By Irma Becerra – Contributing Writer Its hard to believe it has already been two years since the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was on the books for seven years. I can only imagine the anxiety felt by the more than 800,000 DREAMers who could face deportation if the […]
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The Arlington Catholic Herald: How do we move into the future?
Dr. Irma Becerra/Special to The Catholic Herald To know and love God, to make God known and loved, to proclaim that Jesus Christ has come that all may have life. Those words encapsulate the mission of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM), an international congregation of Catholic women founded in 1849 in […]
WDVM: For first time, Marymount University partners with TheDream.US and welcomes Dreamers on scholarship
On Thursday, Marymount University welcomed 427 undergraduates of its Class of 2023. According to Marymount, the 2023 freshman class is the most geographically diverse class the college has seen in the last five years, and this year it includes a handful of Dreamers students who are receiving scholarships because they dont qualify for […]
The Arlington Catholic Herald: Marymount University welcomes new provost
Hesham El-Rewini is the new provost at Marymount University in Arlington beginning this month. El-Rewini comes to the university after serving at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks since 2008, where he worked as dean of the college of engineering and mines as well as senior vice provost (2017-18). Before UND, El-Rewini served […]
Washington Business Journal: Marymount’s president intends to double the school’s size. Here’s her plan.
Irma Becerra hit the ground running the moment she took over the Marymount University presidency. She and her team crafted a new strategic plan, a framework that shows exactly where the Catholic university’s new leader aspires to take it: Bigger. As Becerra approaches the end of her first year leading the Arlington college, a role […]
WashingtonExec: NVTC Announces Board Members
The Northern Virginia Technology Council has elected a crop of returning and new board members. There are 75 voting members on NVTCs Board as well as chair emeriti, honorary members and members of the board’s Senior Advisory Group. The officers of the fiscal year 2019-20 board of directors are: Chair: Rich Montoni, MAXIMUS President and CEO: Bobbie […]
RT Live: News with Rick Sanchez
Dr. Becerra was recently invited to impart her knowledge about whether a four-year degree is still necessary and the change in the gap between men and women’s attainment of post-secondary degrees over the last eighty years on the RT America news program, News with Rick Sanchez. The conversation ranged from the benefits of a liberal arts […]
ARLnow: Marymount Buys Ballston Apartment Building
Marymount University is buying a Ballston apartment complex adjacent to one of its other office buildings in the area, with plans to convert the space into upscale housing for its students and staff. The university announced today (Friday) that it’s spending $95 million to acquire “The Rixey,” located at 1008 N. Glebe Road. The building […]
Washington Business Journal: Marymount University pays $95M for Ballston apartments
Marymount University has acquired the 267-unit Rixey Apartments in Ballston from the Shooshan Co. for $95 million. The 15-story building at 1008 N. Glebe Road, which delivered last year, is adjacent to Marymount’s new Ballston Center. The entire Marymount-owned property was formerly home to the “Blue Goose” building, which was redeveloped into the separate office […]
The Business Voice: Jumping in with both feet to prepare students for success
Dr. Irma Becerra has been president of Marymount University only since July, but she clearly has jumped in with both feet. On November 10, she won first place in the 2018 DCs Dancing Stars celebrity dance competition. “I like to dance a lot, but have never before danced professionally. It was more demanding than I thought […]
