As first-generation students, Candice Benjes-Small, Head of Research, and Alexandra Flores, Instruction & Research Librarian, were interested in learning more about the experiences of W&M first-gen students. We read about a study of first-generation students by Duke University Libraries and thought a similar project at W&M could be beneficial. Alex serves on the advisory council of FGLI, the First-Generation Low-Income Student Support group on campus. She brought the idea to the council who enthusiastically endorsed it, and we were off!
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October 3, 2023Posted in: WM Libraries
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May 2, 2023Posted in: WM LibrariesThe Libraries offer a number of study break activities during finals, and we hope you'll join us!
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March 27, 2019Posted in: Special CollectionsA broadside for the performance of a traveling minstrel show, advertising “an evening of singing, dancing, music, and jokes,” caught the attention of a student in the Special Collections Reading Room this past week.
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February 21, 2019Posted in: Student VoicesW&M Libraries is lucky to have many talented student employees. As a library student employee myself -- I am a Mosaic Diversity intern working in Swem Library's External Relations Office -- I decided to get to know miy fellow student assistants.
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February 1, 2019Posted in: Student VoicesW&M Libraries is lucky to have many talented student employees. As a library student employee myself -- I am a Mosaic Diversity intern working in Swem Library's External Relations Office -- I decided to get to know miy fellow student assistants.
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December 6, 2018Posted in: Special CollectionsWilliam & Mary’s Hip-Hop Collections features two unopened CD cases of “Urban Legend” by Richmond MC, JayQuan.
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September 24, 2018Posted in: Student VoicesHey, fellow Swem-goers! My name is Alexis and I have been working at Swem Circulation for over a year now. I started out as an assistant, shelving and sorting from the books needed for final papers. Last year, I was able to help deliver books to professors all over campus. And as it turns out, books can bring more excitement when you get to drive them in a golf-cart, trying not to get stuck behind tour groups (otherwise known as flamingos).
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July 20, 2018Posted in: Student VoicesHello lovely people! My name is CeeCee and I’m a Student Associate in the Circulation department here at Swem.
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May 11, 2018Posted in: Student VoicesI started working at Swem in my very first week of freshman year and fell in love with the place immediately. On my first day, I wandered the library to fill out a scavenger-hunt-esque training exercise that introduced me to the labyrinth of books that serves as the cultural capital of our campus. The building really does it all.
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May 9, 2018Posted in: Student VoicesMy name is Elisabeth Merrifield. Yes, it is spelled with an ‘s’ and not a ‘z’ mainly because my parents did not want me to be called ‘Liz’ (it did not work). I am a senior at the College. I am double majoring in government and history. I transferred in the Fall of 2015 and have loved it here. I play for the Gold Women’s Club Volleyball team and love my team. They are outstanding and ridiculously smart people.
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