Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Katherine Parker’s work with UMW students to locate Mary Washington’s grave continues to catch media attention. Mary Washington’s Grave Location a Mystery (Mount Vernon Gazette)The team was led by historians from Washington Heritage Museums, and a professor from the University of Mary Washington who manned the GSSI Ground Penetrating Radar apparatus […]
Anand Rao, Chair of Communication and Digital Studies, attended the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) meeting in Vancouver, Canada, to share research on the development of AI tools to support the teaching of argumentation and debate. He and his co-authors had a poster presentation at the AAI Conference’s AI4Education Workshop titled “Augmented […]
Dean of Admissions Melissa Yakabouski shared tips on the college search, paying for college, changes in FAFSA and writing an application with Town Talk radio show host Ted Schubel. Listen to the segment, which was also shared by the Fredericksburg Free Press.
Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth shared his political predictions with Washington, D.C.-based radio station WTOP. In the segment, titled “Primary in Virginia,” Farnsworth said, “I think Nikki Haley will do better in Virginia than she will do in most of the other states on […]
Jennifer Barry, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, was invited to be the 2024, Marsico Visiting Scholar at Denver University. Barry was invited to share material from the next book, meet with both undergraduate and graduate students, and co-teach a course on Gender and Sexuality in Early Christianity.Barry also recently was honored with a book panel […]
