wales and a former Deputy Director of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs.
Join us for another Book Launch & Talk: International Perspectives from W&M Faculty. Hear from W&M Professor of Economics Berhanu Abegazon speak on his new book, A Tributary Model of State Formation: Ethiopia, 1600-2015.
A day trip to the Washington Center with two classes -- presentations and roundtables about Brexit, the Irish border, and the Northern Ireland problem.
APIA Banh Mi Lecture Series presents the research of Professor Monika Gosin and Professor Joanna Schug as they interrogate the media portrayal of Asian men and Black women in popular mass media. Banh Mi (Vietnamese Sandwiches) served to first 30 guests.
Mathematics Colloquium: Lily Wang (Iowa Sate University)
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Prof. William Chester Jordan lectures on "The First Crusade and Jewish Martyrdom" on Monday, April 15th at 4:30 p.m. in Blow Memorial Hall 201.
Lecture by visiting Puerto Rican artist Bibiana Suarez.
Professor Jennifer Rhee's book talk entitled The Robotic Imaginary: The Human and the Price of Dehumanized Labor (Minnesota University Press, 2018) will be held on 17 April 2019, Wednesday, at 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Washington Hall Room 315.
Guest lecture hosted by the Anthropology Graduate Student Collective
A converstation with Sam Pressler, Founder and Executive Director of the Armed Services Arts Partnership. Sam is a 2015 graduate of W&M who has already received national recognition and support for his work in creating this non-profit.
Harvard University's Dr. Genevieve Clutario will lecture on her research findings on the fashion industry in American colonized Philippines.
Mathematics Colloquium: James Powell (Utah State University and National Science Foundation)
Mathematics Colloquium: Junping Shi (William & Mary)
Victor Galitski
(Joint Quantum Institute and Condensed Matter Theory Center, University of Maryland)
Title of talk: Strong Correlations Meet Topology in Kondo Insulators
On Saturday April 20, William & Mary kicks off a project supported by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation to promote ecosystem health and awareness with exhibits and fun. Bring the whole family, wear your walking shoes and make an Earth day of it.
AMES-APIA Capstone Conference: Asian and Middle East Studies Majors as well as Asian and Pacific-Islander American Studies Majors Present Their Senior Papers!
David Eng (English, University of Pennsylvania) is the 2019 AMES Distinguished Keynote Lecturer. He will explore the psychic structures of "colorblindness" through the experiences of a series of gay, Asian male millennials in North America.
Honors thesis defense: Ben Bechtold
Madeleine Gunter Bassett, doctoral candidate in Anthropology, will present "The Archaeology of Islam in the Horn of Africa"
Refreshments to follow.
Washington Women & the Arts: A Symposium Sponsored by W&M DC Semester Program Students
Honors thesis defense: Gabrielle Tauscheck
Mathematics Colloquium: Geir Agnarsson (George Mason University)
The Visiting Scholar Panel discussion will include presentations by three visiting scholars from China at the School of Education. Please join us as we learn about global perspectives on and opportunities in K-12 education and higher education.
Join us on May 1 (9 AM - 2:30 PM) at Swem Library to share your experiences in teaching and supporting student learning.
American writer Carrie Etter has lived in England since 2001 and taught Creative Writing at Bath Spa University since 2004. Her poems have appeared in The Iowa Review, The New Republic, Seneca Review, and many other journals.
Honors thesis defense: David Allen
Honors thesis defense: Tianrui Zhu
This symposium will showcase the research of VIMS, W&M, and regional postdocs. Will include keynotes and panels on securing funding, work-life balance, and diversity and inclusion. Open to all free of charge. Registration required. See below.
Join APIA in sending off the Class of 2019 at our commencement and awards celebration in the James and York Rooms of Sadler Center. The commencement speaker is Dr. Grace X. Ma, the founder of Temple University's Center for Asian Health.
VIMS Cultural Diversity Week continues Wednesday with a seminar from Debora Moore on Cultural Identity in the 21 Century.
Join President Rowe and fellow members of the William & Mary community for discussion on the university’s mission, vision and values.
Yan Solihin's Distinguished Lecture
In collaboration with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, The Charles Center presents the first lecture of its speaker series, 'Monuments, Memory, and Migration'.
