The UMW Summer Enrichment Program is now accepting applications for its 2026 session, offering rising 10th–12th graders an immersive, weeklong residential experience designed to spark curiosity and build academic confidence. The program will be held July 12–18, 2026, and provides students with a firsthand look at college life through engaging coursework and enrichment activities led […]
Professor of Spanish Jeremy LaRochelle was featured on the With Good Reason public radio show in an episode titled “Delicious Predator.” In a segment of the show, titled “Protecting The Water Spirits,” LaRochelle discusses how indigenous people throughout the Amazon basin understand themselves to be deeply connected to the more-than-human world. So the pollution of […]
Accomplished educator and public servant Kaye Savage is the keynote speaker for UMW’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. program on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Cedric Rucker University Center Chandler Ballroom. She brings decades of experience in education, public service and nonprofit leadership.A former special education teacher in Prince George’s County, Maryland, […]
Professor of Mathematics Julius Esunge was an organizer and presenter for the American Mathematical Society at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM), which is the largest annual mathematics gathering in the world. The event took place in Washington, D.C. from January 4-7, 2026.At the American Mathematical Society’s Workshop for Department Chairs and Leaders on January […]
Professor of Psychological Science W. David Stahlman was quoted by Discover Magazine in an article titled “Do Animals Hold Funerals for Their Loved Ones Like We Do, or Are We Just Projecting Grief? In the article Stahlman said that while several species exhibit behaviors that seem ritualistic, such as holding funerals, few engage in characteristic forms […]
