News releases.
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.