W&M的研究生课程在《美国新闻与世界报道》中名列全美最佳
(Williamsburg, VA) – The 威廉玛丽法学院, 教育学院 and 商学院 climbed in U.S. 新闻 & World Report’s 2010 graduate school rankings released today. 法学院在全美法学院中跃升两位，并列第28位。 The 教育学院 appeared in the “Top 50,” ranking tied for 48th. William & Mary’s Mason 商学院 ranked tied for 55th among graduate business programs. Also recognized was William & Mary’s graduate program in U.S. colonial history. 该课程在全国范围内排名第四。 博士课程每四年按学科排名一次。
“《美国新闻与世界报道》的排名很重要，因为很多人认为它们很重要。 It's always refreshing, accordingly, to see William & Mary doing well in the rankings,” said William & Mary president Taylor Reveley. “Congratulations are due our colonial history program and the law, education and business schools."
该排名出炉之际，正值法学院迎来大好春天。 仅在上个月，他们就宣布任命了新院长戴维森·道格拉斯（Davison Douglas），并收到消息称，威廉与玛丽黑人法律学生协会（William & Mary Black Law Students Association）被评为年度全国分会。 The ranking also comes as the Law School marks a year of record applications – 4978 for the approximately 200 seats in the juris doctor program. 这比去年增加了8.3%，而全国法学院的报考人数只增加了不到4%。
The 威廉玛丽法学院, which has the distinction of being the oldest law school in the country, has consistently ranked among the best in the magazine’s survey. 《美国新闻与世界报道》将该校2008年排名第30位，2007年排名第31位。 今年，法学院与乔治华盛顿大学法学院并列。
“Though we remain skeptical about the rankings, rising two spots to No. 28 supports a message that I have been delivering all year – that 威廉玛丽法学院 is in an especially good place right now,” said Lynda Butler, interim dean of the Law School. “It continues to set records in admission applications. 我们的教师继续产生发人深省的奖学金，并证明为什么我们的课堂体验是首屈一指的。 我们的学生在课堂内外都给人留下了深刻的印象，开办了高质量的法律期刊，赢得了著名的模拟法庭和审判团队比赛，在紧张的市场中找到了工作，并以无数的方式回馈社会。 我们的校友继续关心他们的学校，付出他们的时间，他们的金钱和他们的心来促进我们的利益。 Together we have strengthened the position of the nation’s oldest law school and nurtured a dynamic environment for intellectual pursuit.”
For the 教育学院, U.S. 新闻’ recognition comes as the school is set to open a new state-of-the-art facility in 2010. 新的112,000平方英尺的教育大楼正在蒙蒂塞洛校园入口处进行施工。 The new facility will bring all of the 教育学院’s programs under one roof.
“Our new facility will help to showcase the tremendous work of our faculty and students. To have this recognition only adds to the momentum we have moving forward,” said Virginia McLaughlin, dean of the 教育学院.
The 教育学院 prepares elementary and secondary teachers through baccalaureate and master’s degree programs. Programs for specialist and administrators are offered at the master’s and doctoral levels. 2008年，教育学院为研究和推广项目筹集了800万美元的外部资金。 It was ranked 48th tied with Purdue University – West Lafayette and University of Illinois – Chicago in this year’s survey.
William & Mary’s Mason 商学院 is also preparing for a new facility as construction of Alan B. Miller Hall, the future home of the business school, is nearing completion. 这座占地16.3万平方英尺的新建筑位于Ukrop路和詹姆斯敦路（Jamestown Road）的拐角处，于2007年春季开工。 最先进的学术设施计划于2009年秋季学期向学生，教师和工作人员开放。
“We are pleased to be ranked in the top10 ten percent of accredited business schools,” said Dean Lawrence B. Pulley of the Mason 商学院. “This distinction reflects the quality and dedication of our faculty and staff and the talent and career success of our students. We look forward to continuing our assent among business schools.”
《美国新闻与世界报道》每年都会对教育、法律、医学、工程和商业领域的研究生和专业学校项目进行排名，排名采用多种评分类别，如同行评估、学生/教师配给和教师研究资金。
The 2010 edition of the newsstand book, America’s Best Graduate Schools, hits newsstands Tuesday, April 28. 许多排名还将刊登在4月28日发行的《美国新闻与世界报道》2009年5月刊上。 Additional information on the rankings is available 在网上.