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Caffrey Discusses Connecting Through Music on With Good Reason

Last year, Senior Associate Registrar Kevin Caffrey developed and began teaching a first-year seminar entitled “You Have To Listen To This: Connecting Through Music” that studies the history of music consumption over the past 75 years, examines why we gravitate towards the music that we love, and considers the reasons why it’s important to share […]

Life After Mary Wash Week, Sept. 23 to 26

Make sure students know about Life After Mary Wash Week!September 23: Speed Resume Reviews Gourley Living Room, Cedric Rucker University Center 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Do you have 10 to 15 minutes to polish your resume? This year, Speed Resume Review will include faculty and staff from academic departments, student services and members of […]

Farnsworth Lectures on U.S. Federalism in U.S. State Department Program

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “Federalism and Separation of Powers in the United States,” to a group of international journalists participating in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program in Washington. The journalists, from 18 different nations, […]

Gaza Teach-In, Sept. 25

At 7 pm on Wednesday, September 25, Middle East Institute Senior Fellow Khaled Elgindy will join UMW Professors Ranjit Singh and Nabil Al-Tikriti to discuss the current situation in Gaza, and the factors which have led to that situation. The event will take place in the Hurley Convergence Center’s Digital Auditorium.

Whalen Appointed to Board of Directors for Electronic Literature Organization

Zach Whalen has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Electronic Literature Organization, an international organization dedicated to the investigation of literature produced for digital media. This large community of scholars and practitioners working with “born digital” literature hosts an annual convention, maintains a network of scholarly archives and databases, and has published […]