Dr. Mehdi Aminrazavi, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, is the new director of an exciting new program for UMW students, faculty and the broader community: Khatib Program in Religion & Dialogue, funded by a generous gift from Dr. Reza Khatib and his wife, Georgianna Khatib. In spring semester 2020, the KPRD sponsored the following courses and events: 1. “Religion 231: The … [Read more...] about Religion and Dialogue at UMW
Archives for 2020
The 14th Annual Research and Creativity Day Symposium has gone virtual!
April 24, 2020 would have been the 14th annual Research and Creativity Day symposium at the University of Mary Washington. As in years past, the Hurley Convergence Center would have been filled with posters and hosted simultaneous oral sessions. There would have been multiple exhibitions and performances across campus, and numerous departments would have hosted their own events to celebrate the … [Read more...] about The 14th Annual Research and Creativity Day Symposium has gone virtual!
UMW Theatre students lead through good times, and difficult ones too
Students in the UMW Theatre deparment get hands on experience in every aspect of production and performance of a variety of dramatic pieces, funded in part with monies from the Dean's Research and Creativity grants. Fall 2019 student directors: Senior Jacob Dodges, Clever Little Lies by Joe DiPietro. Senior Morgan Shotwell, Mojo by Jez Butterworth. Senior Victoria Fortune directed Time Stands … [Read more...] about UMW Theatre students lead through good times, and difficult ones too
Students and Faculty Come Together to Bring a Classic into the Digital Age
When courses moved abruptly from in person to online delivery due to the COVID 19 pandemic, Professor Angie Pitts and her students in Latn 358: Ovid, were disappointed. They had been looking forward to a visit from Dr. Bartolo Natoli of Randolph Macon College, author of Silenced Voices: The Poetics of Speech in Ovid (U. WI Press), who was scheduled to give a public lecture April 2nd on the theme … [Read more...] about Students and Faculty Come Together to Bring a Classic into the Digital Age
Celebrating Women’s History Month, Ten Years of WGST and Undergraduate Research
This 2019-2020 academic year we have been celebrating ten years of the Women's and Gender Studies program (see "Dynamic Decade: Women's and Gender Studies Turns 10") at Mary Washington. Every year this program hosts its own Undergraduate Research Forum in March as part of UMW Women's History Month celebration. This is always a special event, with both poster and oral presentations by students in a … [Read more...] about Celebrating Women’s History Month, Ten Years of WGST and Undergraduate Research