Author: Brynn Boyer

Ben LaBreche, assistant professor of English, has been awarded a month-long fellowship at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas-Austin. His research will focus on Milton’s conception of liberty, 17th-century natural law, and debates in modern political theory.

LaBreche also is the recipient of a Clark Short-Term Fellowship for research at the University of California, Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library and of a year-long Solmsen Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities.

Susan Knick, director of conferences and scheduling, presented a session on emergency management planning at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Conference and Event Directors – International (ACCED-I) in Toronto, Canada.  Attendees included campus professionals who design, market, coordinate and plan conferences and special events on the campuses of colleges and universities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

Warren Rochelle, professor of English, presented the paper “Crises of Faith: God(s) and Humankind in Caprica” at the joint meeting of the Science Fiction Research Association and the Eaton Science Fiction Conference in Riverside, Calif. The international conference, sponsored by the University of California at Riverside, was held from April 11 through 14.

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a co-authored research paper,  “Election News Coverage across the Atlantic: 2008 US Presidential Election Campaigns on German, UK and US Television,” at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago. The paper is part of a chapter in Dr. Farnsworth’s latest co-authored book, “The Global President? International News and the U.S. Government,” which will be published by Rowman & Littlefield later this year.

On Tuesday, April 23, President Richard V. Hurley will host a “Twitter Town Hall” to answer questions from students, faculty and staff about UMW. The President will respond to tweets beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Submit questions using the hashtag #AskUMW and follow President Hurley on Twitter (@PresidentHurley) to see his responses.

If you have any questions, please contact Sean Simons, intern in the Office of the President, at ssimons@mail.umw.edu.