Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “President Biden, the Media and the 2022 Midterm Elections,” at the Norwegian Washington Seminar in Washington, DC.In addition, recent media mentions for Stephen Farnsworth include: Social media giant layoffs signal opportunity for online misinformation, […]
UMW Associate Professor of Historic Preservation and Ralph Bunche Advisory Committee Member Cristina Turdean spoke at a recent meeting aimed at turning the former Ralph Bunche High School – which opened in 1949 for Black students after King George parents sued for an equal facility for their children – into a museum. She provided a […]
Associate Professor of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer was highlighted by SmithMountainLake.com in a piece called “Restoration Efforts Begin on Park’s Oldest Structure.” The article referenced Spencer’s visit last year to Booker T. Washington National Monument and his inspection of the tobacco barn that is the site’s oldest structure. “He … spent several days doing a detailed […]
Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Freund Larus spoke to Al Jazeera for a segment titled “Memorial for China’s Former Leader.” On the broadest, Larus said: “Jiang Zemin is credited with sustaining China’s economic boom after Deng Xiaoping started reform and opening. So throughout the 1990s, the Chinese economy grew about eight percent on […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, and Emily Hemphill, a UMW senior majoring in political science and minoring in journalism, are coauthors of an opinion column, “Sorry, Virginia, we’re stuck with the Electoral College,” which was published recently in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the […]
