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A discovery on campus:  William & Mary and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation jointly announced in a Feb. 25 press release that the building at 524 Prince George St. contains the original structure of the Bray School, where free and enslaved Black children were educated from 1760 to 1765.  Illustration of front-page news story Photo - of - by staff |  March 8, 2021 Prince George House is perhaps the most inconspicuous building on a picturesque campus, but for a week or s...

Share: Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page 2021 Prompt In January 2021, the United States Capitol was stormed by supporters of President trump and two weeks later served as a backdrop for President Biden’s inauguration. Consider these two events addressing their objectives, rhetoric, and/or visual imagery. How is it possible to make sense of President Trump’s speech to his supporters and the events on the Capitol on January 6th and Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20? How might both events dovetail w...

Highlander Archive / The Highlander ASUCR Parliamentarian Andrew Leon-Bercovich began the eighth ASUCR meeting of the quarter on Feb. 24 by addressing an issue that arose regarding senators’ ability to vote on current ASUCR legislation while also filing for candidacy in the upcoming ASUCR elections.  Chapter 7 of the Elections Code states, “ASUCR Senators, Directors or Executive Cabinet members who have filed to run in ASUCR Elections or are planning to run, must recuse themselves from voting on any bylaw changes, resolutions, or new bylaw additions, or all affairs regarding election...

Colonial Williamsburg, William & Mary identify structure of 18th-century school Crystal Castleberry, an intern on the 2013 dig, displays an 18th-century coin bearing the visage of George III. The field schools turned up numerous features and artifacts that ranged from before the founding of Williamsburg to a Brown Hall door key. WILLIAMSBURG, VA .- A small, white building tucked away on the William & Mary campus once housed the Williamsburg Bray School, an 18th-century institution dedicated to the education of enslaved and free Black children, researchers have determined. Now, the university ...

Photo - of - by Joseph McClain |  February 25, 2021 A small white building that sits tucked away on the William & Mary campus once held an 18th-century school dedicated to the religious education of enslaved and free Black children, researchers have determined. Now, the university and its neighbor, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, are working together to ensure future generations learn about the history of the building and the stories of those who were part of it. William & Mary and Colonial Williamsburg have forged a par...