Upcoming Cultural Events Presented by the James Farmer Multicultural Center:The History of Afrofuturism in Music | Thursday, Feb. 16 | 5 PM | Chandler Ballroom C, Cedric Rucker University CenterThis interactive presentation will be led by Ronald Turner II, known as DJ R-Tistic and Assistant Director of the James Farmer Multicultural Center, Chris Williams. They will take the […]
UMW Theatre continues its 2022-2023 season with Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus. Remaining performances are Feb. 16-18 at 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. in Klein Theatre, duPont Hall at the University of Mary Washington. Faculty and staff may purchase up to two tickets per UMW ID for just $5 each.Men on […]
Growing up in King George County, Carolyn West Oglesby ’83 didn’t really think about what her parents did all day at work. She just knew that Gladys and Ira West were civilian mathematicians at the naval base at Dahlgren, where the family lived and she and her two brothers attended school.It wasn’t until long after […]
Emily Whitt ’23 considered other graduate schools to pursue a master’s degree in accounting, but only one rose to the top of her list – the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William & Mary.The University of Mary Washington senior mentally prepared herself for a painstaking application process and a patient wait for an […]
Black History Month Events include:Human Rights Film Series: Teach Us All Thursday, February 2 | 5 PM | Colonnade Room, Cedric Rucker University Center In 1957, the segregation in schools ended with a group of students known as the Little Rock Nine. Inequalities still exist in American schools but some are working to change the […]