Join the American Constitution Society for a discussion of progressive constitutional interpretation with renowned constitutional law scholar and Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky.
Mathematics Colloquium: Chi-Kwong Li (William & Mary, and Institute for Quantum Computing of Waterloo):
Title: Error correlation schemes for fully correlated quantum channels protecting both quantum and classical information
Prof. Nadia Abu El-Haj (Anthropology, Barnard College and Columbia University, Co-Director of the Center for Palestine Studies) talks explores the field of military psychiatry and public understandings of the trauma of American soldiers.
Please join us at the Center for Student Diversity for an evening of fellowship and learning as transgender community member, Juji Li (Norfolk native, ODU student), shares her story, followed by plenty of time for dialogue and questions.
Join the SMA for donuts on our first event of the semester! We will be quickly reintroducing ourselves for new members and discussing ad campaigns. We look forward to seeing you again or meeting you for the first time!
David Brandenberger (Professor of History, University of Richmond) reveals for the first time the enormous role that Stalin played in the "Master Narrative" of the USSR between 1938 and 1956.
David Brandenberger (Professor of History, University of Richmond) reveals for the first time the enormous role that Stalin played in the "Master Narrative" of the USSR between 1938 and 1956.
Colloquium Speaker: Pieter Peers from Computer Science at William & Mary
Amlan Biswas, University of Florida, Title of Talk: Magnetoelectrism” in crystals: Controlling magnetic anisotropy with strain and electric fields
The Williamsburg AIA presents Dr. Laurie Rush, Cultural Resources Manager at Fort Drum, for a lecture on "Saving Archaeology in Crisis Areas."
Dr. Karen Fields and Dr. Barbara Fields, authors of Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, to hold an insightful presentation and conversation on moving forward together. This program is apart of the 400th Anniversary Commemoration.
Community Discussion
This annual event engages current students with W&M alumni in finance.
Dr. Michelle Stocker, an assistant professor of Geosciences at Virginia Tech, will be presenting a seminar on "Life after Death-- Evolutionary experimentation in the aftermath of the Permo-Triassic mass extinction."
Modules over finite dimensional algebras: Application to a conjecture in commutative algebra.
Colloquium: Analysis of Access Control Enforcement in Android
The Strategic Planning Steering Committee will present drafts of the university’s mission and values statements.
Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States, is delivering the 2019 McSwain-Walker lecture.
The current Freeman Intern Fellows returning from Asia present about their host organizations, locations, and the application process for the 2020 Freeman Intern Fellowships competition.
Distinguished speaker series
Michael Zimmerman, Professor of Philosophy at UNC/Greensboro, will present a colloquium paper. All welcome.
Sami Mitra - Editor of Physical Review Letters. Title of talk: PRL at 60: You have your physics results, now what?
The Composer's League of William & Mary presents its first colloquia of the Fall Semester, "Becoming Composer" by W&M Professor Brian Hulse.
In collaboration with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Charles Center presents the second lecture of its speaker series, 'Monuments, Memory, and Migration'.
Wang Dan, one of the two principal student leaders of the 1989 student protests in Beijing, will speak about his experiences during the Tiananmen Square massacre and the future of democracy in China.
In our Fall 2019 Higher Ed Salon, a panel of admission officers from universities across the region will discuss hot topics in college admissions.
Mr. White will be speaking to the Federalist Society regarding the question of whether courts should practice judicial restraint in reviewing the actions of the political branches.
The Classical Studies department presents the 2019 Lee Lecture: Dr. Dimitris Nakassis of the University of Colorado, Boulder (and MacArthur Fellow 2015), will lecture on "The World before Odysseus: Rethinking the History of Late Bronze Age Greece"
Speaker: Dr. David T. Nguyen, Senior Research Scientist from Facebook
Join the W&M Anthropology Department this Homecoming Weekend as Dr. Daniel O. Sayers, Chair of the Department of Anthropology at American University, presents "Creating Home: African and Native American Resistance Communities of the Great Dismal Swamp."
Mark Young, Professor Emeritus at University of Central Florida, will be presenting on self-care in a talk titled, "How to Avoid Becoming a Zombie." In addition, alumni and students will be given the chance to network and mingle.
