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G.I. GINNY Virginia Claudon Allen ’40 reflects on her experience in World War II's "Forgotten Theatre." TANG’S WORLD And a city full of bulls, bears and cubs LEADING LADY: W&M’S 28TH PRESIDENT Liberal arts innovator to lead Alma Mater of the Nation

Return to the Barre The height of a ballerina’s career is, arguably, bourée-ing en pointe to the demands of Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” As a young ballet dancer, I couldn’t have cared less about wearing a priceless tutu adorned with tiny, sparkling gems. Instead, I aspired to a different role in the Nutcracker: I longed to dance the Trepak, leaping around the stage in ballet-bastardized Cossack vernacular. I never danced either. The year I would’ve begun pointework, I quit to devote my free time to equestrian pursuits and the weekly piano lessons my parents forced upon me, thereby dividing my life into ballet and post-ballet periods. It’s easily the greatest regret of my unremarkable 22 years.

Ready, set, teach: Reducing teacher turnover in Richmond In the city of Richmond, Virginia, the turnover rate for teachers in K-12 public schools hovers close to 20 percent. By comparison, the average national turnover rate for teachers at public primary and secondary schools, according to the Richmond Times Dispatch, sits between 11 and 13 percent. These daunting statistics aren’t discouraging Jim Ukrop ’60, L.H.D. ’99 and Barbara Ukrop ’61 from believing a change is possible.

For the Bold campaign heads to the heartland The Central region campaign co-chairs share their vision and the impact alumni participation has on ensuring William & Mary's future. The seven co-chairs are driven by their love for alma mater.

The advice Jefferson never received I walked in to the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze on a June day in 2015 with one goal in mind, and emerged with something completely unexpected transcribed on my laptop: a lost letter written to Thomas Jefferson by Filippo Mazzei, Italian patriot of the American Revolution.

Queen of the milkweed William & Mary’s herbarium sits tucked away in the hallways traversing the Integrated Science Center. The room — so quiet the sound of stillness resonates against the rows of tall filing cabinets — houses over 81,500 pressed plants, some more than a century old.

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BANKAMERICARD CASH REWARDS^™

Earn cash back on your purchases and show your support for the William & Mary Alumni Association with the BankAmericard Cash Rewards^™ credit card for the William & Mary Alumni Association.

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W&M ALUMNI BRICK

Your days at William & Mary made a lasting impression on your life. Now it's time to make a lasting impression on your alma mater by placing a personalized brick in the Elizabeth J. and Thomas C. Clarke ’22 Plaza of the Alumni House.

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W&M ALUMNI HOUSE

The William & Mary Alumni House expansion and renovation project will make the Alumni House — which sits along Richmond Road next to Zable Stadium — one of the largest social gathering spaces on campus and in Williamsburg, at nearly 55,000 square feet. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2018 and end in fall 2019.

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GIVING BACK & PAYING IT FORWARD

The William & Mary Alumni Association has a goal of creating a world-class alumni engagement program. Alumni engagement is about keeping William & Mary people connected — with each other and the university. A world-class university deserves and needs a world-class alumni engagement program.

Help us do more than we have ever done.