Interim Provost Ian Newbould spoke to the faculty on April 25. Please view his remarks. Newbould, who arrived at UMW on April 16, will serve as UMW’s chief academic officer during the 2012-2013 academic year.
His career in higher education spans more than 30 years, and includes presidencies at three institutions. Most recently, he served as president of Richmond, the American International University in London, U.K.
Elizabeth Larus, professor of political science and international affairs, was interviewed
recently on Voice of Russia 
radio about “Politics and and Society in Contemporary China,”
the subject of her recently released book.
Dr. Stephen Solomon, 
the award-winning author of “Ellery’s Protest” and a professor at NYU, will deliver the lecture titled “God in Classroom: The Misunderstood Conflict Dividing America” on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m.
in the Woodard Campus Center, Red Room. The free lecture is sponsored by the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, Campus Academic Resources Committee and the Department of Classics, Philosophy and Religion. For more information, contact Emile Lester at elester@umw.edu or 540/654-1146.
Tune in at 8 a.m. on Sunday, September 4 for President Rick Hurley’s interview on WFVA
‘s Business Link (1230 AM). He will discuss his upcoming inauguration, the Anderson Center, Eagle Village and challenges facing higher education.
Tune in at 8 a.m. on Sunday, September 4 for President Rick Hurley’s interview on WFVA‘s Business Link (1230 AM). He will discuss his upcoming inauguration, the Anderson Center, Eagle Village and challenges facing higher education.