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- August 16, 2024
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The Fredericksburg Area’s First Lab School is Now Open

The Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington opened its doors this week for its first cohort of 9th graders. There are no desks in Spanish teacher Michael Arriaza’s classroom at the newly opened Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington. At his request, there are only […]

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- July 17, 2024
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Campus Stops on the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail Unveiled

Five new wayside panels add to the story already told on the downtown portion of the Trail. Almost four years to the day after an email exchange that initiated work on the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail, city and University of Mary Washington leaders unveiled five wayside panels that complete the trail. “This is the last unveiling […]

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- May 29, 2024
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President Troy Paino of University of Mary Washington

Whether it’s the university and the surrounding community, or the liberal arts and Artificial Intelligence, UMW’s president is building connections for the future. When Troy Paino arrived at the University of Mary Washington in 2016 to become the school’s tenth president, he brought with him a trick that had served him well at his previous […]

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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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- May 6, 2024
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UMW Withholding Correspondence with Governor’s Office, State Police

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The university cited exemptions permitting it to withhold 10 emails responsive to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. In her response, university spokeswoman Amy Jesse said eight responsive emails would be withheld as “papers, records, documents, reports, materials, databases, or other evidence or information relative to criminal intelligence or any terrorism investigation in […]

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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 26, 2024
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Mary’s Landing Project Seeks Open Space Credits for Preserving one “Character Structure,” but Would Demolish Other Buildings from Same Period

J.J. Ballentine's drawings for the Fredericksburg Public Health Center, located at 435 Hunter Street and slated for demolition under plans for Mary's Landing, which is under review by Fredericksburg City staff. Photo courtesy HFFI.

By ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Plans for the Mary’s Landing townhouse project, which would be located across Fall Hill Avenue from the old Mary Washington Hospital, seek “open space credits” for preserving one mid-20th-century structure while calling for the demolition of two other early-to-mid-20th-century structures. The building that would be preserved is also not […]

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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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