This article originally appeared in The Free Lance-Star Weekender.The William B. Crawley Great Lives series returns to UMW this year with a lineup of personalities who loom larger than life—and who are timely subjects for 2022. The lives of Dolly Parton, Vincent van Gogh, Ida B. Wells, Jimmy Carter and more will be revealed during […]
Join us ONLINE for the next Mary Talk of the 2021-22 academic year!We will hear from Dr. Kashef Majid, professor of marketing at Mary Washington, as he presents “Stop Wasting our Food: Food Waste and the World’s Stupidest Problem.”Why is it that we squander one-third of all food? Households in the U.S. waste thousands of […]
Senior Lecturer Doug Gately performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, Dec. 9-Dec. 11, 2021. The Holiday Shows featured Ingrid Michaelson.
Jack Bales, Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus, remains busy and focused in his retirement as he promotes his latest book, The Chicago Cub Shot for Love: A Showgirl’s Crime of Passion and the 1932 World Series (The History Press, 2021). Besides participating in podcasts and interviews, he has presented numerous Zoom PowerPoint talks to various […]
Anne Frank, Bruce Springsteen and Virginia-born technology pioneer Gladys West are among the intriguing figures featured in the 20th anniversary year of the William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series at the University of Mary Washington. The popular…
