Category: Professional Notes

Rucker Lands African-American Affairs Post at UVA

The following is a message from the Office of Student Affairs:Dear UMW Campus Community,I’m writing today to share news and congratulations for Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Life, Emeritus, Cedric Rucker, who has been named Senior Associate Dean in the Office of African-American Affairs at the University of Virginia. His role, expected to […]

Kelly Comments on Teacher Apprenticeship Program Grant

The University of Mary Washington received a $14,200 planning grant from the Virginia Department of Education to work with local school divisions to develop a teacher apprenticeship program. The VDOE on Monday announced that it awarded a total of $143,000 to nine universities across the state to develop the programs, which would allow school divisions […]

Bocaz-Leiva Shares Expertise With ‘News Explorer’

Associate Professor of Spanish Maria Laura Bocaz-Leiva contributed to an article titled “José Donoso, Coronation and a novel in the line of maximum danger” in News Explorer. Coronación responded to a rather particular context, as explained to Culto by Bocaz-Leiva, a specialist in the work of the author of El lugar sin límites. Read more.

Larus Offers Insight on a China+1 Business Strategy

Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs, claimed in a WION India documentary that Vietnam, the Philippines and India are in a strong position to benefit from a China+1 diversification strategy, and that India’s future as an alternative to China lies in being a hub for next generation technologies. This and more throughout […]