The Arlington Catholic Herald: 2020 graduates will help rebuild our nation and world from the COVID-19 pandemic

Irma Becerra/Special to the Catholic Herald On the last day of May, our Marymount University in Arlington community joined virtually, united across the entire world, in what was surely the most unprecedented commencement in the school’s 70-year history.   And we are not alone in this – for the first time in higher education, commencements […]

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Textbook Affordability and Open Educational Resources

As costs of higher education and textbook affordability remain critical issues nationwide, many schools are now utilizing open educational resources (OER’s). They are free for educators to use, and they help save students thousands of dollars in textbook costs. Jenise Overmier, reference and instructional librarian as well as Assistant Professor, discusses how faculty members at […]

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Incoming freshman featured in Class of 2020 article from The Washington Post

Last week, The Washington Post released an article titled, “The Class of 2020: Graduating into a pandemic.” Twelve seniors, from high school and college, were interviewed about their academic and personal experiences, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their education and next steps.   One of those seniors is Andrea Anaya, currently a student […]

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Marymount experts in the news discussing COVID-19

Marymount University professors and staff are available to offer insights into how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting areas of public health, nursing, politics, psychology, learning from home and other topics. Some members of our community have also been recognized for going the extra mile to help others in these trying times. Below is a […]

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Counseling students transition to telehealth while providing mental health services during COVID-19

As Marymount University and our society continue to find ways to adapt to the new circumstances of the COVID-19 public health crisis, students and faculty in the Department of Counseling are continuing to provide mental health services.   The clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) and pastoral clinical mental health counseling (PCMHC) graduate programs currently have 52 […]

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Grad student cycles 120 miles in support of service members

Charles Gray, a graduate student in Marymount University’s Public Health Education and Promotion program, recently participated in World T.E.A.M.’s annual Face of America cycling challenge. Traditionally, the route starts in Arlington, Va., near the Pentagon, and spans over 120 miles to the historic battlefield in Gettysburg, Pa., and is completed in two days. However, due […]

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Teaching the Future Leaders of Catholic Schools

Many principals and administrators of Catholic schools in Northern Virginia and beyond have an important connection to Marymount University. Sr. Patricia Helene Earl, director of the M.Ed. program in Administration and Supervision (also known as the Catholic School Leadership Program), focuses on how this signature offering prepares students to become the future leaders of their […]

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Junior Communication major awarded $4,000 scholarship from Sigma Delta Chi Foundation

Lauren Galdeano, a junior at Marymount University majoring in Communication, has received a $4,000 scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year from the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation of Washington, D.C.   Galdeano is one of five aspiring journalists at Washington, D.C.-area universities who were awarded these journalism scholarships. Totaling $20,000, they are funded by contributions from […]

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