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W&M remembers faculty icon Jim Livingston
Jim Ducibella | August 2, 2011

Famed scholar, founder of religious studies, and first dean of undergraduate studies at the College, died Sunday at age 81.

 
junoonsquare
Global peace workshop inspires W&M students
Greg Benson '11 | March 29, 2011

UN Goodwill Ambassador and Junoon lead singer, Salman Ahmad, educates students about the world of international service and global wellness projects.

 
'Comic Relief': Morreall argues for the seriousness of humor
David Williard | September 21, 2009

John Morreall's new book 'Comic Relief' fights back against those who have stigmatized humor.

 
Marc Raphael
Talking Judaism and Baseball With Raphael
W&M Staff | May 5, 2009

When the weight of teaching about the Holocaust begins to wear him down, Marc Raphael, it is said, retires to Major League Baseball box scores.

 
John Morreall
John Morreall, Professor of Religion
W&M Staff | May 5, 2009

"Humor promotes creative thinking, mental flexibility, the ability to cope with change...it helps us get along with each other."

 
Habits of Compassion
Irish Catholic Nuns and the Origins of the Welfare System, 1830-1920
W&M Staff | May 5, 2009

Maureen Fitzgerald has had published her study of the Irish Catholic Sisters and their contributions to charitable care in New York City.

 
David Holmes
Founding Fathers Were Primarily Deists, Holmes Says
Suzanne Seurattan | May 5, 2009

Holmes speaks about his latest work, Faith of the Founding Fathers, at the Williamsburg Regional Library.

 
John Bell
John Bell '07: "You're Doing Yourself a Disservice If You Don't Investigate"
Dan Piepenbring '08 | May 5, 2009

Ask John Bell about his accomplishments at William & Mary, and you'll receive a humble shrug.

 
Chrystie Swiney
"Intro to Islam" the Start of Enduring Fascination for Chrystie Swiney '02
W&M Staff | May 5, 2009

In June 2007 Chrystie Flournoy Swiney, '02, obtained her master's degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from Oxford University.

 
Jeree Harris
Jeree Harris '08: "Everything I've learned connects in some way"
Jessica Taubman, '10 | May 5, 2009

Jeree Harris is the epitome of what every student aspires to be: intelligent, relaxed, upbeat, dedicated, and modest.

 
Kati Willson
For Kati Willson ’08, a Religiocultural Approach to HIV/AIDS in the Muslim Community of South Africa
Annie Cox, '09 | May 5, 2009

Internship abroad became the basis for an Honors Thesis.

 
James Comey
James Comey, '82, Featured
W&M Staff | May 5, 2009

W&M Alum and former Deputy Attorney General featured in the Washington Post.

 
Chrystie Swiney
Update on Chrystie Flournoy Swiney
W&M Staff | May 5, 2009

2002 graduate working for the State Department at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

 
Update on Madeeha Hameed
W&M Staff | May 5, 2009

Senior presents Islamic research through both radio and television.

 
Barbara Harrison Bess
Update on Barbara Harrison Bess
W&M Staff | May 5, 2009

Barbara was in the first group of majors in the department in 1975.