News and College Life

Students first day of the spring semester was a cold one.

After a winter storm hit campus, students organized a snowball fight on Library Lawn. A student throws a snowball on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. 

Gospel singer Vanessa Bell Armstrong performs during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tribute. 

Students study together in the new ISC4 building at William & Mary 

An Art and Design student examines the texture and color of an amber glass piece against the light in a sunlit studio.

Students spend time with Case the therapy dog.

Ariel Eve Barcas Mayer ’26 performs in an invited dress rehearsal of Stefanie Batten Bland’s “Make Granny Great Again (MGGA), a Coup d’Espace Experience” Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology.  The immersive performance is the culmination of Batten Bland’s multi-semester residency at the College. 

As the country and the Commonwealth prepare for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, William & Mary is ensuring that the Wren Building is preserved for future generations. The Wren Building constructed between 1695 and 1700 is the oldest academic building in the nation that is still in use today. Earlier this year, the Virginia General Assembly approved more than $12 million to replace the Wren Building’s nearly 100-year-old roof, restoration of the cupola, extensive water infiltration issues and additional repairs. 

Photo taken on construction site where new residence halls are going up. 

Don Forti, University School of Milwaukee's longest tenured employee, instructs high school athletes in the weight room on proper lifting form and technique.