(2:58) Aubrey Lay '23 discusses his internship with LGBTQ Ukrainians in America, his trip to WorldPride in Copenhagen and successful efforts to protect the LGBTQ community in the face of Russian disinformation.

(1:37) We welcomed the Class of 2024 and 2025 for Convocation 2021!Music credit - MB018I8VZJVMGB2

(1:37) William & Mary's first cohort of Posse Scholars arrived on campus on August 25th, after months of virtual pre-collegiate training. In the Fall of 2020, W&M and The Posse Foundation announced their new partnership to provide full scholarships to diverse cohorts of students. It was an unprecedented union, as W&M became the first university to select Posse Scholars from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the first school to select from a broader region instead of a single metro area.Sync ID: MB01H8KJGAF10BM

(0:37) Take a 30-second look at William & Mary's move-in for the '21-'22 academic school year!Music License: MB012T0UXBRZM7G

(2:51) Scenes from the 2021 move-in at William & Mary.

(2:38) Roberto Jamora, W&M's Asian Centennial Distinguished Fine Arts Fellow, discusses his art and creating spaces for revealing identities within APIA.

(3:14) Owen Peck '22 composed three pieces for the W&M Choir against the backdrop of pandemic.

(5:03) Excerpts from an informal performance of "Green & Gold" at the site of the new bronze "Sankofa Seed" (featuring artists' comments.)

(3:25) A synthesis of the Employee Convocation ceremony on July 16, 2021.

(2:54) Quan Chau '21 created "The Specter" as he explored what it means to have Asian roots in U.S. society.Learn more: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/chaus-the-specter-vietnamese-american-play-explores-transgenerational-trauma.php

(1:28) On May 26th, a new sculpture called Sankofa Seed was unveiled in the Legacy Tribute Garden. The sculpture features a Sankofa bird, which represents looking at the past in order to move forward. The base of the sculpture includes the names of William & Mary students who have made history at the university.Learn more at https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/we-will-remember-work-begins-on-wms-memorial-to-the-enslaved.phpSyncID: MB012P5GIR2SKSF

(2:51) Tyler Hutchison '23 discusses his love for astrophotography. Learn more: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/award-winning-astrophotographer-and-wm-undergrad-finds-meaning-in-the-outer-reaches-of-space.php

(4:23) In 2020-21, facing unprecedented challenges, William & Mary adapted and came together with creativity and determination. Our annual Year-in-Review reminds us that we have much to celebrate.See President Rowe's message: https://www.wm.edu/about/administration/president/reflections/2021-year-in-review.phpMusicbed SyncID: MB01TRAB92DPJED

(4:33) In the shadow of a building where people enslaved by William & Mary once worked and lived, a memorial to those same people will soon be erected so that their stories and their role in the university’s history over the course of 172 years may be brought to light.On May 26, the university hosted a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on the memorial, to be completed in early 2022. Titled “Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved,” the brick structure will resemble a fireplace and will feature the names of people who are known to have been enslaved by the university.Read more about the event: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/we-will-remember-work-begins-on-wms-memorial-to-the-enslaved.phpMB01113QIUUMOMS

(2:57) In his remarks at the 2021 Commencement ceremonies, Chancellor Robert M. Gates ’65, L.H.D. ’98, encouraged the graduates to use what they learned at W&M to address the challenges ahead.Learn more: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/prepared-for-anything-wms-class-of-2021-celebrates-unique-commencement-weekend-after-a-year-like-no-other.php

(3:30) Vanessa Guzman ’21 and Jonathan Diaz-Ramos ’21 came to W&M with the unique challenges most first-generation students face – a lack of knowledge and guidance about the college experience along with worries about fitting in on campus that can induce feelings of isolation and loneliness. But Vanessa and Jonathan set out to change that. Together, they founded William & Mary’s First-Generation, Low Income (FGLI) support group, a network and resource hub to help students develop strategies to deal with the anxiety of being a first-generation student. Now, the FGLI community boasts more than 100 students who support and inspire each other every day.MB01QCI7NAHHHFX

(2:12) With multiple ceremonies, graduates sitting six feet apart and other health protocols in place due to COVID-19, William & Mary’s 2021 Commencement weekend was like none other in many ways.But at its heart, the weekend remained a celebration of challenges met, friendships created, goals accomplished and aspirations formed.Learn more: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/prepared-for-anything-wms-class-of-2021-celebrates-unique-commencement-weekend-after-a-year-like-no-other.phpMusic License: MB01FIVBQCN6YDN

(4:53) Divya Dureja delivers the student speech during the 2021 Commencement exercises at William & Mary.Learn more: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/prepared-for-anything-wms-class-of-2021-celebrates-unique-commencement-weekend-after-a-year-like-no-other.php

(4:04) Meghan Gallagher delivers student remarks during the 2021 Commencement exercises at William & Mary.Learn more: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/prepared-for-anything-wms-class-of-2021-celebrates-unique-commencement-weekend-after-a-year-like-no-other.php

(3:51) W&M President Katherine Rowe delivers remarks during 2021 Commencement exercises at the university.Learn more: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/prepared-for-anything-wms-class-of-2021-celebrates-unique-commencement-weekend-after-a-year-like-no-other.php