Professor of Sociology Leslie Martin has been recognized by the Urban Affairs Association as a runner-up for the 2026 Best Reviewer Award for the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City.Martin’s scholarship focuses on housing, neighborhoods, homelessness and gentrification. She is the founding director of UMW’s Center for Community Engagement and the founder of the […]
Teams of walkers representing UMW Alternative Service Breaks and UMW’s department of History, American Studies and Sociology participated in the “Coldest Night of the Year.” This is a family-friendly walk that raises awareness and funds to benefit Micah Ministries, which provides support, housing and community for people experiencing homelessness in the Fredericksburg area.
Professor of Sociology Leslie Martin’s comments were included in an article titled “Consideration of Jeremiah Community Continues at City Planning Commission Meeting,” which ran in the FXBG Advance. Martin addressed concerns about the effects of “concentrated poverty” in one area of the city. She said decades of study have shown that “what caused the issues […]
The Soc/Anth department has created “TeamUMW” in a local fund & awareness raising walk called the “Coldest Night of the Year,” to benefit Micah ministries. We would LOVE to have as many students, faculty & staff walk with us as feel able (and interested). Think of it as both social AND social justice! And a bit […]
The Gwen Hale Resource Center is serving record numbers of students, thanks to support from across the University. (We have had over 500 visits to the Center this academic year!)We are running low on a variety of important supplies and would like your help, if you’re able to give it. Here is a list (we […]
