Professor of English Antonio Barrenechea received a Dorothy Foehr Huck Research Award from Penn State University Libraries for the project “Luis Alberto Sánchez and the Literary Historiography of the Americas.” The project forms part of a book-in-progress “One Hemisphere, Many Nations: A Historiography of Literature of the Americas,” a first disciplinary history of its kind.
Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds was selected by the Virginia Coalition for Open Government’s 2026 Laurence E. Richardson Citizen Award in recognition of his work to promote greater transparency in data center development and his efforts to include undergraduate students in research using the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Get ready to cheer on the Eagles as they head to the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship!We’re booking a bus, confirming hotels, securing tickets and ordering t-shirts as plans come together for a historic trip to Indianapolis for the championship game on Sunday, April 5. Details will be shared this Friday, March 27, […]
University of Mary Washington economics students Josiah Schlechty and Tressa Ballard traveled to New York City in February to attend the 33rd annual Issues in Political Economy (IPE) Conference.The conference is part of the broader Issues in Political Economy journal, an undergraduate research publication jointly edited by students from Mary Washington and Elon University. In […]
Gari Melchers was a highly regarded portrait painter, and in February another one returned to his estate. Last year, UMW alumna Mary Christ ‘02, Campus Art Collection Registrar at Yale, contacted GMHS about accepting this portrait into our collection. She knew that the two universities share the goal of making art accessible to the public […]
