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Family Transformation
Christopher “Kit” Schulz ’21 was alarmed: Wasn’t college supposed to be a laboratory for personal growth, intellectual discovery, new cultural experiences, and so on? About four years ago he was wandering through the suburban Georgia community college as if seeing it for the first time. Nearly all of its 13,000 students were middle class and… Read more
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Help Save the Next Girl Founder and President to Speak at Book Signing
MBU’s Chapter of Help Save the Next Girl (HSTNG), in collaboration with the New Directions Center in Staunton, is sponsoring a book signing Morgan Harrington: Murdered and Dead for Good: A Mother’s Quest to Find a Serial Killer and Healing. The event includes a presentation and readings by the authors, HSTNG founder and president Gil… Read more
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Students Collect Dolls for Local Girls
For the 18th year, Mary Baldwin University students have collected dozens of black baby dolls in an effort to boost confidence and self esteem. This year, students — representing the Ida B. Wells Gateway and PERSIST program — gathered 165 dolls who have “basic” features: no blue or green eyes, no piercings, no highlights in… Read more
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Nurses Join Pioneering Health Sciences Program
Just two months into the new academic year at Mary Baldwin’s Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences, the school is welcoming a new group of students — nurses seeking bachelor’s degrees — into the charter class for its new RN-to-BSN program. Twenty-seven local nurses are pursing their bachelor of science in nursing at Mary Baldwin’s… Read more
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Mary Baldwin Theatre Presents 4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane
The Mary Baldwin University Theatre Department is proud to present a production of Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis. The production runs 7:30 p.m., May 7 through May 10 and 2 p.m., May 11 in Fletcher Collins Theatre in the Deming Fine Arts Center. Kane’s play marks a radical departure from previous Mary Baldwin University Theatre productions. 4.48 Psychosis… Read more
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Students Support National Campaign against Domestic Violence
One out of every three women worldwide has been beaten, sexually violated, or abused by a partner, relative, friend, employer, or stranger in her lifetime, according to the Reproductive Health Response in Crises Consortium. Of these crimes, less than 50 percent are reported to authorities. It is time to Take Back the Night. From the… Read more
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Honors Convocation and Evening Reception Celebrate Academic Success
Students, faculty, staff, and friends of Mary Baldwin University gathered inside Francis Auditorium last week for Honors Convocation, a ceremony to recognize student academic achievement. Awardees were also recognized at an evening ceremony in Hunt Gallery. Awards presented included: Baldwin Online and Adult Programs Loyalty Fund Scholarships The Baldwin Online and Adult Programs (Baldwin Online… Read more
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Student Transformation is Priority for Humphreys Lecturer
After working with more than 100 students in her microbiology lab for nearly 20 years, Louise Temple is convinced that engaging in research is life-changing for undergraduates. “At some point in the process, they almost always realize that there is so much left to learn, but also that they can make a contribution to our… Read more