Elizabeth Larus, Chairman of the UMW Department of Political Science and International Affairs, commented on the importance of Taiwan in U.S. foreign policy in the October 5 column “U.S. Presidential Elections 2020: The Taiwan Factor” in The Diplomat. Dr. Larus commented that the next administration’s personnel picks would largely determine U.S.-Taiwan relations after the 2020 […]
Timothy F. Waltonen, who taught for 16 years at the University of Mary Washington in the Department of English and Linguistics, passed away on Thursday, September 24, from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. In addition to serving in 19 interim positions at UMW, he also took on numerous part-time assignments as an interim pastor for […]
Associate Professor of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman spoke with the Marketplace radio show about how voting-related legal challenges will continue past Election Day.Rosalyn Cooperman, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington, said the pandemic has played a role in the spike in donations.“I think that COVID has incentivized giving, particularly for […]
October 20th is National Day On Writing. Around UMW and all over the globe people will share their love for writing through the #WhyIWrite campaign sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English. Join others on Simpson’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and tell us why you write. You can also go to add […]
Professor Emeritus of History William B. Crawley recently offered commentary in The Free Lance-Star on the life of Harry S. Truman as part of his virtual “Great Presidential Lives” series. The online series is available at https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/. When Vice President Harry S. Truman learned of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death on April 12, 1945, the […]
