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Take the Vaccine Survey, You Could Win!

Dear Colleagues:Want a chance at a reserved parking space for the semester? Or, how about $250 in University Center meals, Bookstore items, or professional development funds?All you have to do is report your vaccine status by responding to the survey – whether that means uploading a photo of your vaccination card or conveying your intention […]

Kinsley, Rycroft to Publish Book on Inequality in America

On June 30, College of Business Senior Lecturer Kimberley Kinsley and Professor of Economics Robert Rycroft will have a book published, Inequality in America: Causes and Consequences, Santa Barbara, CA:ABC-CLIO.  https://products.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5815C. It is an edited book consisting of 35 essays written by 50 authors, with substantial contributions from Kinsley and Rycroft. Kinsley wrote a chapter […]

Update from the Future of Work Planning Group

Greetings UMW Community,Over the past 15 months, COVID has restructured our work environment in significant ways. UMW saw faculty and staff move expeditiously to remote teaching and working, while essential staff maintained the physical operation of the University while implementing numerous new COVID protocols.As COVID restrictions are lifted and we move toward a post-pandemic community, many employees are wondering what UMW’s future work environment will look […]

Action Requested: Future of Work Employee Survey

Greetings UMW Employee,As indicated in an email earlier this week, the Future of Work Planning Group is inviting you to participate in the Future of Work Employee Survey. In this survey, we ask questions to capture your thoughts and feelings regarding your experiences related to your pre-COVID and current work environments. Also included in the survey are opportunities to express thoughts for the future of work at […]

Goldman Discusses Cultural Appropriation and the Kardashians with BBC.com

Assistant Professor of Communication and Digital Studies Adria Goldman was interviewed by BBC.com about the Kardashian family appropriating Black culture. The article, which ran in advance of the series finale of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, said this: “The Kardashians are viewed as both white and non-white,” says Adria Y Goldman, assistant professor of communication […]