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Scanlon to Appear on ‘With Good Reason’ Radio

Professor of English Mara Scanlon will appear on With Good Reason radio, in an episode titled “Beyond the Book,” which will air from July 23 to 29.Outer space probably isn’t in your travel plans this summer. But it could be very soon. Hayley Arceneaux was a SpaceX crew member in the first all-civilian mission to […]

It’s Official: O’Donnell Named Provost

To all faculty and staff:I am writing to share the news that I have asked Tim O’Donnell to continue serving as our provost and chief academic officer and am removing “interim” from his title. He has done an excellent job in this role over the past year, knows where we are going and what it […]

President Paino Pens Op-Ed in ‘The Free Lance-Star’

UMW President Troy Paino wrote an op-ed, which ran in The Free Lance-Star as “Commentary: First check is no measure of a successful college education.” Paino wrote: Earlier this month, the University of Mary Washington welcomed back over 1,300 alumni during reunion weekend. It was a huge event—our largest reunion to date, and three times the […]

Al-Tikriti Presents Ottoman History Research at Istanbul Conference

Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a paper entitled “All My Children – Assessing the Ego Documents of Bayezid II’s (d. 1512) Family” on Wednesday, June 15. Following a brief statement in Turkish, Prof. Al-Tikriti continued in English, surveying the available “Ego-Documents” covering the family of the Ottoman Empire’s 8th ruler, Bayezid II. […]

Gately Performs in ‘Nunsense’ at Riverside Center

Department of Music Senior Lecturer Doug Gately performed in the musical Nunsense starring Sally Struthers, June 3 to 12, at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Stafford, Virginia. Alto sax, clarinet and flute were the required instruments.As an artist/clinician, Gately also adjudicated and rated band performances for Music in the Parks/Busch Gardens on June […]