News from the Charles Center

Art and neuroscience major Caroline Cha ‘26 secured the 2026 Barr Prize in Public Speaking April 3 with a pithy, compelling distillation of her honors thesis exploring how creativity works in the brain.

Through an innovative partnership between Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools and the Early Childhood Music School (ECMS), William & Mary undergraduates gain invaluable teaching experience and mentorship.

Katelyn Workman has always loved the outdoors. But try as she might, the junior art major says she hasn’t quite figured out how to convey the experience on canvas.

Bridging gaps between human and natural histories, William & Mary geology majors are proving that undergraduate research “rocks” — literally.