A look at the headlines in the news, or even just scrolling our personal social media feeds, it is evident that online political discussions are fraught with problems from misinformation to toxic exchanges between users. For the past two semesters, students Garrett McKenzie (Data Science and Computer Science ’27), Laura Rider (Engligh Lit and Computer […]
In their fall 2024 FSEM “History Wars: Schools, Museums, and Monuments”–taught by Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Alex Honold–Tyler Crockett (Historic Preservation ’28), Nick Thodal (History ’28), and Sarah Yatzeck (History ’28) conducted original research on distinct historical or contemporary representations of the past as they appear in schools, public spaces, or popular media. Sarah […]
The University of Mary Washington recently introduced its new space highlighting the importance of undergraduate research and creativity at UMW, the UMW Research and Creativity Collaborative (or RCC for short). The RCC is: a physical space on the main floor of Simpson Library that supports student research and creativity where students and faculty can meet, […]
In March, Brendan O’Connell (’25 Historic Preservation) delivered a presentation titled “Data Analysis and Geocoding” with Dr. Moon and Dr. Hanna at the Virginia Forum, which was held at Sweet Briar College in Amherst, VA. This presentation was the result of their work together on RestrictedVA, a collaborative student project that researches and maps the […]
Only three years after establishing our College of Arts and Sciences Beyond the Classroom Endowment, we have already begun to make a big impact in the student experience at Mary Washington. This past spring and summer ten CAS students with majors in diverse fields from Historic Preservation to Computer Science put their classroom learning into […]
