Category: Professional Notes

Mackintosh to Deliver Lecture on Gilded Age Holidays

Associate Professor of History Will Mackintosh will be among presenters in the Preservation Society’s six-part lecture series, “The Gilded Age Years: Transforming America.” Americans in the Gilded Age vacationed in a growing number of northeastern summer playgrounds, from the Adirondacks to Coney Island, from Martha’s Vineyard to the Catskills, and from Saratoga to Newport. Mackintosh will explore […]

Orozco Presents Paper on Galdós and Newspaper Political Articles

Patricia Orozco, Lecturer of Spanish, contributed a paper, “Galdós y artículos de prensa: visiones de ultramar en el libro IV “Política española” as part of the Peninsular Spanish II (1700 to Present) Quadruple Session of the 2022 SAMLA Convention last November. The conference was to take place in Jacksonville, Florida, but had to switch to […]

Larus Comments on U.S. Defense Secretary’s Trip to Iraq

Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Freund Larus spoke to WION News for a segment titled “U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes unannounced visit to Iraq.” Larus indicated that the purpose of Secretary of Defense Austin’s trip to Iraq and other Middle East states is three-fold: reaffirm U.S. commitment to Iraq, contain […]

Crawley Talks About ‘Great Lives’ With Fredericksburg Tourism

Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus William B. Crawley spoke to City of Fredericksburg Economic Development and Tourism Director Bill Freehling for a recent episode of Freehling Finds, exploring the people, places and events that make Fredericksburg shine. During the segment, titled “UMW Great Lives Lecture Series celebrates its 20th Season,” Bill Crawley takes the stage at […]