Author: Melina Downs

Aminrazavi Presents Paper at Symposium in Germany

Mehdi Aminrazavi, professor of philosophy and religion presented a paper entitled “Mysticism in Islamic Philosophical Tradition: Hindrance to Rationalism or Perfection of Reason” at the  Symposium on the Middle Ages (Mystik im Mittelalter Gegensatz oder Vollendung der Vernunft?)  at Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany. Feb. 26, 2014.

Staff Advisory Council Meeting

The Staff Advisory Council will meet Thursday, March 20 in Lee Hall, Room 412. Provost Jonathan Levin will give a presentation on academic programming and Golda Eldridge, director of leadership for Student Affairs, will present on “Leadership UMW.” All meetings are open to the greater UMW community.

Bowen and Students Visit Guatemala during Spring Break

Dawn Bowen, professor of geography, supervised an undergraduate research trip to Guatemala over spring break with University of Mary Washington students.Jack Humiston ’15 and David Chambers ’14 researched a project titled “Mapping Deforestation in the Sierra Yalijux Mountains of the Alta Verapaz, Guatemala” over a nine-day period.“This experience is incredibly important because students actually apply […]