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Mathews’ Good Deed Makes Headlines

Professor of Religious Studies Mary Beth Mathews made recent headlines in a story titled “Arlington community comes together to help graduate who left Russia during war” published by DC News Now and Yahoo News. Mathews said in the piece that she responded to a post sent to her by a friend. “As soon as I saw […]

UMW Celebrates Division III Week, April 13-19

Dear UMW Colleagues,Last week marked the NCAA’s Division III week, April 13-19, our student-athletes are not able to practice or compete. So rather than focus on what the student-athletes and their coaches accomplish on the field or court, I will take this opportunity to recognize their incredible devotion to a key part of our ASPIRE […]

Mathews Presents Paper at Harvard University Symposium

Professor of Religious Studies Mary Beth Mathews presented an invited paper, “Doctrine, Race, and Education: The American Baptist Theological Seminary and Jim Crow,” at Harvard University’s Symposium on Religion and Public Life in Africa and the Americas, sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. She argued that African American theological seminaries in the American […]