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Ridgway Returns to UMW Faculty, Edits and Authors a Chapter of Book on Monument Avenue Time Capsule

Katherine Ridgway, State Archaeological Conservator at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, is returning to UMW this fall as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Historic Preservation. Ridgway recently edited and wrote a chapter of The Buried Cause: Unearthing Hidden History in the Lee Monument Cornerstone (University of Virginia Press, 2024), a book that chronicles […]

Paino Named to ‘Power 500’ List by Virginia Business

University of Mary Washington President Troy D. Paino has been named to the Virginia Business “Power 500” list for 2025–26, which recognizes the Commonwealth’s most influential leaders in business, government, politics and education. The annual list, now in its sixth year, highlights leaders across 21 industry categories. Paino is featured in the education section as […]

Wells Receives a Virginia Open Educational Resource Impact Award

College of Education Professor Melissa Wells and former faculty Courtney Clayton received the Virginia Open Educational Resource (OER) Impact Award for their text, Foundations of American Education: A Critical Lens.Created in 2025, the award recognizes outstanding OER in Higher Education that have had a significant impact in Virginia classrooms. Since publication in 2021, the free […]