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- May 16, 2024
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Governor’s Office Spurns FOIA Request

The Advance’s FOIA request for information surrounding the arrests of UMW students and others surfaced 16 pages of responsive records that the governor’s office will not turn over. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office is withholding in full 16 pages of records responsive to a request under the Freedom of Information Act, citing the exemption provided for […]

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- May 13, 2024
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University of Mary Washington Celebrates the Class of 2024

From COVID-19 to commencement in four years. The seniors who graduated this past weekend from the University of Mary Washington started their college careers in the fall of 2020, when the world was still in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of their high school graduation ceremonies were cancelled and much of their college […]

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- April 22, 2024
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Tuition and Fees to Increase at University of Mary Washington Next Year

UMW's Seacobeck Hall in spring. Photo courtesy UMW.

After several years of remaining flat, in-state tuition at the University of Mary Washington will increase by 2% next year. “A small increase, still below the rate of inflation, is needed to support state-mandated compensation actions for faculty and staff and the continued success of academic programs and the campus experience,” the university wrote in […]

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- April 12, 2024
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Celebrate Multiculturalism on Saturday at the University of Mary Washington

The JNJ Dance Expression group performed a West African dance number in front of Lee Hall on the UMW campus during the 29th Multicultural Fair. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi, courtesy UMW.

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The James Farmer Multicultural Center at the University of Mary Washington is preparing to host its 34th annual Multicultural Fair this weekend—an event that typically brings 5,000 to 6,000 people to campus to celebrate diverse, global cultures. This year’s event will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to […]

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- March 14, 2024
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Bringing Lafayette’s Journeys to Life

A University of Mary Washington student and a professor have created a map featured at the Fredericksburg Area Museum showcasing the travels of Lafayette in America. by Lisa Chinn MarvashtiUNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON University of Mary Washington senior Brooke Prevedel and Professor of Geography Steve Hanna spent more than 100 hours making the map at the center of a new Fredericksburg Area Museum […]

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- March 4, 2024
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Annual Youth Climate Conference Gives Students an Opportunity to Educate and Learn From Each Other

Representatives from the organization GreenTeenz RVA at the fourth annual Youth Climate Conference at University of Mary Washington.

by Abby KnowlesINTERN Last weekend, the University of Mary Washington hosted the fourth annual Youth Climate Conference to educate the public on the current climate crisis and how the community of Fredericksburg can work together to help save our planet. The event included speakers and presentations by area youth, including high school students. Twenty-year-old Sena […]

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- February 22, 2024
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Local Teacher’s Stan Lee-inspired Art on Display at UMW

Duke Stableford’s embroidered comic book covers will help tell the story of Marvel Comics creator. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Duke Stableford, who passed away last month, was a 1981 graduate of the University of Mary Washington and a longtime history and government teacher and chess team coach at Spotsylvania’s Chancellor High School. He […]

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