Since 1950, Marymount University in Arlington has emphasized three core values – one of them being service to others. As the community marked the day of the institutions founding 70 years ago, its members proved that service is not just something they talk about – its evident in their actions. The universitys charter day celebration […]
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Washington Business Journal: Happiness? In 2020? Washington Business Journal Power 100 leaders share where they find it.
If there was a sentiment that summed up 2020, it would certainly not be happiness. Between Covids excruciating double whammy of a public health and economic crisis, soaring unemployment, struggling small businesses, hundreds of thousands of deaths, rising rates of depression, reminders of systemic racism and a disturbing political divide all under an […]
Inside Higher Ed: How This University President Has Kept Enrollment Strong During the COVID-19 PandemicWhile Pivoting Towards the Future
Dr. Irma Becerra still rememberswith some disbeliefher first day as an undergraduate in the late 70s, when her university’s president addressed the incoming freshmen by saying, Look to your left, look to your rightonly one of you will graduate. That has been the expectation, says Becerra, now the president of Marymount University, a comprehensive Catholic […]
Falls Church News-Press: Marymount Rises in ‘Best Colleges’ Rankings
For the third consecutive year, Marymount University has risen in U.S. News & World Reports Best Colleges Rankings from 2021. After jumping more than 20 spots in last years list, Marymount is once again moved up among the Best Regional Universities in the South now ranked at No. 31 in the region (No. 37 […]
Washington Business Journal: Viewpoint: In-person instruction must still reign
By Irma Becerra – Marymount University Like many industries, higher education was forced into virtual spaces at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. But while other industries may see a permanent increase in remote work, this pandemic has only made me more confident in the strengths of traditional, in-person instruction. Our real opportunity for evolution […]
The Arlington Catholic Herald: Socially distanced Saints at Marymount
This fall, Marymount is offering four distinct modes of instruction: face-to-face delivery with more space between students and an increased number of class sections; hybrid delivery that combines in-person and online instruction; remote delivery that allows students to participate from a distance simultaneously; and online delivery that allows participation from a distance at their convenience. […]
WDVM: President of Marymount University extends contract to 2026
Marymount President Dr. Irma Becerra will stay in her position for at least five more years. The universitys Board of Trustees voted to extend her contract to 2026 on July 29. Dr. Becerra was hired as Marymonts seventh president in July 2018. She oversaw the transition to remote learning during the spring because of the […]
Washington Business Journal: Online classes will not replace in-person education, Marymount University president says
When Marymount University launched a coronavirus task force in January, which looked into the possible effects of a pandemic on its Arlington campuses, it was more of an academic exercise for University President Irma Becerra. Of course, that quickly changed in March as Covid-19 began changing the educational landscape across the country. Marymount told […]
SIGNAL Magazine: National Security Depends on Tech-Savvy Talent
From plumbing to space travel, the vast majority of future good-paying jobs will involve technology. Not only will these careers offer regularly increased salaries but also opportunities for advancement and, even more importantly, independence. These are some of Irma Becerras beliefs borne of personal experience, a deep passion for technology and a personal purpose in […]
Inside Higher Ed: Higher Ed’s Moment of Truth
As fall fast approaches, a steady stream of colleges have backed away from plans for an in-person semester in favor of a largely virtual one, citing the worsening course of the coronavirus pandemic. But many other colleges are pushing ahead with plans for in-person classes, and students have already started moving in at some colleges that […]
