A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Professor of English Chris Foss presented a conference paper entitled “Temporal Fusion(s) in Psychic Messages from Oscar Wilde” at last month’s Nineteenth Century Studies Association Annual Conference in New Orleans.Foss explored how Hester Travers Smith’s 1923 book detailing her conversations with the dead man represents a fascinating instance of such fusion, a unique dramatic rendering […]
Director of Emergency Management/Safety Brandy Ellard and Assistant Dean of Students CJ Porter participated in a Hybrid Tabletop Exercise facilitated by Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) recently. The topic was a local drinking water emergency.The exercise provided a platform to openly discuss actions the City of Fredericksburg would […]
Director of Athletics Patrick Catullo was a panel speaker at the Business of Sports event put on this month by the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. Sports, business and community all intersected at the event as local sports leaders discussed how athletics drives economic impact, builds community pride and creates opportunities for regional growth. Other […]
Associate Director of Regional Alumni Engagement Phillip Duggins and Director of Annual Giving Shelby Orlando preview Mary Wash Day on April 2-3 (noon-to-noon) and Reunion Weekend, May 30-June 1 for News Talk 1230 WFVA’s Town Talk. Listen to the episode.
University of Mary Washington Associate Professor of Spanish Antonia Delgado-Poust appeared on Virginia Humanities’ With Good Reason radio program Friday, March 21 to discuss detective fiction written by Spanish women in the late ’90s and early 2000s. In an episode titled “The Game’s Afoot,” detective stories are discussed – sometimes they get a reputation as […]
The Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. announced this year’s preservation award recipients at its annual meeting on Saturday, March 15. Chris Williams, assistant director of the University of Mary Washington’s James Farmer Multicultural Center, received Special Recognition awards for establishing the city’s Civil Rights Trail. Read more.
Assistant Professor Danielle Springston attended the National Association of School-University Partnerships (NASUP) Annual Conference in New Orleans March 5-8 with colleagues from the College of Education, including Director of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Kristina Peck and Associate Professor Melissa Wells.Springston presented at the conference on her work with the UMW’s Academy of Technology and Innovation […]
Ever wonder who’s behind many of the news stories that share UMW’s biggest moments? Meet Lisa Marvashti ‘92, whose storytelling helps bring our campus to life.“I have interviewed so many students at UMW for stories and it’s always amazing to sit down with these students and hear about their life and their journey and about […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a guest online lecture, “Disinformation in U.S. Presidential Elections,” to Sciences Po University, Paris, France. The talk was derived from portions of Dr. Farnsworth’s recently published co-authored book, Producing News in a Time of Disinformation: Information […]
Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus William B. Crawley’s penned a column which appeared in the FXBG Advance this week, entitled “History on the Hill: A Centennial Celebration.” In the column Crawley looks back at the year UMW turned one hundred, which included turmoil at the top, a presidential candidate on campus, and a towering intellectual who […]
