Diversity & Inclusion
UMW Launches Centennial Celebration of James Farmer
Happy birthday, Dr. James Farmer! This year, UMW will celebrate the centennial birthday of the late civil rights pioneer and Mary Washington history professor Dr. James L. Farmer Jr., who died in 1999. Two decades after his death and on …
Diversity & Inclusion
James Farmer Multicultural Center Turns 30
Junior Courtney Flowers was writing a high school paper when she stumbled upon a name she didn’t recognize. “It was James Farmer,” said the Los Angeles native, who spent that day on a UMW website, researching the late civil rights …
Parking Lot Project Highlights UMW, City Partnership
A ribbon cutting Friday for a newly expanded parking lot at UMW’s Battlefield Athletic Complex illustrates a concerted effort by the University and the City of Fredericksburg to work collaboratively on community issues. City Council member Tim Duffy (left) shakes …
Learning & Impact
Lacrosse Player Scores Big With Study Abroad
For Bobby Leytham ’18, a single semester in Spain was a game-changer. Bobby Leytham, shown here in San Juan, landed a job at IDOM in Bilbao, Spain, after participating in a case study with the company during a semester abroad …
Learning & Impact
Wild Encounters Prepared Alumna for Zoo Job
Cage diving with great white sharks. Swimming alongside humpback whales. Getting close to lions and leopards on an African safari. It sounds like a nature TV show, but it’s not. It’s how Nikki Maticic ’14 spent one summer break as …
