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Dear Colleagues,
As we look forward to the Labor Day weekend, and the employee holiday on Monday, September 7, we wanted to share that the governor has announced an additional four hours of leave in honor of Labor Day.
UMW has applied these four hours to November 25, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, …
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Professor of Historic Preservation Andrea Livi Smith will participate in a panel discussion on the history of death industries as part of the Library of Virginia’s Archives Month programming.
The discussion will take place Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Learn more from WRIC.
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While the academic year has just begun, Advancement and Alumni Engagement are already preparing for Mary Wash Day 2027—and this year marks a milestone: the 10th Mary Wash Day!
For 10 years, the UMW community has come together for 24 hours to support students and programs across the University. The 2027 celebration will …
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Dear UMW Colleagues,
It’s with a heavy heart that we share the death of Dr. Christopher Kilmartin, professor emeritus of psychology, who passed away from a heart attack this past weekend. Many of you have likely already seen or heard of this sad news, as he was well known on our campus, in …
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Professor of English Antonio Barrenechea published the article “Post-Boom(er) Maximalism in the Americas: Valeria Luiselli’s Lost Children Archive” in RSA Journal. The article appears in the journal’s 2026 special issue, “(Re)reading Encyclopedic Narratives in the Digital Age.” Read more in RSA Journal.
Barrenechea also published a review of “Swallowing a World: …
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