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A $1 million gift from Goldman Sachs Gives, the firm’s donor-advised fund, will provide scholarship assistance for students, support faculty research, and fund a term professorship at the College.
Sarah Stafford, professor of economics, public policy and law, will take the reins as director of the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy this summer.
Hamline University is pleased to announce that it has named Dr. Eric R. Jensen as its provost. In this role, Jensen will serve as chief academic officer of the university, providing leadership through the establishment of academic priorities, the support of existing and the development of new innovative academic programs, and the supervision of our academic deans. He will be responsible for the undergraduate and graduate student experience. Jensen will begin his new duties as provost on July 1, 2012.
With support from the Creative Adaptation Fund, four Economics professors set their sights on improving two Economics icons, the Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics classes.
Two Arts & Sciences faculty members were recently recognized for their service to their colleagues and the College.
Economics Professor John Parman has launched an ambitious project to trace socioeconomic and racial disparities in health outcomes over time. He hopes this new data source will ultimately help guide policy decisions.
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Awarded to international students who have distinguished themselves in academics and service to the William & Mary community
After two successful hiring seasons, William & Mary Law School welcomed four new full-time professors to its ranks in 2010 and 2011. Sarah L. Stafford joined the law school as the Paul R. Verkuil Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Economics and Law, a joint appointment between the Law School and the Department of Economics.
William & Mary's Schroeder Center for Health Policy receives grant to study medicare payment systems.
Twenty exceptional William & Mary faculty members have received prestigious Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence this year.
Every year, the Economics Department gives out the Robert A. Barry award for the Outstanding Graduating Senior.
“Our students come here looking for opportunities to discover new things and to work closely with faculty and share ideas. The SHIP project helps give them that,” says Professor Mellor.
As a much-appreciated economics professor, successful advocate of curriculum reform, notable author, and community leader, there’s no question that Haulman has created an indelible legacy at the College.
Assistant Professor of Economics Olivier Coibion reports why interest rates will change in a much more gradual manner than one might expect.
Faculty Assembly president and economics professor Hausman believes devising a new financial model is William & Mary's greatest challenge.
College is more affordable, not less affordable, today than in the past, two economics professors argue in their new book.
Recent William and Mary graduate Ragini Acharya was named the 2010 Colonial Athletic Association Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The College of William & Mary announced a $1 million grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for AidData.
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce the 2010-11 recipients of the Terry Glenn Memorial Scholarships and the Ross L. and Marian Y. Goble Scholarships
a time when many students try to reserve their energy for the grueling finals period ahead. But this day, the classroom was buzzingwith voices as Economics students, faculty, and staff exchanged thoughts and ideas about research.
A study conducted by the Schroeder Center for Health Policy shows a direct correlation between childhood obesity and the proximity of a child's home to fast food restaurants.
Professor Jennifer Mellor has won a 2010 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence.
Every year, the Economics Department gives out the Robert A. Barry award for the Outstanding Graduating Senior.
Alan Meese '86, Ball Professor of Law, and Sarah Stafford, the Paul Verkuil Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, co-taught two courses during the fall 2009 semester.
Bob Archibald remembers the phone call as though it happened yesterday, not almost 34 years ago.
Professor David Finifter has decided to take phased retirement, effective at the end of this academic year.
The Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy announces a new option whereby W&M undergraduates will be able to earn both a Bachelor's degree and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree in a total of five years of coursework.
The Economics Department is happy to welcome Daifeng He (Washington University) and Peter McHenry (Yale University).
Christina Romer ('81), who received her undergraduate degree in economics from the College of William and Mary, was named Nov. 24, 2008 as President-elect Obama's new director of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Four William and Mary faculty members will address issues surrounding the current U.S. financial crisis in a forum on Oct. 15.
PLAID, an interdisciplinary program at the College of William and Mary, will receive nearly $2 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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