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Name change reflects its mission to grow the communication skills students need at W&M and beyond
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TribeHacks IX, W&M’s annual hackathon, came to a close a few weekends ago on April 21st. W&M undergraduate students spent the weekend in Swem Library, working on computer science and engineering projects to showcase their skills and solve real-world problems!
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On Saturday, May 11th Professor Randy Coleman gave his retirement lecture, "A Walk Down Memory Lane with Professor Coleman: Reflections on a Career of Connections." It culminated his 54th year of teaching at William & Mary and introduced his plans for life in retirement.
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For the more than 270 undergraduates who received 2024 Charles Center summer research grants, May through August is a period of profound discovery, personal mentorship, and meaningful connection.
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"Frenemies: How Social Media Polarizes America", written by Jaime Settle, the Cornelia Brackenridge Talbot Professor of Government and Data Science at William & Mary, was awarded the 2024 Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award. Presented by the American Political Science Association’s (ASPA) and International Communication Association’s (ICA) joint Political Communication Division, the prestigious prize recognizes “the most outstanding book in the field of political communication that was published in the past decade.”