Faculty Achievements

The new appointments reflect A&S faculty members’ achievements in scholarship, teaching, student mentorship and service to their fields and the university.

This slate of awards, conferred by both Arts & Sciences and the Office of the Provost, reflects A&S faculty members’ exceptional commitment to their students, to the campus community and to the ideals of a liberal arts education.

Five professors have been awarded Reves and Drapers' Faculty Fellowships for international research in 2025.

Schmidt centers his research on workers' theatre and the role of performance in urban tourism, focusing on South Africa and the larger Global South.

Congratulations to Professor Brown on the publication of his first book Menander and the Birth of Domestic Drama (University of Wisconsin Press, 2024)!

In the February 2025 issue of the "American Political Science Review," Professors Israel-Trummel, Allison Anoll '09, and Drew Engelhardt '13 use the Black Lives Matter protests as a case study, to examine how social movements influence political socialization.

Martin Gallivan’s radiocarbon dating project, supported by the Arts & Sciences Faculty Grants Fund, will make a critical intervention in archaeology, advance collaborations with Indigenous communities and extend research opportunities to graduate and undergraduate students.

Erin Webster, now an English professor and director of the English Honors program at William & Mary, initially didn't plan on a teaching career, but now finds great joy in teaching at William & Mary, primarily due to the quality and engagement of her students.

With support from the Office of the Provost, Ashleigh Everhardt Queen, teaching professor of kinesiology, and Gexin Yu, chair and professor of mathematics, will implement a two-phase proposal to train faculty and staff as campus mental health and wellness resources.

With sponsorship from the Arts & Sciences Dean’s office, a faculty team led by Lori Jacobson, director of the Writing and Communication Center, is participating in the American Association of Colleges & Universities’ Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum.

William & Mary faculty earn national leadership roles, awards in archaeology, anthropology and classical studies

In September 2023, the newly renovated and expanded Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall opened with a performance of “Nine,” choreographed by Year of the Arts Professor of Dance, Leah Glenn. The performance explored the story of the “Little Rock Nine,” the students who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957. “Nine” was one of the many arts initiatives at William & Mary made possible by the Sumner G. Rand Jr. Foundation, which has provided generous funding for performances, equipment, professional development and broader campus engagement since the Foundation’s establishment in 2003.

The following story is the third in a series of profiles on the recipients of the Arts & Sciences Faculty Grants Fund. The Faculty Grants Fund provides support for A&S faculty research, conference travel, and student hourly wages that are related to a specific research project. You can support efforts like the Faculty Grants Fund by giving to the Arts & Sciences Annual Fund.