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The campus of Richard Bland College of William & Mary comprises 16 buildings on around 800 acres. East Campus is within Prince George County, while the West Campus is in Dinwiddie County. A science and humanities building was opened in 2015.
It's only a 1-2.5hr drive from major cities like Virginia Beach, Richmond, and DC. IME as an undergrad, the professors are passionate about their fields and honestly invested in helping you - I've talked to a few WM law students who gave me the impression the law school is similar.
The College of William & Mary in Virginia (abbreviated as W&M), is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world.
- Pre-Charter
- Founding
- Colonial History
- Separation from England
- Antebellum Era 1776–1861
- Slavery and William & Mary
- Civil War, Reconstruction, Becoming A State Institution
- 20th Century: Coeducational and Teacher Training Programs
- Mid 1930s Through WW II
- Post WW-II Through Modern Times
The first permanent settlement in the British Colony of Virginia was established at Jamestown in 1607 as a business venture funded by the Virginia Company of London and to replenish the British Crown Treasury. The role of the Protestant Church of England and its relationship to the monarchy government had been established in the 1530s by King Henry...
In 1691, with instruction from the House of Burgesses, Reverend Dr. James Blair, arrived in England to secure the charter to re-establish a school of higher education. Some scholars believe Blair utilized some of the original plans from the elaborate but ill-fated earlier attempt at Henricus. Reverend Blair, as the representative for the Bishop of ...
In November 1693, the College was given a seat in the House of Burgesses and the General Assembly passed the act to establish the College site "as near the church now standing in Middle Plantation old fields as convenience will permit", and on the same day voted on funding for the College to be supported by tobacco taxes and an export duty on furs ...
During the period of the American Revolution, Freedom of Religion and the Separation of Church and State were each established in Virginia beginning in 1776. The English government and the Church of England each lost prominence and control. While they desired independent government, leaders and citizens of the new state and country did not reject t...
The colonies declared their independence in 1776 and the College of William & Mary severed formal ties to England. However, the College's connection to British history remains as a distinct point of pride; it maintains a relationship with the British monarchy and includes former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher among those who have served as Chance...
"From its founding in 1693 to the outbreak of the Civil War, the college owned, hired out, and rented slaves.... Professors such as Thomas Roderick Dew [William & Mary President 1836–1846] and Henry A. Washington argued that slavery was a benevolent institution serving a greater moral good.... Professors' and students' paternalistic defenses of sla...
At the outset of the American Civil War (1861–1865), enlistments in the Confederate Army depleted the student body and on May 10, 1861, the faculty voted to close the College for the duration of the conflict. The College Building was used as a Confederate barracks and later as a hospital, first by Confederate, and later Union forces. The Battle of ...
Lyon Gardiner Tyler(1853–1935) became the 17th president of the College following President Ewell's retirement. Tyler began expanding the College into a modern institution. He assembled a faculty known affectionately as the "Seven Wise Men," himself holding the chair of history. In March 1906 the General Assembly passed an act taking over the groun...
William and Mary's budding "Air School" begun under Dr. Chandler. The College had two different facilities during its short venture into aviation. Both were located originally along what is now VA-Route 603 (Mooretown Road). The newer facility changed to private operation and was the namesake for modern-day Airport Road in York County.The program w...
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburghvisited the College on October 16, 1957, where the Queen spoke to the College community from the balcony of the Wren Building. The Queen again visited the College on May 4, 2007, as part of her state visit for the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the settlement at Jamestown. In 1974, J...
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — After a brick crashed through a window of the historic President’s House on the William & Mary campus carrying an anti-Semitic message, the leader of the Hillel...
Jul 14, 2021 · The College of William and Mary was a beautiful place to visit. The campus is very historic and most of the buildings are made of brick. The trees provide shady areas along the brick...
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