Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul D. Fallon co-presented with Daniel Yacob of the Ge‘ez Frontier Foundation at the Virginia Humanities Conference on Friday, March 3, 2023. Their paper, “A Lighthouse of Language,” discussed the contributions of the late Tekie Alibekit, a native-speaker of Blin. Tekie helped analyze and develop the Cushitic language of Eritrea, and, […]
Associate Professor of History Will Mackintosh will be among presenters in the Preservation Society’s six-part lecture series, “The Gilded Age Years: Transforming America.” Americans in the Gilded Age vacationed in a growing number of northeastern summer playgrounds, from the Adirondacks to Coney Island, from Martha’s Vineyard to the Catskills, and from Saratoga to Newport. Mackintosh will explore […]
Arab Culture Night will be held on March 16, from 6 to 9 p.m., in the Chandler Ballroom at the Cedric Rucker University Center. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Admission is $2 for UMW students and $4 for all others. Children 3 and under are admitted at no charge. The event is sponsored by the […]
Patricia Orozco, Lecturer of Spanish, contributed a paper, “Galdós y artículos de prensa: visiones de ultramar en el libro IV “Política española” as part of the Peninsular Spanish II (1700 to Present) Quadruple Session of the 2022 SAMLA Convention last November. The conference was to take place in Jacksonville, Florida, but had to switch to […]
Traditional corn beef and cabbage, and green desserts, will be served for St. Patrick’s Day at the Top of the Cedric Rucker University Center, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The lucky lunch comes with no extra charge.UMW Dining is also doing a special Globowl dinner on March 22 for Women’s History Month. It will feature […]