Author: Erika Spivey

Rafferty Publishes Quartet of Presidential Essays

Colin Rafferty, Associate Professor of English, has recently had a quartet of essays appear in the newest issue of Waxwing: “The Fear (#8),” “Self-Portrait with Slave Ship (#6),” “State of the Union (#11),” and “What They Said About Him (#44).” They can be read here: http://waxwingmag.org/items/issue10/44_Rafferty-Four-Presidential-Essays.php#top​.

Admissions Open House Oct. 29

On Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, the University of Mary Washington will host an Admissions Open House. Approximately 200 prospective students (typically high school seniors, juniors, and sophomores, as well as transfers) and their families will visit and tour campus between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.  The estimated guest count is 525 visitors.A sample agenda is […]

UMW Faculty Collaborate for Dance & Music Performance in Digital Auditorium

Sinuous Accord takes place Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hurley Convergence Center’s Digital Auditorium and features choreography by UMW Dance Faculty and Next Reflex Dance Collective’s Artistic Director Roxann Morgan Rowley and original musical composition and performance by UMW Music Faculty Mark Snyder.Rowley and Snyder team up to present an evening of dance […]

Al-Tikriti Monitors Montenegro Parliamentary Elections

On Oct. 11-18, Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of Middle Eastern history, served as an election monitor for the Montenegro parliamentary elections. Joining eight other Americans in the U.S. delegation, Al-Tikriti worked as an OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) STO (Short Term Observer) in several rural villages and a provincial capital in the […]