Andrew McRoberts Addresses ACTA's Athena Roundtable

Andrew McRoberts, president of the Society for the College, spoke to honored guests and attendees at the annual Athena Roundtable held at Mount Vernon in early November. The Athena Roundtable is put on by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. McRoberts was invited to introduce the Society for the College to the assemblage of national leaders in education. Presidents of colleges, heads of boards of trustees and leaders from every facet of higher education from across the United States were present. McRoberts gave a brief history of William and Mary as the alma mater of the nation and then described the Society for the College. He outlined the Society’s history, its goals and its achievements. He represented active alumni on a panel with James Boyle, President , College Parents of America; Tom Rice, Member George House of Representatives; and Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.

Other attendees from the Society for the College were Nancy Booth (’58) Susan Eley (’57) and Barbara Grant (‘60): all members of the Board of Directors of the Society. Phil Booth, Tom Eley and Denys Grant were also in attendance.

ACTA Launches New Website:

On August 19th, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni launched their new website, WhatWillTheyLearn.com. This is a ranking of one hundred colleges and "A guide to what College Rankings don't tell you." The website has received broad national press coverage in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and many others. We urge you to check it out.

ACTA has announced that because of the great popularity of “What Will They Learn,” it will be expanded to cover 600 colleges by fall of 2010.

William & Mary Receives A "C" Based On A Detailed Review Of Its Latest Online Courses

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has just released a new college guide website that grades institutions of higher learning on education, not reputation: WhatWillTheyLearn.com. The ACTA conducted research on what no other guide or ranking has covered - curriculum content. Their focus was to see if the top 100 colleges and universities, as rated by US News and World Report, required seven key subjects as part of their General Education Requirements. The guide is based on how many of the seven core subjects each school offers...... Read More

Congratulations to The Virginia Informer.

It has been selected "Paper of the Year" For 2009 By the Collegiate Network! ..... Read more

Dr.Paul Davies receives Plumeri Award

Paul Davies is one of twenty faculty members of the College of William And Mary who have been selected to receive the prestigious Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence. The coveted award recognizes excellence in teaching, research and service. As Provost Halloran pointed out in the announcement of the award, to be singled out for outstanding achievement is even more noteworthy when one considers the excellence of the entire William and Mary faculty. The Society for the College is very proud to have Dr. Davies on its Board of Directors...... Read More

“NEW MINOR IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AN EMBARRASSMENT”

The new Community Service Minor has finished its first year. A little over one year ago, the new minor was announced and the Virginia Informer William & Mary’s award winning student newspaper, summed up succinctly the problems with a new minor in “Community Service.” The Informer called the new minor an “embarrassment.” The Society encourages you to use our link to the full article by this award winning student newspaper..... Read More

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Governor Bob McDonnell makes appointmentss to the William and Mary Board of Visitors

Edward L. Flippen of Richmond
Laura L. Flippin of Arlington County
Clifford Schroeder Sr. of Richmond
Charles A. Banks III, of Gloucester

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