Diversity & Inclusion
Leadership Colloquium Challenges Women: ‘Be Your Own Hero’
Diversity & Inclusion
Actors Split Role in UMW Musical ‘Fun Home’
A pivotal scene in UMW Theatre’s upcoming musical features the protagonist recalling a drive she took with her late father. Struggling to find the words, they sing a heartbreaking duet about their failure to have an open and honest conversation. …
Diversity & Inclusion
Dynamic Decade: Women’s and Gender Studies Program Turns 10
Six years after graduating from the University of Mary Washington, Sam Carter ’14 still draws daily on some of the lessons she learned as an undergrad. “Everyone has a different cultural experience,” said Carter, a Women’s and Gender Studies major …
Diversity & Inclusion
Alum Celebrates Identity, Inclusion at Gender and Sexual Minorities Event
For Ted Lewis ’04, the process of embracing being nonbinary began at Mary Washington. Now executive director for a Richmond-based nonprofit, Lewis – who uses they/them pronouns – helps Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth discover their own fully authentic selves. Gender and …
Diversity & Inclusion
Freedom Rides Tour a ‘Life-Changing’ Experience
Stafford resident Frank White joined the Air Force in 1957, three days after finishing high school. Stationed in Texas, he traveled by Greyhound bus to visit his family in Virginia. For days and nights, he remained dressed in his uniform, …
