UMW Libraries recently partnered with the Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archives and the Washington Heritage Museums to digitize Mary Ball Washington’s 1789 will. This historic document is part of the collections of the Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archives and has been carefully preserved for future researchers but until now had not been digitized.Anne Darron, Executive Director of […]
Assistant Professor of Music Mark Snyder has been named a quarterfinalist for the 2017 Grammy Educator Award, which is presented by the Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation. Dr. Snyder is one of 290 quarterfinalists from more than 3,300 nominations.The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have […]
An article by Elizabeth Johnson-Young, assistant professor of communication, has been published in the journal Qualitative Research Reports in Communication. The article, “Help Me Understand What I Can Expect While I’m Expecting: What Women in a Prenatal Yoga Class Communicate About Body Image, Fitness, and Health,” reports the results of pilot study using ethnography and in-depth interviews with women participating […]
Cassandra Good, associate editor of the Papers of James Monroe, was interviewed about her book “Founding Friendships” (Oxford University Press, 2015) for the Ben Franklin’s World podcast. The podcast features historians speaking about their work on Early America.
LARRY ATKINS AWARDThe Staff Advisory Council is now accepting nominations for the Larry Atkins Award. Larry was one of the first employees to receive the S.A.C. “We Couldn’t Do it Without You Award.” That award was renamed in his honor.Larry Atkins Award winners: lend a helping hand to their teammates go above and beyond in […]
