Professor of Communication and Digital Studies Anand Rao, who directs UMW’s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts, will participate in an upcoming continuing legal education (CLE) panel hosted by the Richmond law firm Sands Anderson.The virtual discussion will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal profession and the businesses and clients lawyers serve. […]
Associate Professor of Religious Studies Jennifer Barry presented two invited talks this week on her recent book, Gender Violence in Late Antiquity: Male Fantasies and the Christian Imagination (2025).The first lecture was hosted by the Department of Religious Studies at Towson University, where Barry spoke about how late ancient Christian authors used narratives of gendered […]
Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth was quoted by Yahoo News in an article titled “Reaction: Virginia Gov. delivers Dem response to Trump’s State of the Union.” In the piece, he said “Well, it is important to note that any time you do rebuttal to […]
Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Freund Larus, who is 2026 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Taiwan Fellow, discussed U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific with students and faculty virtually at Poland’s Marie Curie Skłodowska University.Larus discussed the role of regional allies as force aggregators and offered an overview of U.S. policy toward Taiwan. […]
Several significant projects are taking shape in small and large ways beginning over spring break and in the weeks following.New Theatre Project The first phase of site preparation is well underway, with the demolition of Marshall and Russell Halls at the corner of William St. and Sunken Road. Much of the prep work for this […]
