Scholarship and Research

Susan Wise Bauer's "The Art of the Public Grovel" details the rise in the demand for public confession in America.

The Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary no longer is constrained by traditional conceptions.

PLAID researchers spend the summer--along with the rest of the year--updating development data.

John Marshall Professor of Government Ron Rapoport talks about the 2008 Presidential Race in days leading up to election.

Paul Davies, associate professor of philosophy, suggests that advances in neuroscience and psychology call into question the existence of free will.

The current financial crisis gripping the United States and other nations will be severe but not reach proportions of the Great Depression, according to faculty experts at the College.

William and Mary Theatre worked to bring the musical comedy "Damn Yankees" to life.

Ravi Gupta, professor of religious studies at the College, thought it was a prank when he was first asked to meet the Pope.

Mercury pollution is the subject of one of the first sustained Global Inquiry Groups at the College of William and Mary.

When associate professor of history Scott Nelson met rock star Bruce Springsteen backstage prior to a concert, their conversation reflected a chat between history buffs.

Audio feature: Barbara King talks about the scholarship behind her book 'Evolving God.'

Mitchell Reiss, vice provost for international affairs at the College of William and Mary, talks about the challenges of international negotiations.

Students in professor Larry Evans government class created their own campaign commercials.

Three professors at the College of William and Mary (William Fisher, Harvey Langholtz and J. Timmons Roberts) discuss the intersection of scholarship and public policy.

Alan Wallach, the College's Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art and Art History and American Studies, discusses research at William and Mary.

Simon Joyce, associate professor of English at the College of William and Mary, talks about appropriating the Victorians.

Producing a stage farce involves students in learning roles and genres.

Scott Nelson and Carol Sheriff had a goal when they began co-writing A People at War: Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War, 1854-1877. They wanted to make the war 'messier.'