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Hundreds of Little Wars: Community, Conflict, and the Real Civil War. The 12 essays in this volume offer important perspectives about how the conflict impacted communities such as Fauquier County, Virginia, and Kentucky’s Lower Green River Country.

Publication of Note | June 2026

G. David Schieffler and Matthew M. Smith, eds. “Hundreds of Little Wars: Community, Conflict, and the Real Civil War.” Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2025.

*Throughout 2026 the “Publication of Note” portion of the newsletter will feature some of the director’s favorite books published in 2025. I have long been…

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Author Kate DiCamillo in front of a pink and green balloon arch and a slide that says "How to Make a Writer" on stage at Shenandoah University's Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre in 2026 for the university's Children's Literature Conference's Rally for Reading.

Rally Kicks Off A Season Celebrating Reading

Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference Marks 40th Year By Introducing Students to Nation’s Top Children’s Authors and Illustrators

Over the course of two days in late April, fourth and fifth graders from across the top of Virginia packed Shenandoah University’s 600-seat Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre…

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Maria Saikali '24, '26, prepares to graduate with her MBA at Shenandoah University's 2026 University Commencement in the James R. Wilkins Jr. Athletics & Events Center. She is wearing her cap and gown.

Family In More Ways Than One

Maria Saikali ’24, ’26 Graduates From Shenandoah University With Her Sister and Her Mother

Maria Saikali ’24, ’26, has experienced something relatively few people can claim: graduating with her twin sister one year, and then turning around and graduating…

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Group photo at the Veteran Appreciation BBQ event.

Shenandoah University Hosts Veteran Appreciation Cookout

Event was hosted by SU's Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs and the Northern Shenandoah Valley Community Veteran Engagement Board

On May 28, Shenandoah University’s Hazel-Pruitt Armory, home of the Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs (HIVE), and the Northern Shenandoah Valley Community Veteran Engagement…

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A student presents her research poster at a conference.

Shenandoah University Biology Student Presents Research At Pittcon

Sophia Menyhart ’26 also earned a research award from the Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society

Recent Shenandoah University biology graduate Sophia Menyhart ’26 recently had the opportunity to present her research at one of the premier conferences and expositions for…

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Students pose at a booth for the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning.

Shenandoah University Advanced Technology Students Thrive At Prestigious Conference

Three students were awarded scholarships, two presented VR projects at I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida

Last December, five Shenandoah University students attended the world’s largest modeling, simulation and training event, where two got to showcase their virtual reality projects and…

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Shenandoah University's president shares a hug with a graduate on the commencement stage.

Shenandoah University Alum Lives Out Dream Of Earning A Pharm.D.

Megan Calhoun ’26 played key role in mass-vaccination clinic at SU in 2021 before enrolling at Shenandoah

For five months beginning in January 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff in Shenandoah University’s schools of nursing, health professions…

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Student in Shenandoah University's Art & Design program smiles and looks away from the camera as works on a small sculpture of a seated human figure.

Art & Design Goes Global, Sparks Growth

New program engages students in international online collaboration, inspires unique thinking

For a program built on courses formally introduced less than a year ago, Shenandoah University’s Bachelor of Arts in art and design is more than…

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Staged photo of a client being worked with as part of Shenandoah University's free Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic in Loudoun.

Shenandoah Clinic Offers Services for Free

The Speech, Language & Hearing Clinic at Shenandoah University Loudoun educates as it provides no-cost assistance both in person and through telehealth

Shenandoah’s Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders makes a direct impact on its surrounding communities and clients across the nation by offering the services of…

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Shenandoah University Hosts Author Dare Williams

The Southern California-based poet starred in English Department's guest writer series, hosted workshop for students

By Jace Gibson ’26 During the 2026 Spring Term, Smith Library hosted Dare Williams, a Southern California-based queer poet and literary worker, for a reading…

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