Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Lauren McMillan will be featured on the With Good Reason radio show Jan. 21 to 27. On the episode, “The Visitors Center,” McMillan discusses how she and her students are working with the Patawomeck and Rappahannock tribes to develop the Virginia Indian Trail in King George County. The broadcast will be […]
Professor of Psychological Science Miriam Liss moderated a town hall meeting for the members of theSpotsylvania School Board on Sunday, Jan. 8. “The goal is for this to be a successful, positive opportunity to share … [and for] our board members to hear input into policies around public comments and budgetary priorities,” Liss said. The […]
Dr. Kalpesh Bhatt, an assistant professor in Classics, Philosophy and Religion, chaired the proceeding plenary session at the international conference “PSM100: Women Empowerment and Hindu Socio-Spiritual Traditions,” held in Ahmedabad, India. Citing ethnographic narratives of women devotees, he argued how Pramukh Swami Maharaj took “a meaningful interest in the lives and challenges faced by women.” […]
Political Science Professor and Department Chair Rosalyn Cooperman spoke to The Epoch Times about the challenges facing incoming Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in the 118th Congress that convened in early January. “A primary part of the Speaker’s job is to negotiate and to bring people together,” said Cooperman in the Jan. 6 call […]
Senior Associate Registrar Kevin Caffrey recently published “Speaking to the Head and the Heart: Prioritizing Empathetic Communication in the Post-COVID Workplace” in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. The article examines psychological safety, crisis leadership and the need to prioritize empathetic communication in a post-COVID workplace. Read the article.
