On Monday, June 14, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam visited the campus of Marymount University to hold a ceremonial bill signing for House Bill 2123 and Senate Bill 1387 in the Reinsch Auditorium. This legislation, which will take effect in August of 2022, makes Virginia students eligible for state financial aid if they are eligible for in-state tuition in […]
Name: Irma Becerra, Ph.D. Current title: President Current organization: Marymount University Dr. Irma Becerra took office as the seventh President of Marymount University on July 1, 2018. In her near-three years as President, she has launched the University’s new Strategic Plan, added market-driven academic programs and overseen the transition to a new academic structure, […]
“My formative years gave me a passion for knowledge,” she tells The CEO Magazine. After earning her bachelor’s degree and then a master’s degree in electrical engineering at the University of Miami, she became the first woman to earn a PhD in electrical engineering from Florida International University. Now, as the seventh President of Marymount University in […]
Marymount University in Arlington welcomed the enactment June 14 of legislation that will make Virginia students eligible for state financial aid, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, if other conditions are met. Marymount President Irma Becerra, a Cuban-born immigrant, said the legislation “will prove how Virginia is leading the way in the nation […]
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a law on Monday that would help undocumented students fulfill their dream of continuing their university studies. The bills were approved earlier this year by the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate and have finally been signed by Governor Ralph Northam. This new legislation allows all students to access financial support from […]
In what he called a move that will make the commonwealth more welcoming and inclusive, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill extending financial aid benefits to students who came to the country illegally and who are eligible for in-state tuition. “They are Virginians, in every sense of the word, except for the immigration […]
A native of Kenya has been tapped as the new chaplain at Marymount University, and will begin work Aug. 9 with Catholic Campus Ministry as part of the institution’s Office of Ministry and Spiritual Life. Rev. Gabriel Muteru was appointed to the post by Bishop Michael Burbidge. “We are excited to welcome Rev. Muteru […]
The last year has been a vivid reminder – not that any was needed – of the role nurses play in the health-care system and in the lives of those they come into contact with. “Our patients are depending on us to be their voices in their most vulnerable moments,” said Aidan Phillips, one […]
Irma Becerra is president of Marymount University, a comprehensive doctoral-granting university in Arlington, best known for its innovative curriculum. My life is an example of my belief in the power of higher education. As a Cuban-born immigrant, my grandmother taught me that “No matter what happens, no one can take away your education.” Higher education […]
It is said there is no rest for the wicked. Turns out there isn’t much, either, for the saints – Marymount University Saints, that is. Mario Wilson on May 15 received a master of arts degree in forensic and legal psychology during one of three Marymount commencement ceremonies held over the weekend, and was […]
