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UMW Trio Heads to Tokyo for Paralympic Games

UMW Assistant Swim Coach Zach Shattuck and Joey Peppersack ’21 are heading to Tokyo soon as members of the U.S. Paralympic Team, along with UMW Swim Coach Justin Anderson ’10 as an assistant coach for Team USA. The Paralympics run from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5.Shattuck and Peppersack have appeared on several regional media outlets:Mary […]

Rettinger Discusses College Student Cheating on Brookings Podcast

Professor of Psychological Science David Rettinger, who is director of Academic Integrity Programs at UMW, participated in the Brookings Institute TechTank Podcast, discussing “How Universities Deal with Student Cheating?”The COVID pandemic forced many schools and universities to remote education where students logged onto video calls for their classes. At one level, technology was helpful in […]

Gupta Discusses Global Minimum Corporate Tax

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Surupa Gupta appeared on CGTN America, on “The Heat: Global leaders agree 15% minimum corporate tax.” It’s called a global minimum corporate tax – designed to crack down on tax havens and impose new levies on large, profitable multinational corporations. Details remain to be worked out, but according […]

Richardson Final Column in The Free Lance-Star

Outgoing College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson’s final column in The Free Lance-Star is entitled, “Repotting the Plant.” I’m not a gardener, but I understand the concept of repotting plants. At some point, the nutrients in the dirt become depleted. Replacing the old dirt with new soil full of nutrients helps the plant grow. Of […]