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 experience remotely by cataloging, researching, and authenticating new films for the museum's public database. Although her … [Read more...] about CAS Internship Grant Helps Student Gain Museum Experience
Archives for August 2020
“Good Trouble UMW” Podcast Highlights UMW Tradition of Student Activism
Associate Professor of English Colin Rafferty, who teaches courses in creative non-fiction writing, has a new project that highlights the proud history of Mary Washington's student civic and civil engagement, a podcast titled "Good Trouble UMW," inspired by famous call-to-action phrase by the late John Lewis. As part of this year’s Common Experience for incoming first-year students, the podcast … [Read more...] about “Good Trouble UMW” Podcast Highlights UMW Tradition of Student Activism