I-MIC 2019: Featuring Award-Winning poet and physician Irène Mathieu '09, W&M student poets, and the Russian Music Ensemble
Community Discussion - "Food Deserts" in the Greater Williamsburg Area
Deborah Denenholz Morse, Sara E. Nance Professor of English, will present "Liberating Black Beauty: A narrative on animal rights, gender, race, and nation" on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 7pm in the Commonwealth Auditorium.
Showcasing the best of undergraduate research at W&M.
Colloquium Speaker: Dr. Jiajia Li, Research Scientist from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Prof. Patrick Meade, Stony Brook University, Title of Talk: Future colliders and the Higgs
Matt Mutka , Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, and Program Director of Division of Computer and Network Systems, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation
Dr. Jorge Piekarewicz, Florida State University, Title of Talk: “Nuclear Astrophysics in the New Era of Multimessenger Astronomy”
In this event sponsored by ACS, the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources will discuss Medicaid Expansion in Virginia, other efforts to expand access to care, and other healthcare law topics with us over the lunch break.
Reset DOC and Reset Dialogues in partnership with William & Mary present a roundtable discussion about the uncertain future of liberal democracy.
Jasmeen Patheja's lecture at W&M.
Community Discussion on Medicaid Expansion in Virginia
The Student Intellectual Property Society hosts a patent-law luncheon with Nikki Sanford in Room 133 this Thursday (11/7).
Dr. Dylan Rogers of the University of Virginia will present a lecture on "Water and Sensory Experience: Reconstructing the Procession of the Eleusinian Mysteries."
APIA-W&M is proud to present a talk by Dr. Kita Douglas that explores the fulcrum of the fine arts, queerness, and the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience.
Professor Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Maryland, will do a workshop on his books Divided Memory and Undeclared Wars with Israel on Friday
Professor Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Maryland, will give a public lecture on "Germany and Jewish Questions in the Revolution and Unification of 1989-1990--and Since"
Ta-Nehisi Coates Lecture
Join us for an afternoon with television actor and film director, Tim Reid, on Sunday, November 10 at 11 a.m.
Please join the IBRL in discussing President Trump and his Administration's ethics crisis with Noah Bookbinder.
Brown-Bag Lunch Series
Please join the W&M Federalist Society in learning more about the current Hong Kong Protests and U.S.-China Strategic Competition from Ms. Ying Ma.
Jesse Spencer-Smith of Vanderbilt University will discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and art.
In 2019, Taiwan became the first nation in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. This talk explores the development of both pro-gay and anti-gay activism in contemporary Taiwan behind the celebratory note.
Data Science and the Dawn of Artificial Intelligence: How Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science are Reshaping Our Lives.
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics at Duke University, will give a colloquium talk. All interested are invited.
DR. AZIZA BACCOUCHE, Title of talk: Having Vision
Join ACS, LLSA, and ILSS for a panel of W&M Law community members discussing the asylum process, the status of DACA, day-to-day issues in the practice of immigration law, and personal perspectives on reform.
Join the Whole of Government Center of Excellence and Applied Science for a guest lecture by Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO). Students welcome - no RSVP required.
A lunchtime gathering building knowledge of how to make more sustainable decisions on campus! This month's topic will be "Having the Talk...Climate Change". One of the most important things you can do to act on climate is to talk about it.
Siva Vaidhyanathan's lecture on the plans, products, and strategies that the largest technology firms.
Prof. Vaidhyanathan has had to cancel. This talk will be rescheduled for spring.
Prof. Denys Poshyvanyk from CS@W&M
Amy Nicholson, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Title of talk: Exploring beyond the Standard Model with Lattice QCD
Join President Rowe and members of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for an update on Phase II: Environmental Analysis.
The Reves Center for International Studies, in cooperation with the US-Europe Alliance, presents the 2020 George Tayloe Ross Lecture on International Peace, "American-British-EU Realignment: Post-Brexit Possibilities."
Strategic Planning Forum
January 30, 2020
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Sadler Center, Chesapeake Ballroom
To help our community challenge racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia, this event will bring three speakers to campus for a pedagogical workshop (9am-10:30am) and an academic panel (2pm-3:30pm).
Lecture by Lauren Klein on data feminism.
