{"id":89551,"date":"2019-07-09T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T20:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=89551"},"modified":"2019-07-09T17:15:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T21:15:39","slug":"fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the 10th consecutive year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcebooks.com\/fiske-guide-to-colleges.html\">The Fiske Guide to Colleges<\/a> has named University of Mary Washington among the country\u2019s best colleges for delivering outstanding academics and reasonable prices.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89552\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/fiskefeature_3_300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"461,462\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FiskeFeature_3_300\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW has been listed in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges for the 10th consecutive year.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW has been listed in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges for the 10th consecutive year.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300.jpg\" id=\"longdesc-return-89552\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"UMW has been listed in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges for the 10th consecutive year.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news?longdesc=89552&amp;referrer=89551\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300-300x300.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300.jpg 461w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/FiskeFeature_3_300-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW has been listed in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges for the 10th consecutive year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among top-selling publications that compare colleges, the prestigious Fiske Guide is often considered the gold standard resource. The 2020 edition, the 36th annual issue, features more than 300 of the \u201cbest and most interesting\u201d public and private colleges and universities in the nation, as well as Canada, Great Britain and Ireland. Listings are based on questionnaires completed by administrators and a cross-section of students.<\/p>\n<p>Along with strong academics, championship athletics and successful graduates, this year\u2019s edition mentions Mary Washington\u2019s rich history, unique traditions like Devil Goat Day and Junior Ring Week, and of course, its beauty: \u201cThe campus features classical Jeffersonian buildings, sweeping lawns, brick walkways and breathtaking foliage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fiske points out the strength of UMW\u2019s historic preservation program and the popularity of more recently added programs like biochemistry and communication and digital studies. The publication praises Mary Washington\u2019s emphasis on research and hands-on learning, its study abroad and honors programs, and its accessible professors and favorable faculty-to-student ratio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never imagined that I would find such a highly engaged and compassionate set of professors my first year of college,\u201d the book quotes one UMW student as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Fiske touts Mary Washington\u2019s myriad attributes, including its championship Division III athletic teams, security features like the Rave Guardian app, and facilities such as the multifunctional University Center and the nearly complete Jepson Science Center renovation. The publication points to the James Farmer Multicultural Center, along with shared experiences like a first-year seminar and common read, as promoting an \u201cunusually strong sense of community.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89554\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/newrelease_fiske\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1140,460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NewRelease_Fiske\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Campus beauty is among the myriad attributes that make Mary Washington among the nation&amp;#8217;s top colleges and universities, according to Fiske.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske-300x121.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske-1024x413.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"Campus beauty is among the myriad attributes that make Mary Washington among the nation's top colleges and universities, according to Fiske.\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske-300x121.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske-1024x413.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske-768x310.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske-600x242.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Campus beauty is among the myriad attributes that make Mary Washington among the nation&#8217;s top colleges and universities, according to Fiske.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About UMW\u2019s location, an hour from both Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Fiske says: It\u2019s \u201ca handy asset for the approximately 350 budding politicos who seek internships every year. A large majority of students continue on to jobs after graduation &#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Compiled under the direction of Edward B. Fiske, former New York Times education editor, Fiske is a leading source of information for college-bound students and their parents. It is available in bookstores and as an iPad app on iTunes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 10th consecutive year, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has named University of Mary Washington among the country\u2019s best colleges for delivering outstanding academics and reasonable prices. Among top-selling publications that compare colleges, the prestigious Fiske Guide is often considered the gold standard resource. The 2020 edition, the 36th annual issue, features more than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":89554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[],"topics":[5144],"class_list":{"0":"post-89551","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-stories","8":"topic-news","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For the 10th consecutive year, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has named University of Mary Washington among the country\u2019s best colleges for delivering outstanding academics and reasonable prices. Among top-selling publications that compare colleges, the prestigious Fiske Guide is often considered the gold standard resource. The 2020 edition, the 36th annual issue, features more than [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-09T20:40:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-07-09T21:15:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1140\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"460\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UMaryWash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UMaryWash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eab3b9dd084c2488474792f0c391b8e7\"},\"headline\":\"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-09T20:40:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-09T21:15:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":426,\"commentCount\":3,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Top Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year - News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-09T20:40:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-09T21:15:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg\",\"width\":1140,\"height\":460,\"caption\":\"Campus beauty is among the myriad attributes that make Mary Washington among the nation's top colleges and universities, according to Fiske.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/09\\\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"University of Mary Washington\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Mary Washington\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png\",\"width\":2255,\"height\":580,\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UniversityofMaryWashington\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/UMaryWash\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eab3b9dd084c2488474792f0c391b8e7\",\"name\":\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year - News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year","og_description":"For the 10th consecutive year, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has named University of Mary Washington among the country\u2019s best colleges for delivering outstanding academics and reasonable prices. Among top-selling publications that compare colleges, the prestigious Fiske Guide is often considered the gold standard resource. The 2020 edition, the 36th annual issue, features more than [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/","article_published_time":"2019-07-09T20:40:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-07-09T21:15:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1140,"height":460,"url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UMaryWash","twitter_site":"@UMaryWash","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/"},"author":{"name":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eab3b9dd084c2488474792f0c391b8e7"},"headline":"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year","datePublished":"2019-07-09T20:40:39+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-09T21:15:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/"},"wordCount":426,"commentCount":3,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg","articleSection":["Top Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/","name":"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year - News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg","datePublished":"2019-07-09T20:40:39+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-09T21:15:39+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg","width":1140,"height":460,"caption":"Campus beauty is among the myriad attributes that make Mary Washington among the nation's top colleges and universities, according to Fiske."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/09\/fiske-names-umw-among-best-colleges-for-10th-consecutive-year\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fiske Names UMW Among Best Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"University of Mary Washington","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"University of Mary Washington","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png","width":2255,"height":580,"caption":"University of Mary Washington"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/","https:\/\/x.com\/UMaryWash"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eab3b9dd084c2488474792f0c391b8e7","name":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti"}}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/NewRelease_Fiske.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 14:39:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89551"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=89551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}