Category: What’s New @ UMW

Multi-Million-Dollar NEH Grant Funds Completion of ‘The Papers of James Monroe’

A $3 million grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will accelerate the completion of The Papers of James Monroe.The funding will allow the 10-volume series, an expansive resource on America’s fifth president, to be completed early – in 2031, rather than 2035 as previously slated – in time to commemorate the 200th anniversary […]

Scholarships Power Student’s Journey, From Cancer Research to Celtic Culture

When Mallory Thompson ’26 was interviewed for the Rae Elizabeth Smith ’59 Washington Scholarship, she asked the committee what experiences she shouldn’t miss out on as a University of Mary Washington student.“They told me, unanimously, that I should study abroad,” said Thompson, a senior biomedical sciences major from Spotsylvania who went on to earn the […]

Fredericksburg Food Bank, UMW Partner to Offer AC Units in ‘Eagle Air Support’

A new program aimed at placing air conditioning units in the homes of Fredericksburg area residents this summer has taken flight.Dubbed “Eagle Air Support” by organizers, the joint effort of the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and the University of Mary Washington will reuse surplus window air conditioners from UMW’s Fredericksburg campus.The program will make use […]

Art Openings in the UMW Galleries

Please join us next week on Tuesday, Jan. 20, for the Opening Receptions of two exhibitions: Carolyn Marks Johnson: Woman, the Spirit of the Universe; and Origins: Samantha Van Heest. Receptions will take place in both Ridderhof Martin Gallery and duPont Gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. All are welcome – please stop by!In […]