Zhenyu Ning, Wayne State University
In collaboration with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Charles Center presents the third and final lecture of its speaker series, 'Monuments, Memory, and Migration'.
Photographer and writer, Erika Fabian, has had years of travel and work for National Geographic magazine. Ms. Fabian will talk about “picture thinking,” the various aspects of National Geographic photography, and how these concepts can be adapted.
Dr. Joanna Schug will present research on how the socio-ecological concept of relational mobility, defined as the amount of opportunities that individuals have to enter into and exit from social relationships in a given social ecology.
Sanorita Dey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
SEALS & VCPC are proud to host Adam Melita, Esq., Deputy City Attorney and George Homewood, Director of Planning, City of Norfolk to discuss Norfolk’s progressive comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance addressing flooding. This event is not to be missed!
Sujoy Kumar Sikdar from Washington University in St. Louis
Ao Ren from Northeastern University
Join the DPCLS, SELS, & SIPS in welcoming Noah Downs, a video game and internet law attorney at Morrison Rothman.
Bite-Sized sustainability information with lunch!
Lecture & letter writing event in celebration of Anthropology Day. Hosted by the Anthropology Graduate Student Collective.
Doowon Kim from the University of Maryland, College Park
Barry Sanders, OSA University of Calgary, Title of Talk: Learning for quantum control
Junqiao Qiu from UC Riverside
Come learn about what diet culture is and how to recognize its toxic impacts, as well as concrete ways to restrict diet culture!
Hailong Zhang from The Ohio State University
Stephen will focus on his more than a decade of research on the Ifugao Rice Terraces, UNESCO World Heritage monuments that attest to the ingenuity and communitarian management of Cordilleran people of Luzon in the Philippines.
The Reves Center and the Department of Anthropology is hosting a meet and greet with Dr. Acabado after his brown bag. Cookies and tea provided!
Come for an evening of honest storytelling, refreshing vulnerability, and inspirational courage. With bravery and grace, eight William & Mary students will share their survivor stories of eating disorder and recovery.
Please join us for a talk by Prof. Paul Stevens, titled, "Raphael's Condescension: Paradise Lost, Jane Austen, and the Secularization of Grace." The talk will be held in the Tucker Theatre on February 27th, at 5:00pm, with a light reception to follow.
The William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice cordially invites you to our 2020 Symposium: First Amendment Marketplace Morass: Free Speech Jurisprudence and its Interactions with Social Justice.
APIA Banh Mi Lecture Series presents Dr. Davesh Soneji of UPenn who will discuss how discursive, political, historical, and aesthetic performance converge in the work of Nrithya Pillai of Chennai. Co-sponsored by AMES: Asian & Middle Eastern Studies.
Prof. Panos K. Chrysanthis
Department of Computer Science
School of Computing and Information
University of Pittsburgh
Come for a workshop on affirmative action/race-conscious admissions policies and a panel on minority representation in law schools and in the legal practice. Light breakfast items and lunch will be served, with a reception to follow.
Designing Interactive Systems for Community Citizen Science
Dr. Yen-Chia Hsu, Carnegie Mellon University
“The Jewish Background of Spinoza, or How Spinoza reads the Bible through Rabbinic Lenses” Monday, March 2, 5:00 p.m. Washington Hall Room 315
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Professor Naor Ben-Yehoyada will present the 2019 Vinson Sutlive Lecture in Historical Anthropology "The Mediterranean Incarnate: Region Formation between Sicily and Tunisia since World War II" on March 21 at 5:00 pm in Washington 201.
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.
Mathematics Colloquium: Matthew Morena (Christopher Newport University)
The George Tayloe Ross Address on International Peace was established to promote peace by exploring and investigating topics of current interest that affect relations among nations, ranging from international political matters to environmental questions.
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.
Join Sarah Bowen (NC State) and Sinikka Elliott (UBC) to discuss how modern families confront high expectations and deep-seated inequalities as they try to put food on the table – and how we can help!
Large group lecture and discussion session providing an overview of the immigration process and debunk common myths and stereotypes about the undocumented community.
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.
Please join ACS as we welcome United States District Court Judge John A. Gibney for a lunch hour discussion, "An Alarming Trend: Supreme Court Limitations on Enforcement of Constitutional Rights Under 42 U.S.C Sec. 1983."
