Diversity & Inclusion
UMW Senior Blossoms While ‘Planting Seed’ of Intersectionality
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Tears, Applause and Song Greet Freedom Rides Marker
The old bus terminal – with its segregated restrooms and waiting areas – is no longer there. In its place, a permanent historical marker to commemorate the first stop on the 1961 Freedom Rides was unveiled yesterday afternoon, the result …
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LGBTQ Oral History Project Highlights Alumni Pride
Recruited to play field hockey at the University of Mary Washington, Chrissy Bowdren ’11, then a freshman, left practice to get her picture taken for her EagleOne card. Sweating in her uniform, she saw a familiar face in line. She …
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Marker Furthers UMW Mission on Freedom Rides’ 60th Anniversary
Today, on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Freedom Rides, a temporary historic marker was unveiled at the site of the former Fredericksburg bus station, where the Freedom Riders first stopped in 1961. The marker is the result …
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World Lessons Inspire Sophomore to Pen Children’s Book
Home during quarantine, University of Mary Washington sophomore Helen Dhue found herself rifling through childhood belongings. Among old papers and artwork, she discovered a book she wrote as a kindergartner. As she turned the pages, inspiration struck. Influenced by classes …
