Marymount University will open its campus this fall for the “full student experience.” The announcement was made during a spring semester with a COVID-19 positivity rate of less than 1% with more than 90% of students on campus. (The fall semester’s positivity rate was 2% with 80% of students on campus.) University President Dr. […]
Marymount University, in Arlington, Virginia, will return to full in-person learning for the fall semester. The university said in a statement Wednesday that it would also offer “a return to a more ‘normal’ college experience for students in regards to resident life, athletics, campus activities and more.” The Catholic university added that there hadn’t […]
Marymount University plans fully in-person instruction in the fall, university officials say, along with a return to a more “normal” college experience for students in regard to resident life, athletics and campus activities. For both the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters, Marymount has been operating through a hybrid model that has allowed students […]
Marymount University recently announced that Jill McCabe will be the Division III school’s new athletic director. McCabe begins her duties April 7. She succeeds Michael Vienna, who held the position of interim athletic director since December. “I embrace the Division III philosophy, where the highest priority is on the quality of the student-athletes’ educational […]
In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Dr. Irma Becerra, the seventh president of Marymount University, talks about her journey becoming a higher education leader, her research in knowledge management, how to see setbacks as opportunities for growth and her vision for the future of Marymount University. Some highlights: Irma Becerra shares how her upbringing […]
Starting this week, some universities in the Washington metropolitan area will test their students and faculty more robustly for COVID-19. American University and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area launched a saliva-based COVID testing system in a mobile lab. Although it’s on wheels, the lab is parked at Gallaudet University and […]
Colleges, universities and K-12 schools that have remained open and kept COVID-19 positive case counts low credit a number of measures, including social distancing and mask wearing. But perhaps the most effective and most reassuring component has been testing. When it can be done quickly and frequently, it can be a difference-maker not only […]
As Marymount University’s admissions team was reviewing applications from the class of 2021, University President Dr. Irma Becerra said they saw a drop in grade point averages as soon as the pandemic started. To increase their chances of college acceptance, students will have the opportunity to take two college-level courses this summer — depending […]
Both houses of the Virginia General Assembly have approved bills that would make undocumented students eligible for financial aid at the state’s institutions of higher education. To watch the video report featuring Marymount University President Dr. Irma Becerra, visit Telemundo’s website. […]
I am honored today to be chatting with Dr. Irma Becerra – an UNO Soul. She is the President of Marymount University. Irma is an inspiring leader in the education community of the Washington, DC area. She has a beautiful heart, she is compassionate, wise, and a true leader. A Cuban-born American, Irma immigrated […]
