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 […]
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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 […]
President Becerra speaks on the role of institutional leaders for Latino student success
About 220 higher education professionals gathered last Friday for the annual ALASS (Accelerating Latino Student Success) Institute in Washington, D.C., held by Excelencia in Education. Featuring several sold-out expert panels and information sessions throughout the day at the Mayflower Hotel, leaders worked to exchange ideas about evidence-based practices, strategies and resources to advance Latino achievement […]
Marymount graduate spends summer in India through Critical Language Scholarship
Marymount University alumna Stephanie Downing spent the summer studying Hindi in Jaipur, India, as an awardee of the 2019 U.S. Department of States Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. CLS scholars gain critical language […]
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 […]
Chair of Marymounts Literature & Languages Department wins Excellence in Instructional Technology Award
Dr. Tonya Howe, Professor of Literature at Marymount University and Chair of the Department of Literature & Languages, has received the 2019 H. Hiter Harris III Excellence in Instructional Technology Award from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC). She will be presented this award, which carries a $2,500 monetary prize, at a luncheon recognition […]
President Becerra speaks on diversity in education at 2019 Womens Achieve Summit
With more than 1,400 guests in attendance, Marymount University President Irma Becerra addressed key issues in U.S. education at the 2019 Womens Achieve Summit on Tuesday, held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Va. Hosted by Queen Latifah, the event presented by American Evolution featured U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) as an […]
New Marymount scholarship program announced for Girl Scouts Gold Award recipients
Marymount University is proud to now offer a scholarship to recipients of the Girl Scouts Gold Award, the most prestigious award that Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors can earn. Beginning with the Fall 2020 semester, Marymount will award up to five one-time, $3,000 scholarships to offset academic expenses for first-year or transfer students who have […]
