Author: Julia Davis

Celebration of Life for Grace Mann, April 24, Noon

Dear UMW Community:Please join Feminists United along with the Mary Washington community on Friday, April 24, at 12:00 noon, for a celebration of the life of Grace Rebecca Mann. We will gather on the lawn in between Mason and Randolph halls to remember and celebrate the accomplishments and life of an extraordinary individual who touched […]

Stan Soper’s Retirement Celebration, April 24, 2:30 p.m.

Please join us in celebrating men’s and women’s cross country and track and field coach Stan Soper’s retirement on Friday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m. Soper came to Mary Washington in 1983 and is the longest running tenured coach in UMW’s history.Please note event time change:2:30 p.m. – Celebration in the Anderson Center Concourse. All of […]

Turdean’s Students Host Exhibit at Dahlgren

Senior students in Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Cristina Turdean’s Museum Design and Interpretation class hosted an exhibition, “The Road to Desegregation in King George County, Virginia,” at UMW’s Dahlgren Campus.The exhibition provided the historical context of African American education in King George. Students recorded oral histories, interviewing Ralph Bunche alumni and others who had involvement […]

Five UMW Political Science Students Present at Research Conference

Five University of Mary Washington political science students recently presented their research papers at the Ninth Annual Virginia Political Science Student Research Conference, held at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond on April 10.The students and their papers are:  Mariah Young of Chesapeake, Va., “Do “Black Lives Matter” to Media?: A Quantitative Analysis of Race and […]