With the goal of creating unique opportunities for its employees to better themselves and succeed, Marymount University collaborated with the Falls Church-based English Empowerment Center (EEC) to establish a new initiative that allows members of the institution’s Housekeeping and Dining Services teams – for whom English is not their native language – to learn […]
This coming January, Marymount University will offer intermediate and advanced English classes for the first time through the institution’s newly-launched Intensive English Language Program (IELP). Catering to international students and other individuals for whom English is not a primary language, the Program assists students in meeting their English proficiency needs while also providing a […]
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 […]
In an auditorium filled with first-year Marymount University students eager to see the University’s Spring Visiting Author, Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts asked a simple question — what is the difference between poetry and prose? The distinction would come to be the foundation of Betts’s message to the room full of students, Marymount professors and […]
STEM fields are important — there’s no doubt about that. But with STEM fields so highly promoted, it might seem hard for people who like reading and writing to find their niche in a less technical field. However, there are more options available to students who love to write, research and read than you […]
Last week, Dr. Lillian Bisson – a professor emerita who gave 41 years of service to Marymount University and is still a revered figure within the institution’s academic circles more than a decade after her retirement – passed away at the age of 80. The scholar of medieval literature, remembered well for her record […]
Deciding your career path as a teenager can seem pretty daunting. What if you don’t know exactly what you want to do right now? Maybe you have a vague idea of an area you want to work in, but you aren’t sure about the specifics? That’s where we come in. The team at Marymount […]
