Mary Washington students are known for their commitment to service, and for putting their academics into practice. In January 2024, before the new spring semester began, a group of student members of the UMW Global Medical Brigade traveled to Panamá to assist local residents with their healthcare needs. This was not their first trip to Panamá. The first was in January 2019. The UMW Global Medical … [Read more...] about Speaking the Language of Health and Hope
Humanities
A Busy Fall Semester 2023 Punctuated by Symposia Across Campus
For the past sixteen years Mary Washington has set aside the last day of classes in the spring to celebrate Research and Creativity Day. But recently the last days of the fall semester has also become a time of celebration of student research and creative work. On December 7 and 8, 2023 UMW students will present at six symposia across campus. On Thursday, December 7, from 11:30am to 4pm, in … [Read more...] about A Busy Fall Semester 2023 Punctuated by Symposia Across Campus
Digital Studies Students Take On Generative AI
The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 was a turning point for public understanding and acceptance of generative artificial intelligence (GAI). ChatGPT is now the fastest-growing tech platform, with more than 100 million users in its first two months, and now that GPT4 has been released, it will only continue to grow. But that only tells part of the story- generative AI has also been applied to … [Read more...] about Digital Studies Students Take On Generative AI
Student-created docuseries highlights summer work across campus
In the summer of 2023, Eniya Cropper (Studio Art, ’24), Ben Dickinson (Political Science, ’26), and Kasey Ripper (Communications and Digital Studies ’25) worked with Dr. J.D. Swerzenski (Assistant Professor of Communications and Digital Studies) on a project titled “Community-Based Documentary Series” as part of the UMW Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Summer Institute (AHSSSI). The aim of … [Read more...] about Student-created docuseries highlights summer work across campus
Students Create New Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences
This fall, after noticing that there were many students who were hesitant or lacked access to submit to large academic journals, a group of UMW students decided to found Columns, the Mary Washington Humanities and Social Science Journal. Columns provides an important resource and opportunity for students to learn how to be published in a journal, which is important for students of the humanities … [Read more...] about Students Create New Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences