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Intro to Mindfulness Meditation

Has COVID-19 caused significant stress for you? Are you experiencing COVID fatigue? Mindfulness and meditation are very useful tools for addressing these challenges.Learn about the practice of mindfulness, and experience the benefits in your own life in our 7-week Intro to Mindfulness and Meditation online course.This course is offered live on Zoom on Monday evenings […]

Crawley Pens Commentary on Woodrow Wilson for Great Presidential Lives

Professor Emeritus of History William B. Crawley offered commentary in The Free Lance-Star on the tragic life and presidency of Woodrow Wilson.  WOODROW WILSON, born in Staunton, Va., in 1856, became the first Southern-born president elected since the Civil War. He was the most highly educated, holding both a law degree and a doctorate in political […]

Richardson Column in The Free Lance-Star

College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson’s latest column in The Free Lance-Star is titled “The Best Way to Handle Salary Increases.” During my first eight years in the workplace, I received an annual salary increase. While that was terrific, my raise percentage was the same as every other person in the business school. A new dean […]

Flexible Workplace: Support for K-12 Parents

A message from the Office of Human Resources. Dear Colleagues,COVID-19 has presented challenges for the workforce since early spring; UMW staff and faculty have kept the university running without missing a beat, and that has taken enormous effort and dedication. The past months have required all of us to be creative and flexible in our approach […]