Effective this Wednesday July 21, all executive branch state agencies, including state institutions of higher education, and their contractors (who operate on their campuses) shall discontinue buying, selling, or distributing these specific items: disposable plastic bags single-use plastic and polystyrene food service containers plastic straws and cutlery single-use plastic bottled water Glitter/confetti Plastic table cloths […]
Department of Political Science and International Affairs Chairman Elizabeth Freund Larus commented on the South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines. Five years after the SCS arbitration decision in favor of the Philippines, Manila accuses China of continuing to harass Filipino fisherman in the Philippines’ EEZ. The UN lacks an enforcement mechanism to […]
UMW appreciates all our employees for your amazing contributions toward keeping UMW safe and thriving during the COVID health crisis. To say THANK YOU, and to celebrate the fact that we will be together again on campus, we will hold a UMW community picnic on Ball Circle on Monday, August 2. You’re invited to come […]
Professor of History Allyson Poska appeared on With Good Reason, which airs Sundays at 2 p.m. on Fredericksburg’s Radio IQ 88.3 Digital and at various times throughout the week on stations across Virginia and the United States. Check the website for show times.In an episode entitled “Pandemics Past,” which aired July 23, Dr. Poska shared the story of […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an online lecture, “Political Humor from Johnny Carson to Stephen Colbert,” to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Richmond. Dr. Farnsworth drew upon his recent co-authored book, “Late Night With Trump: Political Humor and the American […]
