In this week’s episode, Bill talks with Dr. Antoinette Jenkins, director of UMW’s Center for Career and Professional Development and also director of the Rappahannock Work and Learn Collaborative. Dr. Jenkins describes what services are available to Fredericksburg-area businesses hiring interns, and high school and college students looking for intern opportunities. Watch here.
Rosalyn Cooperman, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science & International Affairs, presented research on gender and party factions within Congress at the 2023 Shambaugh conference on Women and Political Parties at the University of Iowa.
Nearly half of all female rape survivors do not acknowledge that they have been raped, according to findings from a 2015 study by two University of Mary Washington psychology professors, instead defining the experience as “bad sex” or “miscommunication.” Read more.
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is coauthor of a new book, Late-Night in Washington: Political Humor and the American Presidency, recently published by Routledge. This project is Professor Farnsworth’s eighth published book on U.S. politics. Why is the 2023 Virginia general election important? Here’s what’s at […]
On October 28, Gary Richards, Professor of English, led the 45-minute discussion of Truman Capote’s Other Voices, Other Rooms to mark its 75th anniversary at the Louisiana Book Festival. He also moderated the 45-minute panel “Autofiction: Life Meets Fiction” featuring Christie Gabour Atwood’s Calling Home, Teresa Tumminello Brader’s Letting in Air and Light, and Jeffrey […]
