Professor Emeritus of History William B. Crawley recently offered commentary in The Free Lance-Star on the life of Harry S. Truman as part of his virtual “Great Presidential Lives” series. The online series is available at https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/. When Vice President Harry S. Truman learned of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death on April 12, 1945, the […]
Professor of Psychological Science David Rettinger, who is director of Academic Integrity Programs at UMW, was a guest on the Enrollment Growth University podcast. According to the podcast’s website, he discussed “changing the incentives altogether and prevent the very need for online cheating in the first place.” Listen here.
College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson’s latest column in The Free Lance-Star is entitled, “DECIDE THAT YOU CAN.” At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Great Britain’s Roger Bannister finished the 1,500 meters in fourth place. He determined then that he wanted to be the first person in history to run a mile in less than four minutes. […]
Professor of History Allyson Poska earned a COVID-19 Rapid-Response Grant from the Social Science Research Council, in partnership with the Henry Luce Foundation and with the support of the Wenner-Gren, Ford, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations. These highly competitive grants went to 62 recipients – out of 1,300 […]
Assistant Director of the James Farmer Multicultural Center Chris Williams was featured on PBS’s American Portrait: A National Storytelling Project. He discussed the legacy of civil rights icon and late Mary Washington history professor Dr. James L. Farmer Jr., and how JFMC helps students today make connections between civil rights, social justice and anti-racism movements […]
