Professor of Psychological Science David Rettinger, who is director of Academic Integrity Programs at UMW, participated in the Brookings Institute TechTank Podcast, discussing “How Universities Deal with Student Cheating?”The COVID pandemic forced many schools and universities to remote education where students logged onto video calls for their classes. At one level, technology was helpful in […]
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Surupa Gupta appeared on CGTN America, on “The Heat: Global leaders agree 15% minimum corporate tax.” It’s called a global minimum corporate tax – designed to crack down on tax havens and impose new levies on large, profitable multinational corporations. Details remain to be worked out, but according […]
Assistant Professor of Journalism Sushma Subramanian penned an article in The Guardian entitled, “U.S. cities are suffocating in the heat. Now they want retribution.”For years, an elderly man stood as a regular fixture around his East Baltimore neighborhood for the way he would wander the streets in the summer, trying to stay outside his sweltering […]
Outgoing College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson’s final column in The Free Lance-Star is entitled, “Repotting the Plant.” I’m not a gardener, but I understand the concept of repotting plants. At some point, the nutrients in the dirt become depleted. Replacing the old dirt with new soil full of nutrients helps the plant grow. Of […]
Professor Emeritus of Historic Preservation Douglas Sanford will participate in a free, virtual panel next week titled “The History and Documentation of Slave Housing in Virginia,” hosted by Historic Richmond, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving, rehabbing and revitalizing the city. Dr. Sanford is co-founder of the Virginia Slave Housing Project.The free event will be held […]
