The University of Mary Washington today announced that Charles J. Shields has been named associate director of the university’s Great Lives public lecture series. Shields, a noted historian and author of The New York Times best-selling biography "Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee," was an audience favorite when he spoke about Lee as part of the Great Lives series earlier this year.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont will be the first stop for a new national exhibition featuring rare paintings by William H. Johnson from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). An essential figure in modern American art, William H. Johnson (1901-1970) was a virtuoso skilled in various media and techniques.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont will be the first stop for a new national exhibition featuring rare paintings by William H. Johnson from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). An essential figure in modern American art, William H. Johnson (1901-1970) was a virtuoso skilled in various media and techniques.

University of Mary Washington alumna Anne Morris ’11 has been named one of the winners in the national essay competition sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.

The University of Mary Washington launched a new student leadership development initiative that will support and develop student leaders within the collegiate environment, President Richard V. Hurley announced today.

The University of Mary Washington launched a new student leadership development initiative that will support and develop student leaders within the collegiate environment, President Richard V. Hurley announced today.

Ernie Ackermann, professor of computer science at the University of Mary Washington, has been recognized with the J. Christopher Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award for his contributions to the university as well as involvement and leadership in the community.

Ernie Ackermann, professor of computer science at the University of Mary Washington, has been recognized with the J. Christopher Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award for his contributions to the university as well as involvement and leadership in the community.

The University of Mary Washington Galleries will host two exhibitions, "Art and Nature: Reflections on the Sublime" from Friday, September 2 through Friday, September 30 at the Ridderhof Martin Gallery, and "UMW Studio Art Faculty Exhibition" from Friday, September 2 through Friday, October 7 at the duPont Gallery.