Rising UMW Senior Goes Global at Pathfinder Summit
May 20, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
Rahima Morshed ’20 is beginning her summer break by changing the world. The rising senior is one of 50 civic-minded young Virginians convening in Charlottesville this week for the Global Pathfinder Summit. This prestigious event gives emerging leaders the chance to hear from dozens of internationally renowned speakers discussing topics pertaining to today’s youth and […]
Filed Under: Leslie Martin, tciteroni, Top Stories Tagged With: James Farmer Multicultural Center, lsimpkin, msanford
UMW Senior Does Groundbreaking Autism and Gender Research
May 14, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
Ren Koloni wants to make academia a more welcoming place for people like them. And at the University of Mary Washington, Koloni found space where they could do just that. Koloni, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary – neither male nor female – and uses they/them pronouns, is autistic and has multiple disabilities. UMW appealed […]
Filed Under: Department of Sociology, English, Linguistics and Communication, Mara Scanlon, tciteroni, Top Stories Tagged With: cfoss, Honors Program, jlee8, kslunt, lsimpkin, Office of Disability Resources, Women's and Gender Studies