Category: What’s New @ UMW

Read ‘THE OVERSTORY’ with our Book Club

We are beginning the next round of reading in our online literary group, the Mother of All Book Clubs! This club is open to anyone with a connection to Mary Washington–alumni, parents, donors, faculty, and staff. Join us!Our next selection is The Overstory, by Richard Powers. This book was the Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction […]

Students Stand Together for MLK Day of Service

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” This quote by Martin Luther King Jr. often appears on social media around the anniversary of the civil rights leader’s birth.Charlotte Russell, a first-year student at the University of Mary Washington, reflected upon those words, which were also emblazoned on the back […]

‘Great Lives’ Lecture Series Continues with Gandhi

The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series continues on Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. with nonviolent resistance leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, presented by Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication and Digital Studies Anand Rao. The Synergy Periodontics and Implants Lecture.Because of restrictions on public gatherings on campus, the entire […]

University of Mary Washington Museums to Reopen March 15

Fredericksburg, VA: Two museums administered by the University of Mary Washington—Gari Melchers Home and Studio and the James Monroe Museum—will reopen to the public on Monday, March 15 after a three-month shutdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Both museums will be open to general visitors only, with no public programs or facility rentals through the end […]