Category: Professional Notes

Rao Speaks About AI and Academic Integrity at Fredericksburg Academy

On Thursday, Jan 15, , Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Anand Rao spoke to the student body at Fredericksburg Academy at the invitation of the school’s Honor Council.Rao’s talk focused on the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and academic integrity, offering students a nuanced framework for […]

O’Brien Named Expert-in-Residence at Center for AI and the Liberal Arts

UMW’s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts has named alumnus Sean O’Brien ’09 as its inaugural AI Expert-in-Residence. O’Brien currently leads AI initiatives at Internet2 — the technology consortium serving higher education institutions nationwide. He will return to Mary Washington this spring to mentor students, advise faculty research projects and share insights on AI’s […]

Bonds Publishes Column on Need for Transparency in Data Center Development

Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds published a commentary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on January 22nd on the need for greater transparency in data center water use. The column is titled “How Will the Data Center Boom Impact Virginia’s Waters. Secrecy on this Topic Doesn’t Bode Well.” Read the full commentary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Howard Appointed Director of Financial Aid

Tessa Howard has recently been appointed director of financial aid at UMW. Howard has had a progressive and comprehensive career at Mary Washington since 2011, when she began as a financial aid specialist administering and disbursing aid through the Federal Direct Loan Program. She later added state aid program management and financial aid counseling in […]

Larochelle Shares Expertise on ‘With Good Reason’

Professor of Spanish Jeremy LaRochelle was featured on the With Good Reason public radio show in an episode titled “Delicious Predator.” In a segment of the show, titled “Protecting The Water Spirits,” LaRochelle discusses how indigenous people throughout the Amazon basin understand themselves to be deeply connected to the more-than-human world. So the pollution of […]