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Beginning this fall, students can pursue a new major in contemplative studies, an interdisciplinary program that combines religious studies, psychology, neuroscience and experiential learning.

A W&M group from the classical studies department joins an international team researching an unseen area of the ancient world.

A National Endowment for the Humanities grant will help anthropology professor Kimberley Connor preserve, digitize and share archaeological collections from Yorktown, making centuries of Virginia history more accessible for research, teaching and the public.

Celebrating 20 years of support from the Order of the First Families of Virginia.

Learn more about the 16 new full-time, continuing faculty members joining the College of Arts & Sciences in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Summer program impacts students long after the three-week course.

W&M's new AI & Ethics minor prepares students to examine artificial intelligence through both technical and ethical lenses.

HISP alum, translator, and doctoral candidate Arianna Afsari (HISP & Russian and Post-Soviet Studies '19), and HISP Prof. Silvia Tandeciarz publish a highly praised translation of Juan Gelman's Notas (1979)

Through the French House's Chef in Residence series, students practice French, share authentic cuisine and build community beyond the classroom, all while getting a taste of French culture.

After more than three decades in W&M's history department, newly retired professor Melvin Ely reflects on the role of history in understanding the modern world, the research behind his latest book, and how his students shaped his work along the way.