College of William and Mary News

My pre-major advisor - after I made him endure one of my typical type-A personality planning moments - told me to truly enjoy the summer after my freshman year.

Mystery author Mary Miley Theobald will present her latest book, "Silent Murders," at a book signing, discussion and dinner Wednesday, Sept.

Fifty presidents of public and private nonprofit colleges and universities in Virginia have signed a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan expressing "serious reservations" about the Obama administration's "misguided" development of a school rating system that could include data such as how much students earn after graduation.

Even in a town that archaeologists have probed countless times since 1930, few places have been dug over as many times as the landmark compound that makes up the historic colonial campus at the College of William and Mary.

Editor's note: This is part of an everyday series exploring individual line items in state and local budgets.

Tucked out of sight near a well-traveled gravel road are scores of healthy American chestnut trees that could help scientists seeking to restore a species that was nearly wiped out by an invasive fungus.

The West Virginia Democrat's addition to the board was announced by the Virginia historic attraction Friday.

The 880-square-foot space at 447 Prince George St., Shop D, around the corner from the College of William and Mary is the company's 34th store, according to a news release.

Here in southeastern Virginia, our biggest city, Norfolk, is saddled with an unwanted claim to fame.

Archaeologists from Colonial Williamsburg are exploring the remains of an unexpectedly substantial colonial-era building first uncovered under the ground on the south of the Wren Building.

American college students and tour guides who have been visiting Israel for their 10-day birthright trip are witnessing the most recent wave of violence that has taken about 550 Palestinian lives and about 25 Israeli soldiers' lives.

The University of California-Los Angeles was among the law schools that get the most applications, with 5,562 for fall 2013.

The largest grant of more than $324,000 will fund a project at Old Dominion University to help researchers with archiving websites and navigating archived collections.

Irene Ikomu of Uganda, left, Rumbidzai Dube of Zimbabwe, center, and Alora Jiang of China share a laugh and some local fare during a cookout Wednesday, July 16, 2014, for a group of young African leaders visiting the College of William & Mary for two weeks as part of a White House initiative.

VIRGINIA, WHERE the Confederacy established its capital, has a fraught relationship with its history and with the racial wounds left by slavery, the Civil War, the Jim Crow era and the state's policy of "massive resistance" to integration .

MS. HUGHES: Good afternoon, or evening if you're joining us from Africa. I'm Dana Hughes.

Ongoing efforts to see peregrine falcons soaring above Shenandoah National Park in Virginia have been showing some success, with nine falcons recently having been reared in the park by human foster parents.

The city of San Jose is accepting applications for its annual Community Action and Pride Grants Program, with funding amounts ranging from $300 to $1,500 per neighborhood group.

But every Wednesday at 3 p.m. throughout the summer, a chemistry experiment using super-cold liquid nitrogen to cook up batches of lab-made ice cream becomes a bonding experience as well as a flash-frozen treat at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts LLC announced today that they are the new management company for the Fort Magruder Hotel and Conference Center, Williamsburg, VA.