The buildings under consideration are Taliaferro Hall, named for Confederate Army Brig. Gen. William Booth Taliaferro, who also served as rector of the college and president of the Board of Visitors; and Morton Hall, named for Richard Lee Morton, longtime chairman of W&M’s history department, whose writings have been questioned as being racist.
Studying in D.C.: Drew Stelljes Ph.D. ’07 talks with his winter seminar Urban Education class on the William & Mary Washington Center balcony in January 2019. Since the pandemic, classes have been conducted virtually. During his 11 years teaching at the Center, Stelljes says he s been able to introduce students to figures such as the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Timothy Shriver, chairman of the board for Special Olympics. Courtesy photo
Photo - of - by Tina Eshleman, University Advancement | February 17, 2021
As a peer ambassador for William & Mary’s Washington Center, RJ Hewitt ’21 tells other students that living and studying in the nation’s capital can help them refine their interests and find their footing on a path toward a career.
By Editor | February 16, 2021
By Mark Evans
mevans@stegenherald.com
Any St. Mary residents who have not been paying city taxes may want to stock up on bottled water and flashlight batteries.
The St. Mary Board of Aldermen passed a bill on first reading during its Feb. 11 meeting that calls for the city to terminate utility services for any residents in arrears on their city tax bills.
The ordinance will get a second reading at the March 11 meeting, after which the aldermen will vote on it.
“The bill’s going to lay over for 30 days,” Mayor Carlton Wyatt said. “It’s going to be a controversial bill, probably. People have the right to read it and decipher it and we have a right to explain it.”
The William & Mary Board of Visitors will provide an overview of the university’s budget at the hearing, and potential actions on undergraduate tuition and fees for the 2021-2022 academic year.