Editing College of William & Mary (section)

==Campus==
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[[File:ChristopherWrenBuilding.jpg|thumb|The [[Wren Building|Sir Christopher Wren Building]] is the oldest college building in the United States.]]
The college is on a {{convert|1200|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]]. In 2011, [[Travel+Leisure]] named William & Mary one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-most-beautiful-college-campuses/24|title="America's most beautiful college campuses", ''Travel+Leisure'' (September 2011)|work=Travel + Leisure|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202171454/http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-most-beautiful-college-campuses/24|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Wren Building|Sir Christopher Wren Building]] is the oldest college building in the United States and a National Historic Landmark.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=707&ResourceType=Building |title=Wren Building, College of William and Mary |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=December 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213002246/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=707&ResourceType=Building |archive-date=February 13, 2009 }}</ref> The building, colloquially referred to as the "Wren Building", was named upon its renovation in 1931 to honor the English architect [[Sir Christopher Wren]]. The basis for the 1930s name is a 1724 history in which mathematics professor [[Hugh Jones (professor)|Hugh Jones]] stated the 1699 design was "first modelled by Sir Christopher Wren" and then was adapted "by the Gentlemen there" in Virginia; little is known about how it looked since it burned within a few years of its completion. Today's Wren Building is based on the design of its 1716 replacement. The college's alum association has suggested Wren's connection to the 1931 building is a viable subject of investigation.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Did Wren Design the Building and William and Mary Bearing His Name? |first=Chiles T.A. |last=Larson |journal=William & Mary |page=59 |date=Fall 2005 |volume=71 |issue=1 |publisher=W&M Alumni Association |url=http://wmalumnimagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vol_71_no_1_WMAlumMag_fall20052.pdf |access-date=April 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413224316/http://wmalumnimagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vol_71_no_1_WMAlumMag_fall20052.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

Two other buildings around the Wren Building compose an area known as "Ancient" or "Historic Campus":<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flathatnews.com/2016/04/18/alumni-group-presents-three-faculty-awards/|title=Alumni group presents three faculty awards|first=Sarah|last=Smith|date=April 18, 2016|access-date=December 21, 2022|work=[[The Flat Hat]]|location=Williamsburg, VA}}</ref> the [[Brafferton (building)|Brafferton]] (built within 1723 and originally housing the Indian School, now the President and Provost's offices) and the President's House (built within 1732). In addition to the Ancient Campus, which dates to the 18th century, the college also consists of "Old Campus" and "New Campus".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://flathatnews.com/2013/10/17/braffertons-running-boy/|title=Brafferton's running boy|first=Brianna|last=Coviello|date=October 17, 2013|access-date=December 21, 2022|work=The Flat Hat|location=Williamsburg, VA}}</ref> "Old Campus", adjacent to Ancient Campus, surrounds the Sunken Garden.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-performingarts-20220805-g6mt3aaoi5ct3ml4ysmcfdpmmm-story.html|title=So far, so good in construction of new hall at W&M|first=Wilford|last=Kale|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=December 21, 2022|work=Daily Press|location=Williamsburg, VA}}</ref>
[[File:Earl Gregg Swem Library at night 2021.jpg|thumb|[[Earl Gregg Swem Library]] on New Campus]]
Adjoining "Old Campus" to the north and west is "New Campus". It was constructed primarily between 1950 and 1980, and it consists of academic buildings and dormitories that, while of the same brick construction as "Old Campus", fit into the vernacular of modern architecture. Beginning with the college's [[tercentenary]] in 1993, the college has embarked on a building and renovation program that favors the traditional architectural style of "Old Campus", while incorporating energy-efficient technologies. Several buildings constructed since the 1990s have been [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED certified]]. Additionally, as the buildings of "New Campus" are renovated after decades of use, several have been remodeled to incorporate more traditional architectural elements to unify the appearance of the entire college campus. "New Campus" is dominated by [[William and Mary Hall]], [[Earl Gregg Swem Library]], and formerly [[Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall]]. It also includes the offices and classrooms of the Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Biology, and Chemistry Departments, the majority of freshman dormitories, the fraternity complex, the majority of the college's athletic fields, and the [[Muscarelle Museum of Art]]. The newest addition to "New Campus" is [[Alan B. Miller Hall]], the headquarters of the college's [[Mason School of Business]].

The recent wave of construction at William & Mary has resulted in a new building for the [[College of William & Mary School of Education|School of Education]], not far from Kaplan Hall, formerly William and Mary Hall. The offices and classrooms of the Government, Economics, and Classical Language Departments share John E. Boswell Hall (formerly "Morton Hall") on "New Campus". These departments have been piecemeal separated and relocated to buildings recently renovated within the "Old Campus", such as Chancellors' Hall.<ref name=BuildingsRenamed>{{cite web|url=https://flathatnews.com/2021/04/23/college-renames-morton-taliaferro-tyler-following-months-of-pressure-from-students-faculty/|title=College renames Morton, Taliaferro, Tyler following months of pressure from students, faculty|last=Byrne|first=Alexandra|date=April 23, 2021|access-date=April 24, 2021|work=[[The Flat Hat]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424052950/https://flathatnews.com/2021/04/23/college-renames-morton-taliaferro-tyler-following-months-of-pressure-from-students-faculty/|archive-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref>{{Relevance inline|discuss=Is this relevant. "Recent wave" is promotional, in any case|date=November 2023}}

The vast majority of William & Mary's {{convert|1200|acre|km2}} consists of woodlands and [[Lake Matoaka]], an artificial lake created by colonists in the early 18th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wm.edu/as/kecklab/lakematoaka/facts/index.php |title=Facts about Lake Matoaka |publisher=College of William & Mary |access-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513054133/https://www.wm.edu/as/kecklab/lakematoaka/facts/index.php |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Following the [[George Floyd protests]] and associated movements, as well as student and faculty pressure in 2020 and 2021, several buildings, halls, and other entities were renamed. Maury Hall (named for Confederate sailor [[Matthew Fontaine Maury]]) on the [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]] campus and Trinkle Hall (named for Governor [[Elbert Lee Trinkle]]) of Campus Center were renamed in September 2020 to York River Hall and Unity Hall respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2020/wm-board-committee-approves-principles-for-naming,-renaming-campus-spaces.php|title=W&M board approves principles for naming, renaming campus spaces|last1=Zagursky|first1=Erin|last2=Whitson|first2=Brian|date=September 25, 2020|access-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312170936/https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2020/wm-board-committee-approves-principles-for-naming,-renaming-campus-spaces.php|archive-date=March 12, 2021|publisher=College of William & Mary}}</ref> In April 2021, three buildings were renamed at following a vote by the Board of Visitors: Morton Hall (named for professor Richard Lee Morton) to John E. Boswell Hall (for LGBT advocate and alum [[John Boswell]]), Taliaferro Hall (named for Confederate General [[William B. Taliaferro|William Taliaferro]]) to Hulon L. Willis Sr. Hall (Hulon Willis Sr. was the first Black student at the college), and Tyler Hall (named for President John Tyler and his son) to its original name of Chancellors' Hall (the hall had been renamed in 1988).<ref name=BuildingsRenamed/>