Director of Graduate Admissions Christy Pack graduated from the 15th class of the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Fredericksburg program on May 20. The ceremony was held at UMW’s Stafford campus. The graduates were included in a Business Notes article in The Free Lance-Star. Read more.
Professor of Geography Stephen P. Hanna was quoted in several high-profile media outlets about his research on Southern plantations. On May 17, 2022, after weeks of negative stories on Montpelier in the national press, the foundation that operates the Virginia plantation home of James Madison finally made good on its promise to share authority with […]
The Virginia Department of Human Resource Management has announced that starting June 1, 2022, Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) will no longer be available to employees of state agencies or institutions. This emergency leave type was activated by the Commonwealth in 2020 during the state of emergency, and is now being deactivated.Beginning tomorrow, employees who […]
Dear UMW Family,Over the past weeks our hearts have been flooded with grief as we process the senseless loss of life from gun violence targeted toward communities of color. We send our deepest condolences to all people and communities that have been impacted by these unthinkable nationwide incidents.We unequivocally condemn these acts of violence and […]
Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth commented on the state of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s first budget in The Washington Post. “The governor and the legislature have demonstrated how effectively they can generate gridlock on most issues so far, and now the challenge is how to demonstrate that you can govern,” Farnsworth said in the piece, “Virginia […]
