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Reminder: Strategic Action Plan Feedback Due Jan. 30

We hope you have had time to review and reflect upon the January 2026 release of the initial complete draft of UMW’s Strategic Action Plan for 2026-2031, which is again attached to this email (see employee email from Jan. 8). As we continue this work this semester to refine ideas, assess resources and map out […]

Guest Lecture on AI, Feb. 2

In the Company of Strangers: AI and the Value of Estrangement Dr. Alexa Alice Joubin, Professor of English at George Washington UniversityMonday, Feb. 2, weather permitting 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Combs 139 Reception to followAbout the talk: AI makes us strangers to ourselves in a productive manner. AI can produce uncertainties, but AI also […]

Rao Speaks About AI and Academic Integrity at Fredericksburg Academy

On Thursday, Jan 15, , Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Anand Rao spoke to the student body at Fredericksburg Academy at the invitation of the school’s Honor Council.Rao’s talk focused on the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and academic integrity, offering students a nuanced framework for […]

Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Public Debate, Feb. 4

The Center for AI and the Liberal Arts invites you to a Public Debate on the question: Should the University of Mary Washington be an AI University? Wednesday, Feb. 4  at 3:30 p.m. Weatherly Wing, Seacobeck HallArguing for the resolution: Anand Rao (CDS) Arguing against the resolution: Stefan Bauschard (Adjunct CDS; Berkeley Prep Debate Coach) […]

Panel Discussion “Trump & the World, One Year Later” Feb. 5

The Department of Political Science and International Affairs is hosting a panel discussion on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in Monroe 116: “Trump and the World: One Year On.” The panel will feature regional expertise and analysis of the Trump administration’s foreign policy from Professors Jason Davidson, Surupa Gupta, Guan-Yi Leu, Melissa Martinez, and […]