Jennifer Barry, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, recently presented in two panels at the national conference for the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion.For the first panel, sponsored by the SBallies unit, Barry participated in a roundtable on the #MeToo movement and issues around harassment, how to be an ally to people […]
Associate Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a paper entitled “The Imam’s Cut: Ghaza’ Norms in the Ottoman Age of the Caliphate“ on Sunday, November 18. The presentation took place on a panel titled “Ruler of the East and the West: Notions of Universal Rule in Early Modern Ottoman History, 1400-1800” in San Antonio […]
Kimberley Buster-Williams, vice president for enrollment management, presented at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) SEM Conference in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 12, 2018. Buster-Williams presented with colleagues Alicia Moore (Central Oregon Community College), Tara Sprehe (Clackamass Community College) and Jody Gordon (University of the Fraser Valley). The 90-minute session […]
Congrats to our brilliant geography students who put UMW on the World Geography Bowl map year after year! A team of five undergrads, joined by a Georgia grad student, won the competition this week at a SouthEastern Division of the American Association of Geographers meeting in Tennessee. Alex Chrvala, the top- scoring undergrad, and Darby […]
Four paintings by Gari Melchers, including three never before seen publically at Belmont, will be featured in the upcoming spotlight exhibition Over the Garden Gate: Gari Melchers’ Falmouth, scheduled for Oct. 5 through Dec. 2, 2018.Thanks to generous loans from private collectors and the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia, the loaned paintings — Gossips, […]
