Category: Professional Notes

Cooperman Comments on PACs for MarketPlace

Professor and Chair of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman shared comments for an article titled “Monday was a big filing day for PACs and other political groups,” published by MarketPlace. “They are a political action committee, but they can raise unlimited amounts of money from corporations, unions, individuals, but they can’t coordinate directly with the parties […]

Rycroft Pens Book: ‘Economics of Inequality’

Professor of Economics Robert S. Rycroft has published a new book, The Economics of Inequality, 3e, Routledge. If there was any question before, there is no longer a question today: inequality, discrimination, poverty, and mobility are prominent national issues. The notion of “The American Dream” has been sold to generations of young Americans as the […]

Romero Named Dean at Texas A&M – Commerce

Joseph Romero, who has served as professor and chair of UMW’s Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion has been selected as the next dean of Texas A&M University – Commerce’s College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts. The selection follows a national search and is effective June 1, 2024. Read more.