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UMW Names Martin A. Wilder Jr. to New VP for Enrollment and Communications Position
Fredericksburg, Va. – Martin A. Wilder Jr. has been named Vice President for Enrollment and Communications at the University of Mary Washington. Dr. Wilder has spent the past 28 years as an administrator at UMW, most recently as Vice President …
Limited-Edition Coffee Table Book Features Exclusive UMW Photography
Fredericksburg, Va. – The University of Mary Washington announces the production of a limited-edition coffee table book, University of Mary Washington: Moments in Time, commemorating the 100th anniversary of its founding. The 128-page hardcover volume showcases the photography of photojournalist …
Gari Melchers Home and Studio to Offer Family Fun & Learning Tours
Fredericksburg, Va. – Gari Melchers Home and Studio is introducing new kid-friendly tours on Saturdays and Sundays from June 16 through Labor Day, September 3. These special guided tours of Gari Melchers’ art studio and the 1790s Georgian Revival house …
Melchers Masterpiece Comes to Belmont
Fredericksburg, Va. – The Sermon, considered the most critically acclaimed painting by American artist Gari Melchers (1860-1932), has been placed on extended loan to Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont. The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., has …
UMW Administrator Receives Fulbright Grant
Fredericksburg, Va. – Chris Musick, director of International Academic Services (IAS) at the University of Mary Washington, has been awarded a Fulbright grant for the U.S.-Germany International Education Administrators Program. As one of 25 recipients, Musick will spend two weeks in …