College of William and Mary News

Nearly 50 years after it was attributed to the great Italian artist Caravaggio, a haunting early 1600s portrait of St. Francis found hanging in a Roman church began to attract doubters.

Yankee Candle offers Virginia, William & Mary and Virginia Tech scents. William & Mary's candle smells like balsam and cedar, Virginia Tech's like black cherry and the University of Virginia's is "a heartwarming blend of cinnamon, baking spices and a hint of freshly poured tea."

The 2002 federal legislation commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind defines gifted students as: "Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided ... (more)

Garland Miller Jr. will leave his position as budget manager for Shenandoah County to take a similar job with the Winchester Public School system.

A fifth candidate registered to run for Newport News City Council Wednesday night just before the city's deadline, making him the fifth and final candidate on the May 6 ballot for an open South District seat.

After conducting research of Michelangelo's sketches on archival papers stored in the Buonarroti Archives in Florence, Italy - hometown of the famous Renaissance painter and sculpture - Marinazzo's article detailing his discovery was published in Commentari d'arte, an Italian art journal.

John Knight of Columbia Law School and Maxwell Meadows of Fordham University School of Law are the 2014 recipients of the Antitrust Section Law Student Fellowships, The New York Bar Foundation has announced.

University of Pennsylvania dean Eric Furda recently announced that Penn would be notifying Class of 2018 "likely admitted" students from mid-February through the beginning of March.

Michael Baker International, LLC announced that Scott King has joined the company to support the continued growth and expansion of the Mid-Atlantic region Ecosystem Restoration Group and position the company to be a national leader in this market.

The 2002 federal legislation commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind defines gifted students as: "Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided ... (more)

In the media storm that has followed The Chronicle's profile, activity on the Duke portion of online forum CollegiateACB has spiked.

The University of New Haven has become the first college in Connecticut to join Generation Study Abroad, a national initiative by the Institute of International Education to double the number of American students who study abroad by the end of the decade.

A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect tonight through Monday afternoon. The precipitation will begin Sunday evening as rain and then change over to sleet, freezing rain and snow by Monday morning.

The bill passed unanimously and this statement is the first to be sent to the General Assembly by a Student Assembly group from a Virginia university.

The 2002 federal legislation commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind defines gifted students as: "Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided ... (more)

Barlow, a graduate of the College of William and Mary, was an intern for the Orioles in 1999.

Poet and author Maya Angelou is scheduled to speak during a weeklong celebration of diversity at the College of William & Mary.

Americans are tired of politics as usual. President Obama's ratings are down. Ratings for Congress are down.

A College of William and Mary student was arrested for 18 drug-related charges Sunday, Feb. 23. Charges related to both possessing and selling drugs, primarily LSD.

Adelie penguins cross ice floes near a lead--or opening--in the sea ice at Cape Royds.