Marymount University is partnering with the tech-enabled hospitality platform and operator Placemakr to launch Placemakr Marymount Ballston, a mixed-use hospitality and residential property next to Marymount’s Ballston Center campus. Starting this fall, the partnership will provide students within the University’s new Hospitality and Innovation MBA track with the opportunity to participate in the operation […]
In the latest edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings, Marymount University has debuted on the list of ‘Best National Universities’ – a reclassification that has been years in the making and an achievement that will be celebrated on campus for accomplishing a key goal in the institution’s Strategic Plan. […]
Defying recent national higher education trends, Marymount University has recorded significant increases from last year in both applications and enrollment deposits for the 2022-2023 academic year. Leading up to the Fall 2022 semester, a total of 3,551 applications were submitted from prospective students – a 44 percent jump from the 2,462 applications that the […]
About 310 new students arrived on the Marymount University campus last week during Thursday’s Move-In Day, with an estimated 33 volunteers consisting of Marymount faculty, staff and current students on hand to assist these first-year Saints from the Class of 2026 and celebrate them as new members of the Marymount family. Approximately 340 returning […]
Late last month, Marymount University President Irma Becerra spoke at the Institute of International Education in Washington, D.C., where she shared her thoughts with university presidents and vice chancellors from across the world on how to build long-term institutional ties and university partnerships with innovation. She also reflected on her journey from growing up […]
Marymount University trustee John Shooshan and his wife Marcia have committed over $1 million to establish the Dr. Mark Abbruzzese Bridge Scholars Program, a joint effort between Marymount and Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. The pilot program’s namesake, an infectious disease specialist affiliated with Sibley, has a special connection to Shooshan. About 20 […]
In an effort to more fully encourage alumni engagement in the life of the institution, Marymount University recently established a newly formed Alumni Board with 10 inaugural members. Their respective terms officially began on July 1 and included a summer orientation meeting. The Alumni Board will serve as a liaison for the University by […]
Dr. Holly Karapetkova, Professor of Literature and Languages at Marymount University and the Poet Laureate of Arlington County, has been selected for a 2022 American Academy of Poets Laureate Fellowship. These $50,000 awards are given to honor poets of literary merit who have been appointed to serve in civic positions, and enable them to […]
The academic transition from high school to college can be challenging. However, the increase in dual enrollment programs nationwide has given a greater number of high school students the opportunity to experience collegiate classes and gain a head start in earning college credits. Earlier this month, Marymount University reached a dual enrollment agreement with […]
This Tuesday, Marymount University hosted Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera and Deputy Secretary of Education Sarah Huang Spota for an on-campus meeting and tour aiming to foster collaboration and strengthen involvement between the institution and the Commonwealth’s strategic educational priorities. Meeting with Marymount University President Irma Becerra and her Cabinet members, Secretary […]
