March 28, 2024

UMW Receives $300,000 Grant to Help Sexual Violence Victims

The University of Mary Washington will receive nearly $300,000 to help victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. The University is among 45 institutions of higher education—one of only two in Virginia– to receive a total of $25 million from the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women. “This grant will go a long […]

UMW Students Go ‘Into the Streets’ to Serve Community

With coffee in hand and work boots on their feet, 79 University of Mary Washington students gathered in front of the University Center for COAR’s annual Into the Streets event on Saturday, Oct. 1. COAR, which stands for Community Outreach and Resources, is a student-run volunteer office established at UMW in 1990. The office serves […]

UMW Gift on Display at New African American Museum

When the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture opens Saturday, Sept. 24 on the National Mall, thousands of visitors will walk past a worn wooden sign donated by the University of Mary Washington. The gift, a 1957 waiting room sign from a Birmingham, Ala., bus station, is prominently displayed among the exhibit […]

U.S. News & World Report Ranks UMW Among South’s Top Colleges

U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of Mary Washington’s undergraduate program sixth among public Southern universities in the “Top Public Regional Universities – South” category in its 2017 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.” Ranked among the top 20 Southern universities for 10 consecutive years, UMW currently stands 16th among all Southern universities […]

UMW to Award Emeritus Status at Commencement

Five longtime professors will be awarded emeritus status during the University of Mary Washington’s graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7.

UMW Students Receive Fulbright Grants

Five University of Mary Washington students and alumni will travel, teach and explore new cultures thanks to prestigious Fulbright grants. The awards highlight the best results in the University’s history of student Fulbright awards, bringing the total to 18 scholarships since 2006.  In 2013, the Chronicle of Higher Education recognized UMW as one of the […]

Annual Research and Creativity Day Set for April 22

All semester, students from a variety of disciplines have been working toward showing off their finished products at the end of the year. On April 22, they will get their chance at this year’s Research and Creativity Day. UMW’s Research and Creativity Day is an annual event that serves as a day of celebration for […]

UMW Theatre to Close 2015-16 Season with Tartuffe

The University of Mary Washington’s Department of Theatre and Dance will close its 2015-16 season with Tartuffe by Molière. Performances will be April 7-9 and April 14-16 at 8 p.m., and April 10, 16, and 17 at 2 p.m. in Klein Theatre, located in duPont Hall on UMW’s Fredericksburg campus. A sign-interpreted performance will take […]

UMW to Host 26th Annual Multicultural Fair

The University of Mary Washington will celebrate culture and diversity at the 26th Multicultural Fair on Saturday, April 9. Hosted by the James Farmer Multicultural Center, the fair is dedicated to showcasing as many cultures and cultural expressions as possible through a variety of ethnic performances, international foods and craft merchants. Nearly 100 vendors, spread […]

Women’s Basketball Team Earns CAC Crown

Freshman guard Elizabeth Dofflemyer scored a game-high 18 points and sophomore Kendall Parker added 16 off the bench to lead the third-seeded No.22 University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team to a 73-55 victory at top-seeded Marymount University in the 2016 Capital Athletic Conference Championship on Feb. 27. UMW head coach Deena Applebury claimed her 300th career win […]