William and Mary

Cultural

King William III and Queen Mary II of England, who ruled jointly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had expelled Mary's father, King James II. William and Mary were Protestants, and James was a Roman Catholic; since the time of William and Mary, the ruler of England has always upheld Protestantism in England.

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Peter Atwater, an economist who lectures at the College of William and Mary and studies consumer confidence, said the more his students learn about AI, the less comfortable they are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Del Vecchio, now a visiting scholar at Dartmouth and an assistant professor at the College of William and Mary, conceived of the study in 2019 while conducting fieldwork in Alaska.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

“It’s really an asymmetrical comparison,” says Robert Spitzer, a political scientist at the College of William and Mary School of Law.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 19, 2023

The study, published last week by AidData, a research laboratory at William and Mary University, was written by Alexander Wooley, Sheng Zhang, Rory Fedorochko and Sarina Patterson.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Nearby College of William and Mary extended its classrooms to Langley employees.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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