William & Mary experienced the largest growth in its endowment in fiscal year 2021 (FY21), increasing $332 million to a total value of nearly $1.3 billion. This represents the biggest jump ever in the university’s consolidated endowment.
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A new two-year grant from the Hewlett Foundation will help AidData bolster engagement with policy makers and influencers in Africa
The inaugural Raymond A. Mason School of Business Data Feast competition challenged teams of business analytics graduate students to test their technical and business acumen skills using real data.
The new Office of Student Veteran Engagement is up and running as a one-stop shop for the more than 200 veterans and active service members who attend William & Mary.
The Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Family Foundation recently established a $100,000 faculty research endowment for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies (APIA) program at William & Mary.
William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business will provide automation software to 400 incoming students this fall, thanks to a generous commitment of more than $4 million in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology from UiPath. This partnership gives the Mason School the distinction of being the first business school in the country to give a UiPath "robot" to every student.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded William & Mary a $1 million grant to support inclusive research, teaching and community engagement around the legacies of slavery and racism.
Ariel BenYishay, AidData’s (aiddata.org) chief economist and associate professor of economics, shares his thoughts on the Cloudera Foundation’s award. AidData is a research lab located within William & Mary’s Global Research Institute. BenYishay reflects on how this new partnership will help advance the work AidData has been pioneering for over a decade.
AidData, a research lab at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute, will receive over $1 million from the Cloudera Foundation in a new partnership to scale up a flagship initiative at AidData, GeoQuery. AidData will be one of the Cloudera Foundation’s first two grantees.
The Cloudera Foundation was created in 2017 because its founders believe that the responsible use of data is a powerful tool to make progress on the world’s most challenging problems. They set up the Cloudera Foundation to make it easier for organizations globally to use data to address social and environmental problems.
William & Mary Law School’s Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic has received a $50,000 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation to help expand the reach and impact of its Military Mondays program.
We are thrilled to announce that William & Mary has received a $350,000 Challenge Grant from the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation in support of the Reveley Garden project. In order for the university to receive the full grant amount, we must raise $700,000 by December 2018.
The William & Mary Healthy Beginnings Program received a $10,000 grant from the March of Dimes as part of an effort to help incarcerated women receive vital prenatal care. Since the start of the program in 2012, more than 380 pregnant women in Virginia correctional facilities have been helped.
We are thrilled to announce that William & Mary has received a $350,000 Challenge Grant from the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation in support of the Reveley Garden project. In order for the university to receive the full grant amount, we must raise $700,000 by December 2018.
The William & Mary Healthy Beginnings Program received a $10,000 grant from the March of Dimes as part of an effort to help incarcerated women receive vital prenatal care. Since the start of the program in 2012, more than 380 pregnant women in Virginia correctional facilities have been helped.
Mellon Foundation grant supports inclusiveness in undergraduate research; Hewlett Foundation gives $1.5 million to support AidData
William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business is already seeing great impact since announcing the Ernst & Young (EY) LLP's $1 million commitment last fall.
The grant from the Hewlett Foundation provides funding over three years and will support the implementation of AidData's strategic plan called Vision 2020.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded William & Mary an $800,000 grant to strengthen its undergraduate research program.
Four W&M grads lead the charge in digital banking.
William & Mary is the recipient of a nearly $50,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to support the Healthy Beginnings project. The university will be collaborating with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), which also received funding on the project.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded William & Mary a $2.6-million grant