Senior Gemma Cohen has received the Danalu Kerr Education Scholarship from local nonprofit organization Stafford Junction. Cohen has volunteered with Stafford Junction for three years and has served as a site coordinator for third through fifth grade students.Stafford Junction is a faith-based nonprofit organization that serves high-need children, youth and their families residing in Stafford […]
Kevin Lopez of Bristow, Va., has been named the 2013-2014 recipient of the University of Mary Washington’s Citizenship Award for Diversity Leadership. The annual award is given to a rising senior enrolled as a full-time student in an undergraduate degree program at UMW. The student must maintain high academic standards, possess characteristics of leadership and […]
Debra Hydorn, professor of Mathematics, was a participant in the Investing in the Next Generation through Innovative and Outstanding Strategies (INGenIOuS) Workshop held in Alexandria, Va., July 15-17. The workshop was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and four disciplinary societies (MAA, AMS, ASA and SIAM) to begin the development of strategies for investing in the training […]
The University of Mary Washington is listed among the top 100 producers of minority degrees for 2013 by the publication Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. The special report lists higher education institutions whose commitment to diversity translates into measurable results from their graduation numbers. UMW was ranked eighth for Hispanic graduates with master’s degrees in […]
An uncommon reptile discovery will help shed light on the species in the Fredericksburg region.