Marymount University graduate student Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen has been awarded a prestigious Boren Fellowship to travel to Jordan, where she will begin studying Modern Standard Arabic in January 2020. Allen, who is currently enrolled in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, will be living in the capital city of Amman for close to seven months […]
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Dr. Diane Murphy receives 2020 Outstanding Faculty Award
Dr. Diane Murphy, the Chair of Information Technology, Data Science and Cybersecurity at Marymount University, has been announced as one of the recipients of the 2020 Outstanding Faculty Awards by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and Dominion Energy. Since 1987, these awards from the states coordinating agency for higher education have […]
In first-ever Marymount Day of Giving, donors exceed universitys target fundraising goals
Marymount University participated in the national Giving Tuesday initiative for the first time this week, and it resulted in great success thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors whose support will make a difference in the lives of students and everyone connected to the Marymount community. Final statistics for Tuesdays fundraising efforts show that […]
Marymount celebrates announcement of new scholarship program for DREAMer students
Taking another step to increase the affordability of higher education for underserved students, Marymount University has announced the creation of a new scholarship opportunity for DREAMers. The scholarship programs launch was celebrated Tuesday night with a kickoff event on campus in the Main House, hosted by Marymounts President, Dr. Irma Becerra. Making special guest appearances […]
Marymount students attend 2019 Womens Leadership Development Summit in Richmond
Earlier this month, 13 Marymount students across various academic departments attended the Womens Leadership Development Summit in Richmond, Va., hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC). The three-day summit brought together female students from 14 colleges across Virginia to hear from dynamic and inspirational corporate and civic leaders about the skills needed […]
Marymount professor will teach in Pakistan through English Language Specialist Program
Dr. Ana Lado, professor in Marymount Universitys Department of Education, has been selected as an English Language Specialist (ELS) for an Interactive Radio Instruction program in Pakistan. The English Language Specialist Program is the premiere opportunity for highly-qualified TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) professionals to enact meaningful and sustainable changes in […]
Marymount establishes global Education Continuum with RSHM high schools
After signing agreements with Marymount University this summer, officials from Marymount high schools in Barranquilla and Medellin, Colombia, visited Marymounts campus in Arlington last month as part of the newly-established Marymount Continuum. This groundbreaking international partnership will open new doors for students who seek to earn post-secondary academic credits while still in high school and […]
Director of Saints Center for Service named 40 Under 40 Honoree
Kelly Dalton, the founding Director of the Saints Center for Service at Marymount University, was selected by Leadership Center for Excellence as one of its 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2019. She received the programs award at the organizations sixth annual Honoree Luncheon at the Army Navy Country Club last Friday in Arlington. Founded […]
Marymount offers guaranteed admission, scholarships to qualifying students at Delone Catholic HS
Marymount University and Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, Pa., have signed an agreement that guarantees admission for qualifying students at Marymount, along with four-year renewable scholarships. As the first Catholic university founded in Virginia, Marymount holds a shared interest with Delone Catholic in developing the whole person through a values-based education that promotes both […]
Get to know Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Judit B. Horváth
The Fulbright Scholars Program is a prestigious international program emphasizing scholarly exchange and understanding between cultures. Each year, Fulbright places about 900 visiting researchers at universities across the U.S. Only about one in five who apply for a Fulbright scholarship receives a placement. In many ways, the Fulbright Program mirrors Marymount Universitys own core values of intellectual curiosity […]
