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 […]
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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 […]
Marymount President named to Washington Business Journals annual Power 100 List
In its annual Power 100 List of the most influential local leaders in the national capital region, the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) has recognized the President of Marymount University, Dr. Irma Becerra, as part of the Lists Class of 2019. In the article, WBJ said Dr. Becerra has made a name for herself in barely […]
Washington Business Journal: Power 100 of 2019
Irma Becerra has made a name for herself in barely a year at the top of Marymount University, a small, private school that shes hoping to build more business ties and double in size in five years. Shes already landed venture capitalist and tech veteran Jonathan Aberman as a new business school dean and increased […]
RVAHub: Queen Latifah in Richmond: A day of empowerment with a get out the vote message
There was unity around one message in Richmond Tuesday among a diverse crowd of over 1,000 women: empowerment. From entertainer Queen Latifah to the first ladies of Virginia to a Native American chief, the Womens Achieve Summit at the Greater Richmond Convention Center celebrated womens achievements and explored how to continue reaching new frontiers. Host […]
Virginia Mercury: Virginia Wesleyan and Marymount universities want the Supreme Court to protect DACA
Virginia Wesleyan and Marymount universities were the only Virginia schools to sign on to a legal brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect students covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy that President Donald Trump cancelled in 2017. Virginia Wesleyan University is committed to inclusiveness and acceptance of all, especially those seeking academic […]
ARLnow: Marymount President wants to double school’s size, establish itself as “Arlington’s University”
Marymount University President Irma Becerra isnt slowing down. With the 2019-20 school year underway and 455 students moved into the new upscale apartments at the newly-acquired Rixey building in Ballston, part of a $250 million investment in Marymounts expanded Ballston presence, Becerra is continuing to push her Strategic Plan to double the Catholic universitys in size by 2024. Becerra and […]
Hungary Today: Széchenyi University signs cooperation agreement with American Marymount University
This week, between the 29th of September and the 1st of October, a delegation from the Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia visited the Széchenyi István University in Gy?r to talk about future opportunities for double degrees, joint research, as well as student and teacher exchanges, following a cooperation agreement between the two institutions back in March. […]
Washington Business Journal: Women Who Mean Business: Irma Becerra
Irma Becerra credits her grandmother with her decision to pursue a career in academia. When Becerra was 8 months old, her family fled Cuba and moved to Puerto Rico. As a child, Becerra would spend summers with her grandmother in Miami who would repeatedly tell her, Remember, whatever happens, no one can ever take away your […]
