Professor of Geography Stephen P. Hanna was quoted in several high-profile media outlets about his research on Southern plantations. On May 17, 2022, after weeks of negative stories on Montpelier in the national press, the foundation that operates the Virginia plantation home of James Madison finally made good on its promise to share authority with […]
Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth commented on the state of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s first budget in The Washington Post. “The governor and the legislature have demonstrated how effectively they can generate gridlock on most issues so far, and now the challenge is how to demonstrate that you can govern,” Farnsworth said in the piece, “Virginia […]
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason Davidson has been appointed a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative in the Scowcroft Center. The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security works to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and its allies […]
Associate Professor of German Marcel Rotter gave a talk at the 39th annual Symposium of the international Society for German American Studies in Iowa City on “Gari Melchers’ View of African-American Bodies through the White Male Lens.”
Surupa Gupta, professor of Political Science and International Affairs, delivered a guest lecture on Tuesday, April 26, at the Foreign Service Institute. The lecture, titled “Covid-19 in South Asia: State Responses to the Pandemic,” was delivered online to a group of US diplomats headed to Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
