Join Campus Rec for a Halloween Fun Run on October 30th at 2 pm. Start at the Bell Tower and finish at the Fitness Center. Win prizes for the first 3 to finish the run and for best costume! Costumes are encouraged!
Halloween Fun Run!
Category: What’s New @ UMW
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Sociologist Marta Tienda, October 25-26, 2021
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Marta Tienda will visit the University of Mary Washington virtually on Oct. 25 and 26. Dr. Tienda is the Maurice P. During ’22 Professor of Demographic Studies and a Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Her UMW visit will feature virtual classroom visits and a Zoom Webinar […]
UMW Continues National Political Science Winning Streak
Sixty footnotes, 22 sources, 19 pages, one prize-winning paper.For its author, recent University of Mary Washington graduate Dillon Schweers ’21, it was quite the process – determining an area of interest, digging in to narrow the scope, poring through research, and writing and rewriting drafts.The workload was worth it, said Schweers, a political science major […]
Tears, Applause and Song Greet Freedom Rides Marker
The old bus terminal – with its segregated restrooms and waiting areas – is no longer there.In its place, a permanent historical marker to commemorate the first stop on the 1961 Freedom Rides was unveiled yesterday afternoon, the result of efforts by University of Mary Washington staff, faculty and students, in partnership with the City […]
Virginia Schools Receive Largely Positive Marks for COVID Response
Virginia’s local school districts have generally handled the COVID-19 crisis effectively, a new University of Mary Washington statewide survey reveals.Asked to rate COVID policies in their local school districts on an A-to-F scale, where A is excellent, C is adequate and F signifies a failure, 12 percent of respondents gave their local districts an A, […]
