The following message is from the Office of Administration and Finance:UMW Campus Community,We continue to make progress on many maintenance projects across campus, including very visible, large projects such as the Monroe Hall roof, and smaller, interior projects such as the Simpson Library stairwells. We want to quickly update you on the status of these […]
Rosalyn Cooperman, professor and chair of the department of political science and international affairs, was highlighted in an article for the Center for American Woman and Politics titled, “What will 2025 bring for women’s representation in the Commonwealth of Virginia?” Reflecting on upcoming shifts, Cooperman notes, “In 2024, Virginia had four of its 11 congressional […]
The following message is from the Office of Emergency Management and Safety:UMW Campus Community,This fall, we have seen an increased use in electric scooters on campus. While we recognize the convenience of scooters as a mode of transportation, their use must follow Virginia law, local ordinances, and general use guidelines.Electric scooters are not allowed indoors […]
Gary Richards, professor of english, led the One Book, One Festival talk on Eudora Welty’s 1972 novel The Optimist’s Daughter at the twentieth Louisiana Book Festival held on the capitol grounds in Baton Rouge on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.Richards has led this annual event over a dozen times since it was created fifteen years ago, […]
Professor of History and American Studies, Krystyn Moon was featured in an Annandale Today article titled “Racial covenants – widespread in Mason District – can be removed.” Moon commented on the impact of these restrictive covenants, noting, “Those deeds rolled back any momentum for Black residents to become renters or homeowners in Fairfax County.”Moon’s research […]
