College of William and Mary News

Raleigh Cooley, who has practiced law in Hillsville for 63 years, was selected the town's Citizen of the Month for June by Mayor Greg Crowder during the June 23 town council meeting.

Award-winning mystery and science fiction author Donna Andrews, whose titles "Murder with Peacocks" and "Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos" are set in her native Yorktown, has been named toastmaster of the 2014 Deadly Ink Mystery Conference.

A rushed, week-long primary campaign in Arlington and McLean ended Sunday with the selection of McLean lawyer Richard "Rip" Sullivan as the Democratic nominee and David Foster, former president of the Virginia Board of Education and Arlington School Board chairman, as the Republican nominee for Virginia's 48th House District.

FRATERNITIES are century-old traditions that began in the United States. Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek-letter student organization, was founded over two centuries ago at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Don't try to pin this little gal down in any way. The way she flits through the hospital reflects her life.

New book by Virginia's J.E. Bandy examines life as a female plebe at the United States Military Academy In 1976, the United States Military Academy at West Point admitted its first female cadets.

Morgan State University in Baltimore has joined dozens of colleges and universities under federal investigation for possible violations of antidiscrimination law in handling reports of sexual violence.

Flush with success at drawing attention to themselves by condemning the name of the Washington Redskins as "racist," the professional umbrage takers are expanding their crusade to the makers of household paint and military helicopters.

UNC law professor's holdings include $1.5M in real estate, and meanwhile he chastises Republicans for their 'unforgivable war on poor people' A controversial, outspoken law professor who frequently bashes Republicans and specializes in poverty issues as a self-proclaimed champion of the poor earns $205,400 per year - for teaching one class per ... (more)

Graduates: The following graduated recently from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.

William Wesley Reichart of Hanover was recently named to the dean's list at the College of William & Mary for the spring 2014 semester.

On Friday, the Obama administration continued its push for colleges and universities to do more to prevent sexual assaults, and to be more responsive to victims once those assaults occur.

This is the third and final part of a lengthy transcript of the audio podcast posted here .

I don't know who Stefanie Powers is - although Wikipedia tells me she starred in the acclaimed 1980s amateur detective drama Hart to Hart - but she is quite right.

Senior Scientist Beth McGee and Senior Naturalist John Page Williams demonstrate one of the ways scientists measure the Dead Zone.

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It was recently announced that former College of William and Mary men's soccer coach Al Albert will be inducted into the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame.

CHICAGO, June 23, 2014 - Gregory W. Terman, MD, PhD, professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle has begun a two-year term as president of the American Pain Society is a multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians and other professionals to increase the ... (more)

Shakespeare set his "Twelfth Night" in Illyria, an ancient land on the Adriatic Sea that suggested romance and fantasy.

Gloucester High School's newly appointed principal Nate Collins said he is looking forward to stepping back into a high school leadership role.