Commencement 2021: Graduates get ready to begin the traditional walk across campus on Sunday morning. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Commencement 2021: Graduates cross the Crim Dell on their way to Zable Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Commencement 2021: A group of friends stops to take a selfie during the walk across campus on Sunday. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Commencement 2021: Graduate students attend one of the university s six Commencement ceremonies in Zable Stadium. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Commencement 2021: W&M President Katherine A. Rowe addresses one group of graduates during Saturday afternoon s ceremony. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Commencement 2021:
A fully virtual Reunion Weekend, featuring longstanding traditions and unexpected twists, and a series of remote Commencement forums complemented in-person events taking place on College Hill from April 30 to May 2.
Federal judge and legal pioneer
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, O. Rogeriee Thompson is the first African American and second woman to serve as a judge on the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. She was confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 98-0.
Previously, Thompson led a pathbreaking legal career as a member of the Rhode Island judiciary, serving as a District Court judge and a Superior Court justice. Before joining the bench, she was a senior partner with Thompson & Thompson, assistant city solicitor for the City of Providence, an associate with McKinnon and Fortunato, and a senior staff attorney for Rhode Island Legal Services.
Photo - of - by staff | April 23, 2021
Following a consultative and thorough process established earlier this year, William & Mary’s Board of Visitors voted Friday to rename two campus buildings and name one campus structure to honor trailblazing alumni who helped open the door for marginalized people at both the university and beyond.
Morton Hall will become John E. Boswell Hall, named for an alumnus, recognized scholar and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. The Arcade at Cary Field, the arched walkway at Zable Stadium that serves as its northern colonnade, will be named the Arthur W. Matsu Arcade after the university’s first known Asian-American student and William & Mary’s first “true gridiron hero.” Taliaferro Hall will become Hulon L. Willis Sr. Hall, named after the first African-American student to enroll at William & Mary.