In this lecture, nationally recognized scholar Sylvester Johnson offers a fascinating portrait of the FBI as a key regulatory agent in American religious life by delving into the FBI’s historical engagement with American Muslims.
Join us in the Reves Room to discuss Dr. Paul Zeitz's new book: Waging Justice -- A Doctor's Journey to Speak Truth and Be Bold.
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.
Ron Schechter, professor of history, will present "The Secret Library of Marie Antoinette: Revealing the Inner Life of a Conflicted Queen" on March 28, 2019.
APIA proudly welcomes Ms. Jinlan Liu who will endow APIA's first ever endowment for faculty research. After, Harvard's Dr. Genevieve Clutario will lecture on what may be the creation of the fashion sweat shop industry during US Empire in the Philippines.
Mathematics Colloquium: Jude Kong (DIMACS/Princeton University)
Mathematics Colloquium: Mikhail Chebotar (Kent State University)
The Women's Stock Pitch and Leadership Summit is an opportunity for undergraduate women to hone professional skills and learn about career opportunities from successful women who come to this event just to help students! OPEN TO ALL MAJORS.
The Department of Religious Studies presents: The Hans Tiefel lecture in Religion & Ethics "Being Muslim: Women of Color in American Islam," a public lecture by Sylvia Chan-Malik.
Join President Rowe and other members of the William & Mary community regarding ongoing initiatives.
Dissertation Title: "Unexplored aspects of the biotic filter to seedling recruitment in aquatic environments"
Professor Asifa Quraishi-Landes is William & Mary's 2019 Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence.
Cissy Patterson Lecture: John Watrous (Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo)
Valerie Taylor is the Director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory.
Diverse Philosophies Club and the Department of Philosophy will hold the annual W&M Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on April 6th-7th!
Dr. Barnwell is the Class of 1939 Maurine Stuart Dulin Artist-in-Residence in the Department of Music, William & Mary.
Professor—and ACS faculty advisor—Eric Kades will speak about the dangerous implications of income inequality over lunch in Room 124. Professor Kades has written extensively on the harms of rising inequality, notably in his recent book, The New Feudalism.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Physical Sciences department.
David Melding is an Assembly Member of the National Assembly in Cardiff, Wales. David is a former manager of the Carers National Association in Wales and a former Deputy Director of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs.
Join us for another Book Launch & Talk: International Perspectives from W&M Faculty. Hear from W&M Professor of Economics Berhanu Abegazon speak on his new book, A Tributary Model of State Formation: Ethiopia, 1600-2015.
A day trip to the Washington Center with two classes -- presentations and roundtables about Brexit, the Irish border, and the Northern Ireland problem.
APIA Banh Mi Lecture Series presents the research of Professor Monika Gosin and Professor Joanna Schug as they interrogate the media portrayal of Asian men and Black women in popular mass media. Banh Mi (Vietnamese Sandwiches) served to first 30 guests.
Mathematics Colloquium: Lily Wang (Iowa Sate University)
Professor Peter Armitage, Department of Physics, Johns Hopkins University, Title of Talk: On Ising's model of ferromagnetism
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Prof. William Chester Jordan lectures on "The First Crusade and Jewish Martyrdom" on Monday, April 15th at 4:30 p.m. in Blow Memorial Hall 201.
Lecture by visiting Puerto Rican artist Bibiana Suarez.
Professor Jennifer Rhee's book talk entitled The Robotic Imaginary: The Human and the Price of Dehumanized Labor (Minnesota University Press, 2018) will be held on 17 April 2019, Wednesday, at 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Washington Hall Room 315.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Physical Sciences department.
Stephanie Tsacoumis on Econ & Law: careers, the field, and public vs private sector
Guest lecture hosted by the Anthropology Graduate Student Collective
A converstation with Sam Pressler, Founder and Executive Director of the Armed Services Arts Partnership. Sam is a 2015 graduate of W&M who has already received national recognition and support for his work in creating this non-profit.
Harvard University's Dr. Genevieve Clutario will lecture on her research findings on the fashion industry in American colonized Philippines.
