Germanna Community College students who transfer to the University of Mary Washington will have a better chance of succeeding thanks to a new agreement between the two schools. UMW President Troy D. Paino and GCC President Janet Gullickson made the Guaranteed Transfer Partnership Agreement official today, Friday, Feb. 22, at a signing ceremony at Germanna’s […]
UMW Named Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
Once again, the University of Mary Washington has been named to the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Students. The top Fulbright producers are listed in the February 11 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
UMW Recognized for Support of First-Generation Students
The University’s support of first-generation students has earned the University of Mary Washington recognition by ScholarMatch, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that helps to make higher education possible for low-income youth by providing free college counseling services.
UMW Takes Steps to Raise Awareness and to Combat Sexual Assault
As the 2018-19 school year got under way and on the eve of Domestic Violence Month, dozens of University of Mary Washington students turned out on Campus Walk to sign a “consent” pledge. To what did they consent? Never to commit, condone or remain silent about relationship or sexual violence. The consent campaign highlights national […]
Most Virginians Disapprove of President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump remains deeply unpopular in Virginia, with 58 percent of those surveyed turning thumbs-down on his job performance, according to a new University of Mary Washington statewide survey. The survey, conducted September 4-9 for UMW by the national research firm SSRS, found 37 percent of Virginians approved of the president. Trump scored a […]
