Celebrate 100 Years of Homecoming
Posted September 14, 2026
The fall season has arrived, and that means William & Mary’s Homecoming weekend is just around the corner.
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William & Mary Libraries receives NEH grant to preserve American Revolution-era materials
Posted September 2, 2026
A statewide consortium led by the Library of Virginia has received a $749,939 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to conserve and digitize collections documenting the history…
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Paying It Forward with Daniel Sunshine
Posted August 5, 2026
How do you connect the past to the people of the future? Well, it starts in the present, by collecting the stories of living community members. This is exactly what Daniel Sunshine strives to do as…
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Government professor Marcus Holmes named W&M Libraries Faculty Scholar
Posted June 10, 2026
His project will use W&M’s archives and the history of Williamsburg to help students understand diplomacy as a human practice rooted in particular places, encounters and institutions.
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Laura Gariepy named dean of William & Mary Libraries
Posted June 4, 2026
Laura Gariepy, a longtime library leader dedicated to supporting student and faculty success, has been selected as the next dean of university libraries at William & Mary.
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William & Mary Libraries announces Sadeqa Johnson as Writer-in-Residence
Posted April 30, 2026
William & Mary Libraries has selected Sadeqa Johnson, local Virginia author, as its 2026-2027 Writer-in-Residence.
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W&M Libraries Announces the 2026 Undergraduate Research Award Winners
Posted April 2, 2026
William & Mary Libraries awards four undergraduate students for creative and original library research.
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Escape real life for 24 hours and enter the world of filmmaking
Posted March 25, 2026
The 24 Speed Filmmaking Competition, organized by the Reeder Media Center of W&M Libraries, has become a cult classic program among filmmaking-curious students and alumni.
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W&M’s writing center nurtures community of support on campus
Posted March 18, 2026
What might appear to students as a quiet corner of Swem Library is actually a hub for community-building and part of a collective, vibrant international community of writing centers.
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Students digitize Black women’s history, one diary at a time
Posted March 9, 2026
The Black Women’s Diaries Project is a multi‑year effort to transcribe, annotate and digitally encode the diaries of 19th‑ and early 20th‑century African American women.
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New possibilities for interactive learning with W&M Press publishing
Posted March 4, 2026
William & Mary Press releases a “showcase book” to demonstrate for faculty how the Press produces books that are more accessible, interactive, and well-suited for their courses.
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Scholarship is not solitary at the Undergraduate Honors Thesis Retreat
Posted February 23, 2026
The Undergraduate Honors Thesis Retreat provides graduating students working on an honors thesis with dinner, resources, uninterrupted work time, and room to connect with each other. While the work…
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Educating generations to come: digitizing the legacy of The Historic Triangle Block
Posted February 9, 2026
The Quo Vadis Wright Family papers, the archival collection chronicling the Historic Triangle Block, is now available digitally.
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A monument to love: Swem Library debuts newly renovated library theatre named in memory of W&M alumna
Posted December 2, 2025
William & Mary alumnus Earle MacKenzie '74 has made a generous gift to renovate the Swem Library theatre in memory of his late wife, Glenna Bowman MacKenzie, who was also an alumna.
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Interpreting the lives of Jamestown women through 3D printing
Posted November 19, 2025
W&M Libraries and Jamestown Rediscovery partnered to 3D scan and print artifacts to create an interactive learning experience about the lives of 17th century women in Jamestown.
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Spooky artifacts haunt Swem Library’s Special Collections for Halloween
Posted October 28, 2025
Fans of haunts and scares can experience the thrills of Halloween at William & Mary’s Swem Library during an unforgettable night with unique artifacts.
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Carrie Cooper named library dean at Florida State University
Posted October 9, 2025
Dr. Carrie Cooper has been named Dean of University Libraries at Florida State University.
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The forgotten daughter: Eliza Monroe Hay's story revealed in her last letters
Posted September 29, 2025
Eliza Monroe Hay, the eldest daughter of President James Monroe, has been historically misunderstood, but recent research based on her final letters reveals a more nuanced story of her life and…
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William & Mary Libraries announces selection of inaugural Writer-in-Residence
Posted June 25, 2025
William & Mary Libraries has selected Lamar Giles, local Virginia author, as its inaugural Writer-in-Residence.
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W&M Press produces publications for an accessible learning experience
Posted April 28, 2025
William & Mary Press has published its third open access publication, which explores the Mvskoke language spoken in east-central Oklahoma by members of the Muscogee Nation.