Mathematics Colloquium: James Powell (Utah State University and National Science Foundation)
Mathematics Colloquium: Junping Shi (William & Mary)
Victor Galitski
(Joint Quantum Institute and Condensed Matter Theory Center, University of Maryland)
Title of talk: Strong Correlations Meet Topology in Kondo Insulators
On Saturday April 20, William & Mary kicks off a project supported by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation to promote ecosystem health and awareness with exhibits and fun. Bring the whole family, wear your walking shoes and make an Earth day of it.
AMES-APIA Capstone Conference: Asian and Middle East Studies Majors as well as Asian and Pacific-Islander American Studies Majors Present Their Senior Papers!
David Eng (English, University of Pennsylvania) is the 2019 AMES Distinguished Keynote Lecturer. He will explore the psychic structures of "colorblindness" through the experiences of a series of gay, Asian male millennials in North America.
Honors thesis defense: Ben Bechtold
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Madeleine Gunter Bassett, doctoral candidate in Anthropology, will present "The Archaeology of Islam in the Horn of Africa"
Refreshments to follow.
Washington Women & the Arts: A Symposium Sponsored by W&M DC Semester Program Students
Honors thesis defense: Gabrielle Tauscheck
Mathematics Colloquium: Geir Agnarsson (George Mason University)
The Visiting Scholar Panel discussion will include presentations by three visiting scholars from China at the School of Education. Please join us as we learn about global perspectives on and opportunities in K-12 education and higher education.
Join us on May 1 (9 AM - 2:30 PM) at Swem Library to share your experiences in teaching and supporting student learning.
American writer Carrie Etter has lived in England since 2001 and taught Creative Writing at Bath Spa University since 2004. Her poems have appeared in The Iowa Review, The New Republic, Seneca Review, and many other journals.
Honors thesis defense: David Allen
Honors thesis defense: Tianrui Zhu
This symposium will showcase the research of VIMS, W&M, and regional postdocs. Will include keynotes and panels on securing funding, work-life balance, and diversity and inclusion. Open to all free of charge. Registration required. See below.
Join APIA in sending off the Class of 2019 at our commencement and awards celebration in the James and York Rooms of Sadler Center. The commencement speaker is Dr. Grace X. Ma, the founder of Temple University's Center for Asian Health.
Thesis Title: "Seasonal Variability of the CO2-system throughout the Chesapeake Bay Mainstem"
VIMS Cultural Diversity Week continues Wednesday with a seminar from Debora Moore on Cultural Identity in the 21 Century.
Thesis Title: "An Exploration into the Identification, Etiology, and Distribution of Idiopathic Blindness in the American Lobster, Homarus americanus"
Dissertation Title: "Animal waste and antibiotic impacts on microbial denitrification in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems"
Dissertation Title: "The effect of vaccination and genetic disease resistance on transmission dynamics of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus and Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout."
Thesis Title: "Satellites, Seagrass, and Blue Crabs: Understanding Inter-Annual Fluctuations and Linkages in the York River"
Dissertation Title: "Fluxes, drivers, and composition of carbon exchanged at the marsh-estuarine interface in Taskinas Creek, VA"
Thesis Title: "Fecundity of triploid eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as a function of tetraploid lineage"
Thesis Title: "Impacts of Margalefidinium polykrikoides and Alexandrium monilatum on oysters cultured in Lower Chesapeake Bay"
Dissertation Title: "Applying the concept of thresholds in Ecotoxicology with focus on the joint effects of habitat fragmentation and contamination"
Join President Rowe and fellow members of the William & Mary community for discussion on the university’s mission, vision and values.
Dr. Laura Waters, a Mineralogical Society of America Distinguished Lecturer from Sonoma State University, will be presenting a seminar on "Why Doesn't Continental Crust Evolve to its Fullest Potential?"
Aaron Marshall (W&M 2014), a Ph.D student at Boise State University, will be presenting a seminar titled "Investigating Unusually Explosive Volcanism-- The Case of Llaima Volcano, Southern Chile."
Yan Solihin's Distinguished Lecture
In collaboration with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, The Charles Center presents the first lecture of its speaker series, 'Monuments, Memory, and Migration'.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Dr. Jonathan Kay, a Visiting Assistant Professor in Geology and the Center for Geospatial Analysis, will be presenting a seminar titled "The 3 Km High Subjovian Megadome on Ganymede: Simulation of Stability via Pratt Isostasy."
