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Farnsworth Lectures on Disinformation

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an online lecture, “The Political Advantages – and Civic Dangers – of Disinformation,” to the Sorensen High School Leaders Program of the University of Virginia. The talk drew from Dr. Farnsworth’s current book project on disinformation.Dr. […]

Join the discussion: Become a 2021 Common Experience facilitator

Dear Colleagues:The UMW Common Experience is one of the first opportunities for incoming first-year students to interact with members of the greater UMW community. The Common Experience is both academic and social in that incoming students have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with each other, returning students, faculty, staff and community members. The Common […]

UMW emerging leader program looking for faculty/staff/student facilitators

From the Office of Student Activities and Engagement (SAE) Dear Colleagues: This year, UMW welcomes the first cohort of the new Presidential Emerging Leaders Program (PELP). The PELP program is designed to grow and develop students’ life and professional skills. We are looking for faculty, staff, students, and community members to facilitate discussions about leadership and […]

Thaden, Devlin Interviewed in The Free Lance-Star on LGBTQ Oral History Project

Executive Director of Alumni Relations Mark Thaden ’02 and Associate Professor of History and American Studies Erin Devlin were interviewed in The Free Lance-Star about Mary Washington’s LGBTQ Alumni Oral History Project. UMW Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives just launched the oral history collection, made up of recorded interviews and transcripts by students in […]