Dr. Marianne Ward-Peradoza, a longtime faculty member and administrator at Loyola University Maryland, has been named dean of Marymount Universitys School of Business Administration. She will begin her duties July 1. I am honored to have been selected, Ward-Peradoza said. Over the course of my career I have developed a deep commitment to the mission […]
Month: February 2017
Denson Recognized for Work with Design-athons
Assistant Professor Moira Denson has been recognized by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) for bringing a unique series of workshops to the Marymount University campus and into its curriculum. The Universal Design-athons let students and design professionals engage with individuals with varying disabilities in order to develop design solutions to help them. Denson […]
Poet Sarah Browning to Read at Marymount March 14
The public is invited to a free reading by poet Sarah Browning from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 in Reinsch Library Auditorium on the campus of Marymount University, 2807 North Glebe Road. Browning is co-founder and executive director of Split This Rock, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that calls poets to a greater […]
Holly Karapetkova to Read Feb. 27 at Kramerbooks
Poet Holly Karapetkova, chair of Marymount Universitys Literature & Languages Department, will give a preview reading of her second collection, Towline, at 6:30 p.m on Monday, Feb. 27. at Kramerbooks in Washington, D.C. The book won the 2016 Vern Rutsala Poetry Prize from Cloudbank Books. This is the first year the prize, named after a beloved […]
Staged Reading of Play on Salvadoran Civil War Feb. 17
Marymount University taught Leora Lihach that true empathy surpasses cultural boundaries and national borders. Its a lesson she took to heart. As a result, the 2016 graduate, along with the Teatro de la Luna Theatre Company, will bring a staged reading of Lihachs play Madres de la Revolucion (Mothers of the Revolution) from 7 to […]
Professor of Education to Speak in South Korea
Dr. Ana Lado will be the keynote speaker for the Applied Linguistics Association of Koreas International Conference on Sept. 9 in Seoul, South Korea. The Marymount University professor of education will discuss Primary English Education and Literacy Through Childrens Literature. I absolutely love this topic, said Lado, who has spoken at conferences in Korea and […]
Opening Reception For Photo Exhibit on Youth Refugees at Marymount on Feb. 24
The public is invited to a free opening reception for Youth Seeking Refuge: Unaccompanied, a photo exhibition by Oliver Contreras from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Barry Gallery at Marymount University, 2807 North Glebe Road. Contreras is a photojournalist based in Washington, D.C., whose focus is local news and stories […]
Former NFL Star Randle El To Discuss Ethical Issues in Sports at Marymount Feb. 6
Former Washington Redskins wide receiver Antwaan Randle El will discuss ethical issues impacting intercollegiate and professional sports from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 at Marymount Universitys Reinsch Auditorium, 2807 North Glebe Road. The free event is part of Marymounts Annual Ethics Week and is sponsored by the School of Business Administration. The […]
Public Invited to Hear Poet E. Ethelbert Miller at Marymount on Feb. 14
Influential Washington, D.C., poet E. Ethelbert Miller will give the second part of a lecture on the Black Arts Movement from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the Reinsch Library Auditorium at Marymount University, 2807 North Glebe Road. A self-described literary activist, Miller is the recipient of the 2016 George Garret Award […]