Join the American Constitution Society for a discussion of progressive constitutional interpretation with renowned constitutional law scholar and Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky.
Mathematics Colloquium: Chi-Kwong Li (William & Mary, and Institute for Quantum Computing of Waterloo):
Title: Error correlation schemes for fully correlated quantum channels protecting both quantum and classical information
Georg Schwiete, University of Alabama, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Materials for Information Technology (MINT), Title of Talk: Transport phenomena in two-dimensional electron systems
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Prof. Nadia Abu El-Haj (Anthropology, Barnard College and Columbia University, Co-Director of the Center for Palestine Studies) talks explores the field of military psychiatry and public understandings of the trauma of American soldiers.
Please join us at the Center for Student Diversity for an evening of fellowship and learning as transgender community member, Juji Li (Norfolk native, ODU student), shares her story, followed by plenty of time for dialogue and questions.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Physical Sciences department.
Join the SMA for donuts on our first event of the semester! We will be quickly reintroducing ourselves for new members and discussing ad campaigns. We look forward to seeing you again or meeting you for the first time!
David Brandenberger (Professor of History, University of Richmond) reveals for the first time the enormous role that Stalin played in the "Master Narrative" of the USSR between 1938 and 1956.
David Brandenberger (Professor of History, University of Richmond) reveals for the first time the enormous role that Stalin played in the "Master Narrative" of the USSR between 1938 and 1956.
Colloquium Speaker: Pieter Peers from Computer Science at William & Mary
Amlan Biswas, University of Florida, Title of Talk: Magnetoelectrism” in crystals: Controlling magnetic anisotropy with strain and electric fields
The Williamsburg AIA presents Dr. Laurie Rush, Cultural Resources Manager at Fort Drum, for a lecture on "Saving Archaeology in Crisis Areas."
Dr. Karen Fields and Dr. Barbara Fields, authors of Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, to hold an insightful presentation and conversation on moving forward together. This program is apart of the 400th Anniversary Commemoration.
Guest speaker and author Lawrence Ross
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Community Discussion
Thesis Title: "Inorganic carbon chemistry in East Antarctic coastal polynyas"
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Physical Sciences department.
This annual event engages current students with W&M alumni in finance.
Dr. Michelle Stocker, an assistant professor of Geosciences at Virginia Tech, will be presenting a seminar on "Life after Death-- Evolutionary experimentation in the aftermath of the Permo-Triassic mass extinction."
Modules over finite dimensional algebras: Application to a conjecture in commutative algebra.
Colloquium: Analysis of Access Control Enforcement in Android
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Aquatic Health Sciences department.
The Strategic Planning Steering Committee will present drafts of the university’s mission and values statements.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States, is delivering the 2019 McSwain-Walker lecture.
The current Freeman Intern Fellows returning from Asia present about their host organizations, locations, and the application process for the 2020 Freeman Intern Fellowships competition.
Distinguished speaker series
Michael Zimmerman, Professor of Philosophy at UNC/Greensboro, will present a colloquium paper. All welcome.
Sami Mitra - Editor of Physical Review Letters. Title of talk: PRL at 60: You have your physics results, now what?
Choose from a selection of presentations from nationally recognized faculty across a variety of disciplines. Experience life at W&M through the eyes of your student and enjoy a one-hour presentation ranging from the arts to the sciences.
During Parent & Family Orientation, a concept was introduced that distinguished fear-based excellence from authentic excellence. This session will explore this concept at a deeper level and describe a training program intended to develop resilience.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Biological Sciences department.
Dr. Karl Wirth, an associate professor of Geology at Macalester, will be presenting a seminar on "Supporting Student Development and Success with Pre-advising Reflective Writing"
The Composer's League of William & Mary presents its first colloquia of the Fall Semester, "Becoming Composer" by W&M Professor Brian Hulse.
In collaboration with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Charles Center presents the second lecture of its speaker series, 'Monuments, Memory, and Migration'.
Wang Dan, one of the two principal student leaders of the 1989 student protests in Beijing, will speak about his experiences during the Tiananmen Square massacre and the future of democracy in China.
