Angie Kemp, Head of Special Collections and Digital Scholarship at Simpson Library, has been awarded the 2026 Special Recognition Award from the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. (HFFI). The award honors individuals, groups or organizations that demonstrate notable leadership and initiative in support of preservation education in the Fredericksburg area and beyond.Kemp and her Special Collections […]
Join us for a talk with best-selling author Rebecca Romney!Jane Austen wasn’t a lone genius. She wrote at a time of great experimentation for women writers — and clues about those women, and the exceptional books they wrote, are sprinkled like breadcrumbs throughout Austen’s work.So where had these women gone? In Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, Romney […]
Gwen Hale Resource Center (GHRC) is seeking someone interested in solving food insecurity on-campus! There’s an opening for any UMW employee (Classified, AP Faculty, or Faculty) to serve in the GHRC as a Coordinator for spring 2026. The position requires roughly 5 hours per week, and you’ll receive a stipend of $2,500 toward the end […]
We have two amazing service opportunities at UMW with AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA)!One VISTA will be hired to work on food security issues in our community, both at the Gwen Hale Resource Center and the Phoenix School in Stafford. Another VISTA will be hired to promote K-12 academic success in Hazel Hill […]
If you have an EagleOne card, you have a library card! All library services are available to the entire UMW community, on-campus or off – staff included! We offer:Popular reading: Includes contemporary fiction, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novel, memoir, and young adult Refreshed every few months with a completely new selection of books […]
