Professor of Geography Steve Hanna’s work to encourage Virginia presidential plantation museums to recognize and share the stories of enslaved people was featured in an article in Northern Virginia Magazine.Do plantation museums do justice to the memory of the enslaved? Local professor Stephen Hanna wanted to find out, so in 2014 he joined a team of […]
Kimberly Young, executive director of Continuing and Professional Studies at UMW, was recently elected as chair of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Board of Trustees. According to an article in The Free Lance-Star, “Library Board of Trustees members are appointed by and represent their jurisdictions, donating their time as advocates for the public. Trustees work […]
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason Davidson was recently interviewed by Voice of America about the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. “What his legacy should be, and what I hope in the broader scope of time people remember him as, is a skeptic of war and the use of force…,” […]
UMW Museums Executive Director Scott Harris recently went on “Town Talk with Ted Schubel” to provide an update on happenings at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont and the James Monroe Museum. Listen here.
Department of Art and Art History Chair Jon McMillan was interviewed by The Free Lance-Star’s Weekender about UMW Galleries’ current retrospective of potter Dan Finnegan’s work. McMillan is the show’s curator. Read more.
