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The upheaval and restrictions of COVID-19 won’t stop undergraduate research over the summer at �鶹�ƽ��. But prudence and social-distancing measures will make the experiences quite a bit different from previous years.

The seven alumni are among more than 2,100 U.S. citizens who received the Fulbright U.S. Student Program award in 2020. The prestigious award provides students the funding they need to study, research and teach abroad.

Grace Kier ’20 has received a scholarship from the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Jeremy Pope, associate professor of history and faculty affiliate in classical studies, has created a unique opportunity for students to learn the Egyptian language at �鶹�ƽ��.

The 13th annual W&M Global Film Festival will feature films from around the world, including many influenced by �鶹�ƽ�� graduates.

Kristen Popham '20 and Government and American Studies Professor Simon Stow co-authored a chapter for an upcoming book titled "The Cold War and American Life."

Luke Campopiano ’20 received an Honors Fellowship to explore the role non-state actors play in claiming terra nullius - also known as “no man’s land,” or territory that does not belong to any country. He published his findings in an article for The Arctic Institute, a multidisciplinary network of researchers who seek to shape international policy for the Arctic.

A �鶹�ƽ�� alum has earned an international graduate fellowship and will join rising leaders from around the world for a year of study in China. Zhaoning Johnson Liu ’18 was named a Schwarzman Scholar and will pursue a master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He will enroll in the one-year program at Tsinghua’s Schwarzman College beginning in the fall of 2020.

�鶹�ƽ�� students create new knowledge every day. On Oct. 25 more than 140 W&M student researchers – representing over 30 majors – packed Swem Library to put their new knowledge on display. The occasion was the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium, the Charles Center’s annual celebration of mentored student research.

Twenty �鶹�ƽ�� students departed for internships in Asia this summer through the Freeman Intern Fellowship Program. They returned with souvenirs in their suitcase, professional work experience on their resume and a better understanding of the career path in their future. The Freeman Intern Fellowship program places undergraduates in structured summer internship opportunities throughout East Asia. Locations include Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore, Seoul, the Philippines, and many more. Each student receives around $5,000 to defray living and travel expenses.

A sockeye salmon’s life ends right back where it began, culminating in an anadromous drama of sex, decay and sacrifice.

Titled “Honestly Remembering Together,” the Study Away course encouraged students to draw connections between the legacy of extra-legal violence (like terror lynchings) in the United States and modern-day capital punishment.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded �鶹�ƽ�� a $1 million grant to support inclusive research, teaching and community engagement around the legacies of slavery and racism.

�鶹�ƽ�� will begin offering a Japanese Studies major this fall, becoming the only public university in the state to offer a bachelor’s degree in the discipline.