Dr. Joseph Romero, Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion, has been a faculty member at Mary Washington since the fall of 2000. Recently Dr. Romero helped establish a Humanities in Action Internship, partnering with the Greater … [Read More...] about Connecting Humanities, Community, and Job Skills: Faculty Mentor Establishes Internship for Humanities Majors
Beyond the Classroom
A College of Arts & Sciences blog
Applying her classroom learning to benefit the community
Claudia Woods has an internship with the Rappahannock Council on Sexual Assault (RCASA) in Fredericksburg this spring semester, 2021. Claudia's two majors in English and Women and Gender Studies and her minor in Social Justice, along with her prior experience in sexual and … [Read More...] about Applying her classroom learning to benefit the community
Students Continue with Their Research, Despite a Pandemic
Despite the challenges that Fall 2020 posed for UMW students and faculty, including strict protocols about in-person contact in classrooms and labs as well as restrictions on travel, UMW was able to continue its commitment to student learning and to fostering undergraduate … [Read More...] about Students Continue with Their Research, Despite a Pandemic
River Advocacy, Education, and Restoration with Friends of the Rappahannock
The lovely Rappahannock River that flows through Fredericksburg has been a place of recreation, inspiration, and education. Over the years, UMW faculty and students from various UMW departments--from Biology, Earth and Environmental Science, to Geography and Spanish--have … [Read More...] about River Advocacy, Education, and Restoration with Friends of the Rappahannock
CAS Internship Grant Helps Student Gain Museum Experience
Senior Cathryn Kinde (History and American Studies) spent Summer 2020 as a Film Archive intern for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). Although due to the COVID-19 pandemic she was not able to be physically present in the museum, she was able to gain valuable … [Read More...] about CAS Internship Grant Helps Student Gain Museum Experience