College of William and Mary News

This year it comes down to small, student-centric, liberal arts colleges vs. large, brainy, research-oriented universities closely associated with science, technology, engineering and math.

Recent College of Engineering and Applied Science faculty hires Eric and Kristin Yvonne Rozier will finally live in the same city after 11 years apart due to differing job locations throughout their 13-year marriage.

In late April, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat, extended a welcoming hand - along with eligibility for in-state college tuition - to a category of young undocumented immigrants living in Virginia.

A huge archaeological dig is going on the historic campus of the College of William and Mary.

I'm halfway into my program. Every day I wake up, look outside my window, and imagine Marry Poppins dancing on the rooftops of the buildings next to me.

The organizer of a yearly conference for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students pursuing MBAs is in a huff because entirely too many straight students are attending the event, which includes a recruitment fair.

At least 10 paragraphs in the two-page essay Terrence P. Carter submitted with his application for the city's superintendent of schools job contain material apparently copied from other sources without attribution, including academic journals, news articles and websites.

One might think it would be difficult to exaggerate James Madison's accomplishments.

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.