About Us

The UMW Center for Economic Education was established in 2011 as part of the Virginia Council on Economic Education (VCEE). The VCEE works in partnership with colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia through a statewide network of university-based centers for economic education. The mission of the UMW Center for Economic Education is to build ongoing partnerships with the region’s school division and their teachers, provide professional development workshops for teaches, and provide creative, hands-on lesson plans, curriculum and programs for students. These efforts are with the goal of effectively infusing economic and financial education in grades K-12 to promote economic and financial literacy.

Our director for UMW’s Center for Economic Education is Dr. Amrita Dhar. Dr. Dhar is an Associate Professor of Economics at Mary Washington, and she is excited to oversee the operations and events of UMW’s Center for Economic Education! Outside of being the director, her research and interests focus on international economics, monetary policy, forecasting, and applied econometrics.