Category: UMW in the News

Gold: Enjoy area’s rich pool of talent; Stafford County Sun

It seems to me…we live in a community that contains an enormous amount of talent that is constantly available to everyone. So it is amazing for me to hear folks, even those who have lived here for years, tell me that there is nothing cultural to do here and that they have to go to Washington, D.C. or Richmond for cultural enrichment. To this I say, “horse hockey.”

http://www2.staffordcountysun.com/lifestyles/2012/jan/12/gold-enjoy-areas-rich-pool-talent-ar-1606847/

(Ranjit Singh) Professor Reflects On Shaikh Fawaz And Arab Uprisings; http://wamu.org We’ve been hearing this month about how the events of last year’s Arab Spring are playing out around the world. The uprising that began in Bahrain nearly a year ago has been largely suppressed by the country’s ruling family. http://wamu.org/news/12/01/12/professor_reflects_on_shaikh_fawaz_and_arab_uprisings

UMW workers among those affected by Anthem-Mary Washington contract dispute; http://blogs.fredericksburg.com

The University of Mary Washington, like many local employers, offers Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance to its workers.

http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/rapidassessment/2012/01/10/umw-workers-among-those-affected-by-anthem-mary-washington-contract-dispute/

“Chappell Great Lives Series”, page 20 of the January 2012 issue of Front Porch Magazine http://www.frontporchfredericksburg.com/pdf/January_2012.pdf.

UMW Small Business Development Center to Partner with RCC – page 13, January 2012 issue of Chamberlink

UMW Philanthropy Class Awards Grants to Three Area Agencies – page 15, January 2012 issue of Chamberlink

http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=95828