Four University of Mary Washington faculty authors will speak at the 17th annual Virginia Festival of the Book, to be held March 16 through 20 in Charlottesville. Professors Claudia Emerson, Jeffrey McClurken, Debra Schleef and Steve Watkins will participate in readings and panel discussions.

Colin Rafferty, assistant professor of English, will serve as moderator for the University of Mary Washington’s Fredericksburg Forum on Thursday, March 17. The program, which features best-selling novelist Scott Turow, will be held at 8 p.m. in George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium. Tickets are still available.

The University of Mary Washington Galleries will host the exhibit "Beyond the Silk Road: Asian Art from the Permanent Collection" from Friday, March 11 through Friday, April 22 at the Ridderhof Martin Gallery.

La Ceiba, the microfinance institution run by University of Mary Washington students, awarded a total of $625 to three Honduran entrepreneurs in La Ceiba’s first-ever business plan competition.

The dynamic political situation in Egypt is not a revolution–at least, according to UMW’s revolution expert, John Kramer.

Recyclemania kicked off at UMW and on other university campuses across the country February 7, and UMW students, staff and offices recycled a whopping 6,993 pounds of materials during the first week of the annual nationwide competition.

With a 1960s-era bus and historical photos of the 1961 Freedom Rides as a backdrop, two of the Freedom Riders urged students to apply the lessons of the civil rights movement to today’s causes, kicking off the University of Mary Washington’s semester-long tribute to the Freedom Rides.

University of Mary Washington student Elsa Lee won first place in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ national video competition for her video "What are the 4 Factors of Production?"

This Valentine’s Day, what better way to celebrate love than by learning about art from Aphrodite’s birthplace? The UMW Galleries will host a talk about prehistoric art from Cyprus at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14 in Combs Hall, room 139. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, is said to have landed in Cyprus after being formed from the foam of the sea.

The Peace Corps has ranked the University of Mary Washington No. 1 in the nation among small universities for alumni now serving as Peace Corps volunteers.