Category: Professional Notes

Richards Moderates One Book, One Festival Discussion

Dr. Gary Richards, who has led many previous sessions since One Book, One Festival began in 2008, returns to moderate the discussion. Richards is a professor of English and former chair of the Department of English and Linguistics at the University of Mary Washington. This will be the 11th time he’s led the One Book, […]

Gately Previews Jazz 4 Justice Concert on Town Talk

UMW Director of Jazz Studies Doug Gately and UMW students were in recently for the annual Jazz4Justice show with the Town Talk talkshow. Listen here.The annual fundraiser,Jazz4Justice, for Legal Aid Works and music scholarships will be held at Dodd Auditorium at UMW on. November 4th at 7:30 at Dodd Auditorium.  Tickets at the door or […]

Farnsworth Lectures on Presidential Communication

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented an online lecture, “President Biden’s Struggle to Shape the Political Narrative: White House Communication in Contentious Times,” to students at McGill University in Montreal. The talk drew on Professor Farnsworth’s book, “Presidential Communication and Character,” published […]

Liss Dives Into Happiness by State in ‘New York Post’

Professor of Psychological Science Miriam Liss was quoted in a New York Post article about happiness titled “10 unhappiest states list reveals some surprises.” “It is important to live where you can afford housing without being financially stressed and where you can build some sort of community and develop strong friendship networks,” Liss said. “Research […]

Gable Pens Article on Teaching U.S. Slavery in ‘Times Union’

Professor of Anthropology Eric Gable contributed to an article titled “Why separating fact from fiction is critical in teaching U.S. slavery,” which ran in the Times Union. The article starts: “Of all the debate over teaching U.S. slavery, it is one sentence of Florida’s revised academic standards that has provoked particular ire: ‘Instruction includes how slaves developed […]