Author: Amy Jessee

Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Launches

The University of Mary Washington has long been a leader in higher education adapted to a global digital environment. Now with the acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI), it has centered this work, bringing together faculty and students from communication and digital studies, computer science, humanities, social sciences, arts and other fields to explore AI’s applications […]

UMW Awarded GO Virginia Region 6 Grant to Launch Healthcare Certification Program

University of Mary Washington’s Office of Continuing and Professional Studies has been awarded a GO Virginia Region 6 grant to support the development and launch of a new Practice Management Certificate Program. This initiative marks the first GO Virginia grant awarded in the healthcare cluster in the Commonwealth, with the program positioned to be a […]

Incoming UMW Students Recognized as Alvey and Washington Scholars

For five Washington and Alvey Scholars starting their undergraduate studies this fall 2025, the University of Mary Washington checked all the boxes. It met their major expectations, ranging from biochemistry and biomedical sciences to music and Spanish, while also showcasing picturesque grounds and a supportive campus community, including student clubs and organizations. They will have […]

In Memoriam: President William M. Anderson Jr. (UMW President 1983-2006)

The University of Mary Washington community mourns the passing this past weekend of former President William M. Anderson Jr., who served as UMW’s president from 1983 to 2006. His 23-year tenure—the longest of any public university president in Virginia at the time—transformed Mary Washington from a respected liberal arts college into a nationally recognized university […]

Seven UMW Graduates Earn Perfect 4.0 GPAs

As the Class of 2025 graduates crossed the stage at the University of Mary Washington’s Commencement to the applause of faculty, staff, family and friends, seven students received top-of-class honors.Graduates Bonnie Butler, Kathleen Conner, Thomas Held, Austin Moore, Jessica Oberlies, Kelsey Payne and Maria Werner earned the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Award for Academic Achievement for completing their degrees with the highest grade-point average […]