South African revolutionary Nelson Mandela, jazz legend Billie Holiday and baseball superstar Cal Ripken are among the larger-than-life figures to be featured during this year’s William B. Crawley Great Lives lecture series. The lectures take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, from Jan. 15 to April 9, at the University of Mary Washington’s Dodd […]
UMW College of Business Earns AACSB Accreditation
AACSB International (AACSB) announced Monday, Nov. 26 that the University of Mary Washington has gained accreditation for its College of Business. Earned by only 5 percent of the world’s schools offering business degrees, AACSB accreditation inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally. UMW is one of only five U.S. schools to receive accreditation […]
Civil Rights Trip Sparks a Mary Washington Movement
Mary Washington freshman Christopher Jesus wept when he read it. An African-American boy, barely a teen, sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit, pled for help to overturn his conviction. At the bottom of the white piece of paper, he’d drawn a picture of himself in black ink. “It was powerful,” Jesus said […]
25th UMW Leadership Colloquium: Find Your Purpose
Always good at math and science, Nicole Price earned a degree in chemical engineering and spent a decade building a successful career in the field. But her personality was pointing her in a different direction. Now a sought-after leadership coach, consultant and speaker, she transformed her professional life and, through her company, Lively Paradox, helps […]
Do the Math: Alum Builds Career in Cybersecurity
When Rebecca McHale ’01 decided to major in math at Mary Washington, she had no idea it would add up to a brilliant career in cybersecurity. As chief information security officer for Booz Allen Hamilton, she’s on the front lines of defense. Women still make up only about 20 percent of the field, according to […]
