Marymount University officials announced a strategic partnership with Keypath Education Thursday to offer new online programs for students. According to Marymount University, the new online course programming will expand the Marymount curriculum to a wider national audience. The first courses will be available for the Fall 2020 semester and will be centered on […]
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VOA: Virginia school offers scholarships to DACA recipients
When Irma Becerra took over as president of Marymount University in 2018, one of the first tasks presented to her was finding funding for some of the nearly 80 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients on campus. I think I was a president for a week when the students were sitting around my […]
Washington Business Journal: Viewpoint: Ending DACA will harm our region, economy
By Irma Becerra – Contributing Writer Home is here! Thats what dozens of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients chanted while walking out onto the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, standing in front of hundreds of supporters, activists and organizers. And truly, this is home. DREAMers are deeply ingrained in American communities, have […]
WDVM: Marymount University fundraises for DREAMers scholarship
In its first year of partnering with The Dream.US, an organization that provides scholarships for immigrant DREAMers, Marymount University is fundraising for its own scholarship for DREAMers, who are ineligible for federal funding. The scholarship is open to all 50 of Marymounts DREAMers. This fall, six students received The Dream.US scholarships, worth up to $29,000 […]
ARLnow: Marymount launches Dreamers scholarship program
Marymount University has launched a new scholarship program for its Dreamer students, starting in the 2020-21 school year. The school officially announced its Dreamers Scholarship Program last night at a kick-off party in the universitys Main House, where Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va) and university president Irma Becerra gave remarks. Marymount is a special place, it is a recognized […]
Washington Business Journal: Viewpoint: Virginia must up TAG funding to level education access
By Irma Becerra – Contributing Writer No one can take away your education. Those words that I heard early on from my grandparents have always stayed with me throughout my life. As a Cuban immigrant and a Latina who grew up in Puerto Rico, Ive often felt like the outsider looking in at an […]
InsideNoVa.com: Marymount president affirms ambitious growth plan
With Marymount Universitys 70th anniversary just a flip of the calendar away, the institutions president says its time to up both its game and its public persona. We do have a lot of competitors we are competing for the same students, Irma Becerra said during remarks on Nov. 20. Part of my role […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Getting Help, and Helping Others, on the Path to a Presidency
Irma Becerra, President of Marymount University in Virginia, recommends that if you want to pursue a career as a college president, you should “take on increasing responsibilities as an administrator” and not skip any steps along the way. As a Latina, she says, she also believes in the importance of both reaching out to mentors […]
Washington Business Journal: Elbows out. Area universities will compete with each other, and Amazon, for tech talent
University leaders in Greater Washington appear to be on the same page with Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) when it comes to filling the region’s ever-growing demand for tech talent. They often meet to discuss what skills and courses are needed to fill future jobs, panelists said during a tech and workforce development event Tuesday. But, […]
WDVM: Marymount University to award scholarships to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients
Starting in the fall semester of 2020, Marymount University will be offering scholarships to recipients of the Girl Scouts Gold Award: the most prestigious award that a Girl Scout can earn. Marymount will offer five, one-time, $3,000 scholarships for first year or transfer students. We really would like these young ladies to experience Marymount and […]
