Have you ever wondered what the holidays looked like 50 years ago? Now you can get a glimpse. Mary Beth Mathews (University of Mary Washington) walks us through how the American traditions of Hanukkah and Christmas have changed over the years. Read more.
Adrianna Giddings leaves her white cane behind and makes her way to the front of the room.Drip-drop, drip-drop … Tasha Page-Lockhart’s Tears flows through the University of Mary Washington’s Chandler Ballroom, and Giddings breathes it in. “It’s like I’m in my own bubble,” she said of the performances she delivers with UMW’s Praise Dance Team, of which she […]
A group of University of Mary Washington students donned elf hats this week for a special holiday delivery.The COAR (Community Outreach and Resources) staff – and the entire UMW community – spent months filling gift-wrapped shoeboxes with winter hats, school supplies and toys for preschool students. The annual effort produced more than 300 packages specifically […]
A blend of violin, viola and cello, the Washington, D.C.-based trio The String Queens also blend together their careers, as educators by day and concert performers by night.The ensemble will bring its signature sound to the University of Mary Washington’s Dodd Auditorium in George Washington Hall on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. The concert […]
When the elementary school student she was tutoring via Zoom appeared on the screen, Meghan McLees ’23 sensed something was wrong. So, she quickly switched gears, replacing the scholarly lesson she’d planned for the day with an educational game.“We just did that the whole time, and we talked about his day,” she said of the […]
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