Dan Hirshberg, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Director of the Leidecker Center for Asian Studies, and Director of the Contemplative Studies program, participated in the Mind & Life Institute’s first International Research Institute in Kyoto, Japan as a Senior Investigator.Held at Myoshin-ji, a fourteenth-century Zen monastery, the Institute drew scholars, scientists, professionals, and contemplatives […]
Digital Resources Librarian Angie White presented at the Society of American Archivist’s annual conference in August. She presented at the Users Group meeting for Preservica, the digital preservation software used by UMW Libraries, and also at a midweek automation and transparency in digital preservation session. In the latter session, White discussed the implementation experience of […]
Associate Professor of English Eric G. Lorentzen published an article in Dickens Studies Annual on Dickens and education entitled “This Schoolroom is a Nation: Subverting the Catechistic Method in Dickens.”The catechistic method was a popular form of the rote memorization pedagogy which dominated Victorian schools, and sought to keep at-risk learners content with their marginalized social […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a research paper entitled, “Dominating Late Night: Political Humor and the Donald Trump Presidency,” at the American Political Science Association Pre-Conference in Political Communication in Boston.
Don’t forget about the OnTheSquareVA program that was announced in May from the Governor’s office.The Program includes a series of events designed to get us up and moving and enjoying Capitol Square. You can find more information, including a calendar of events, at OnTheSquareVA.virginia.gov.Some upcoming events include:• The first Governor’s Capitol Classic Car Show, Sept. […]
