Dear UMW Community, As part of the University of Mary Washington’s celebration of Dr. James Farmer, Farmer Legacy 2020: A Centennial Celebration and Commitment to Action, we wanted to recognize the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose advocacy for gender equality transformed the American legal and social landscape. Generations of […]
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Honoring John Lewis
Dear UMW Community: This past Friday, America lost a legend. The Honorable John Lewis, civil rights leader and U.S. Representative from Georgia for 34 years, passed away. Congressman Lewis had struggled with stage-4 pancreatic cancer for several months; he was 80 years old. John Lewis figures prominently in the Mary Washington story. In 1961, Dr. […]