UMW President Troy D. Paino offered perspective on why it’s important to make time for conversation with individual students, and revealed six actions for fostering connections more deeply in an article titled “When a Conversation With the President Fosters Human Connection,” published recently by Inside Higher Education. Read more.
Vice President for Student Affairs Juliette Landphair published a piece about the recent 16-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, her connection to the tragedy, and the reform, including threat assessment training and expertise, that has transpired in higher education in the years since. Read the piece in The Richmond Times-Dispatch and in The Free […]
James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Chris Williams joined Victoria Matthews with City of Fredericksburg Tourism on radio station WFVA’s Town Talk. The two spoke about the new Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail, which launched in Fredericksburg. The two-part trail includes stops marking significant milestones at the University of Mary Washington. Listen to the episode.
College of Education Director of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Kristina Peck and Assistant Professor of Special Education Kevin Good talked to With Good Reason radio for a recent segment called “Food for Thought.” On the show, Peck and Good spoke about how they helped design UMW’s STREAM Initiative, with a hub that boasts a makerspace […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “The U.S. Political System Under Pressure: President Biden, the Media, and U.S. Public Opinion,” at the Norwegian Washington Seminar in Washington, DC.Farnsworth has also appeared in recent media, including: President Biden’s Announcement of His […]
