college_of_william_&_mary | chancellor | robert_gates <sep> the college of william & mary (officially the college of william and mary in virginia, abbreviated as w&m) is a public research university in williamsburg, virginia founded in 1693 by a royal charter issued by king william iii and queen mary ii, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the united states and the ninth-oldest in the english-speaking world it is classified among 'r2: doctoral universities – high research activity' in his 1985 book public ivies: a guide to america's best public undergraduate colleges and universities, richard moll included william & mary as one of the original eight 'public ivies' the college educated american presidents thomas jefferson, james monroe, and john tyler 
robert gates is the chancellor of the college of william & mary.no information