In our Fall 2019 Higher Ed Salon, a panel of admission officers from universities across the region will discuss hot topics in college admissions.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Physical Sciences department.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Biological Sciences department.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Mr. White will be speaking to the Federalist Society regarding the question of whether courts should practice judicial restraint in reviewing the actions of the political branches.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Physical Sciences department.
The Classical Studies department presents the 2019 Lee Lecture: Dr. Dimitris Nakassis of the University of Colorado, Boulder (and MacArthur Fellow 2015), will lecture on "The World before Odysseus: Rethinking the History of Late Bronze Age Greece"
Peyton Winter, Evan Laughlin, and Nick Montalbano (all W&M Geology 2020) will be presenting the "GEOL 310 Trip Report: Regional Field Geology of California."
Speaker: Dr. David T. Nguyen, Senior Research Scientist from Facebook
Join the W&M Anthropology Department this Homecoming Weekend as Dr. Daniel O. Sayers, Chair of the Department of Anthropology at American University, presents "Creating Home: African and Native American Resistance Communities of the Great Dismal Swamp."
The public lecture by Danny Wysong '07 will discuss how his expertise in Russian language and culture opened up for him unexpected career paths in both the public and private sector.
Mark Young, Professor Emeritus at University of Central Florida, will be presenting on self-care in a talk titled, "How to Avoid Becoming a Zombie." In addition, alumni and students will be given the chance to network and mingle.
I-MIC 2019: Featuring Award-Winning poet and physician Irène Mathieu '09, W&M student poets, and the Russian Music Ensemble
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Biological Sciences department.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Aquatic Health Sciences department.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Community Discussion - "Food Deserts" in the Greater Williamsburg Area
Deborah Denenholz Morse, Sara E. Nance Professor of English, will present "Liberating Black Beauty: A narrative on animal rights, gender, race, and nation" on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 7pm in the Commonwealth Auditorium.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Physical Sciences department.
Showcasing the best of undergraduate research at W&M.
Colloquium Speaker: Dr. Jiajia Li, Research Scientist from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Prof. Patrick Meade, Stony Brook University, Title of Talk: Future colliders and the Higgs
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Biological Sciences department.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Aquatic Health Sciences department.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Physical Sciences department.
Yaoquan Zhou (Ohio State) will be presenting on "Submarine groundwater discharge to the global coast."
Matt Mutka , Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, and Program Director of Division of Computer and Network Systems, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation
Dr. Jorge Piekarewicz, Florida State University, Title of Talk: “Nuclear Astrophysics in the New Era of Multimessenger Astronomy”
In this event sponsored by ACS, the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources will discuss Medicaid Expansion in Virginia, other efforts to expand access to care, and other healthcare law topics with us over the lunch break.
Reset DOC and Reset Dialogues in partnership with William & Mary present a roundtable discussion about the uncertain future of liberal democracy.
Jasmeen Patheja's lecture at W&M.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Fisheries Science department.
Community Discussion on Medicaid Expansion in Virginia
The Student Intellectual Property Society hosts a patent-law luncheon with Nikki Sanford in Room 133 this Thursday (11/7).
Dr. Dylan Rogers of the University of Virginia will present a lecture on "Water and Sensory Experience: Reconstructing the Procession of the Eleusinian Mysteries."
APIA-W&M is proud to present a talk by Dr. Kita Douglas that explores the fulcrum of the fine arts, queerness, and the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience.
Professor Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Maryland, will do a workshop on his books Divided Memory and Undeclared Wars with Israel on Friday
Paul Volante (W&M Geology 2020) will be presenting on "Americium-241: The Future of Radioisotope Sediment Dating."
Professor Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Maryland, will give a public lecture on "Germany and Jewish Questions in the Revolution and Unification of 1989-1990--and Since"
Dr. Tom Gallagher, University of Virginia, Title of Talk: Exploring Strong fields with Rydberg Atoms and Microwaves
Ta-Nehisi Coates Lecture
Join us for an afternoon with television actor and film director, Tim Reid, on Sunday, November 10 at 11 a.m.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Biological Sciences department.
Please join the IBRL in discussing President Trump and his Administration's ethics crisis with Noah Bookbinder.
Weekly departmental seminar series presented by faculty and students in the VIMS Aquatic Health Sciences department.
Brown-Bag Lunch Series
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