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Something Great is Growing On: UMW Voted Tree Campus Nine Years in a Row

Twice a year, Holly Chichester-Morby peruses the University of Mary Washington’s Fredericksburg campus – from one end to the other – taking inventory of its more than 8,000 trees. She looks for broken branches, hanging limbs, climbing ivy, insect … [Read more]
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

GW and Fairfax Parking Reservations, Through July 25

Nominations for Eagle’s Summit Open Through July 26

Fire System Maintenance Scheduled in July and August

Women’s Leadership Colloquium Coffee Talk, Aug. 13

Second Annual Datapalooza, Aug. 19

Employer Registration Open for Career Fair on Sept. 26

Save the Date: 30th Annual Women’s Leadership Colloquium, Nov. 7

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Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason Davidson

Davidson Shares NATO Expertise With ‘The New York Times’

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason Davidson … [More]
Rappahannock Work and Learn Cooperative Director Antoinette Jenkins

Jenkins Touts Internships, RWLC on ‘Town Talk’

Rappahannock Work and Learn Collaborative (RWLC) Director Antoinette … [More]

Farnsworth Pens Piece on Nation’s Sentiments Toward Kamala Harris for ‘The Conversation’

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership … [More]

Moon to Discuss Fairfax County Racial Covenants in Property Deeds

Professor of History and American Studies Krystyn Moon will discuss the … [More]
Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Science John Tippett

Tippett’s Work With Students Featured in ‘Chesapeake Bay Magazine’

Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Science John Tippett was … [More]
Department of Music Senior Lecturer Doug Gately

Gately Performs With the National Symphony Orchestra

Doug Gately performed with the National Symphony Orchestra on the PBS July … [More]
James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Chris Williams

Williams Earns Headlines for Unveiling of On-Campus Civil Rights Trail Markers

James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Chris Williams earned … [More]

Larus Comments on U.S.-China Arms Dialogue for ‘Sputnik News’

Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth … [More]
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UMW’s Summer Science Institute Inspires Grads, Faculty for 25 Years

For a quarter of a century, UMW’s Summer Science Institute (SSI) has been a … [More]
Fredericksburg Academy sophomore Enoch Huffman partnered up with Towson High School junior Liam Hill to investigate the energy in biopolymers in carbohydrates and proteins by setting food on fire. The session, ‘Polymers, Plastics and Me,’ was one of several providing hands-on learning opportunities to high-schoolers during UMW’s Summer Enrichment Program. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.

UMW’s Summer Enrichment Program Mixes College-Level Learning With Fredericksburg Fun

From mixing paint pigments to mixing music, high school students in UMW’s … [More]
A group poses during the unveiling of two of five markers on the University of Mary Washington campus that are part of the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail. Pictured from left to right are: John White, Eunice Haigler, Frank White, Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry Devine, UMW Professor of Geography Steve Hanna, City of Fredericksburg Tourism Stadium and Sales Manager Victoria Matthews, UMW James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Chris Williams, UMW Professor of Historic Preservation Christine Henry, UMW President Troy Paino, Sherman White and Kaye Savage, Mary Washington's first Black residential student. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

Newest Civil Rights Trail Markers Chronicle Mary Washington History

Five markers unveiled this week at the University of Mary Washington tell … [More]
Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet ’62 and granddaughter Abby Tank ’24 at UMW’s Commencement in May. They attended Mary Washington more than six decades apart, but Abby’s beloved ‘Meena’ was a constant presence on campus during her four years at UMW. Photo courtesy of Abby Tank and Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet.

Surprise Connections Tie Together Recent UMW Grad’s College Success

When Abby Tank ’24 graduated from the University of Mary Washington, her … [More]
Recent UMW graduate Jaylyn Long ’24 poses in Orlando after accepting the Undergraduate Rising Star Award she received from NASPA last month. The award recognizes Long’s contributions during her time at Mary Washington to the field of student engagement in higher education.

Student Affairs ‘Rising Star’ Award Goes to Recent UMW Grad

Jaylyn Long ’24 thought she’d made it to her most magical Mary Washington … [More]
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