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HandsOur department prides itself in offering students the opportunity to study  and work with professors who are master teachers and who are also scholars involved in fascinating research.

To study with our faculty, whether in the classroom, on site faculty/student research, or an independent research, means that you will be exposed to a wide variety of topics that range from globalization to environmental illness, from deviance to technology, from gender and racial inequality to aging. 

Amy A. Quark

Amy Quark"I'm trying to give [students] the tools to understand how they can be effective in making change in the world around them."--Amy A. Quark

Deborah Parker '77 Virginia Native Lauches Message of Inspiration for the Roadways of Life

Deborah ParkerIn the telling of “Navigating Life’s Roadways” Deborah L. Parker, a native of Waverly Virginia, invites you to share her storied travelogue filled with “Insight from My Odyssey and Inspiration for Your Journey”.

Untying the knot: Jenkins on 'Sacred Divorce'

For the faithful of every creed, the beginning of marriage is a religious and spiritual event. But what about when the marriage ends?

W&M alumna elected to Virginia Supreme Court

Last Friday, the General Assembly elected Virginia Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth A. McClanahan ’81 to the Supreme Court of Virginia.