Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul D. Fallon recently published a paper in the 2024 Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America entitled, “Where do Central Cushitic ejectives come from?” The paper examines words with ejectives, a type of sound made by raising the larynx, in a small family of four languages spoken in Eritrea and […]
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jared McDonald was quoted in a Newsweek article titled “Will Donald Trump’s Swing State Spending Gamble Pay Off?” In the article, McDonald is quoted as saying, “First, there’s a lot of uncertainty about which state will be the tipping point. Polling errors can be off in some states […]
Professor of History and American Studies Krystyn Moon gave a talk titled “A History of Fairfax County’s Racial Covenants in Property Deeds” that was covered by the Alexandria Gazette in an article titled “The Legacy of Race-based Covenants.” Some real estate developers and others selling property in Northern Virginia from 1900 through the 1960s used […]
The President’s Council on Sustainability (PCS) will resume meetings this fall beginning on Friday, September 20th from 4-5pm in the Hurley Convergence Center, Room 111. Additional meetings will take place in the Hurley Convergence Center, Room 111 on Friday, October 25th from 3-4pm and Friday, November 22nd from 4-5pm.PCS meetings are held each month of the […]
Last year, Senior Associate Registrar Kevin Caffrey developed and began teaching a first-year seminar entitled “You Have To Listen To This: Connecting Through Music” that studies the history of music consumption over the past 75 years, examines why we gravitate towards the music that we love, and considers the reasons why it’s important to share […]
