Holly Schiffrin was recently quoted in a story in The New York Times called Homework Therapists’ Job: Help Solve Math Problems, and Emotional Ones.
Mathur presents at Shakespeare Association of America Conference
Maya Mathur, Associate Professor of English, presented the paper, “Comedy is not a Victimless Crime! Laughter in Gammer Gurton’s Needle and The Shoemaker’s Holiday,” at the annual conference of the Shakespeare Association of America held in Los Angeles, CA. March 28-April 1, 2018.
Elizabeth Freund Larus Offers Guest Lecture in Taipei on US-Taiwan Relations
Elizabeth Freund Larus, Waple Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, offered a guest lecture “US-Taiwan Relations under President Trump: Continuity and Change,” March 7, 2018 at Tamkang University in Taiwan. Preceding the talk, Dr. Larus exchanged views on Washington-Taipei relations with several scholars and former government officials.
Lee Skallerup Bessette Article Featured in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Lee Skallerup Bessette recently had an article published in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Read The Case for Education here: http://diverseeducation.com/article/113230/
Lynne Richardson’s Weekly Column Published in FLS
Richardson: Play it safe or take a chance? (The Free Lance-Star)
Several months ago I was asked by the president of my organization to assume a new role on an interim basis.
Rosalyn Cooperman Named Expert Contributor to Gender Watch 2018
Political science professor Rosalyn Cooperman has been named a regular expert contributor to Gender Watch 2018, a non-partisan project that will track, analyze and highlight gender dynamics in this year’s election.
The Barbara Lee Family Foundation (BLFF) and the Center for American Women in Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University announced the launch of the project as record numbers of women run for office.
“Gender Watch 2018 will follow their journeys, offering real-time analysis and insight into the impact of gender on this historic election year,” Barbara Lee, president and founder of BLFF, said in a statement.
Cooperman will be among the contributing scholars to “inform the public dialogue and enhance public understanding of the myriad ways in which gender shapes political campaigns and campaigning,” according to a news release.
Cooperman was also part of the Presidential Gender Watch program in 2016. For more information, and to read more about expert contributors, visit www.genderwatch2018.org.
Lee Skallerup Bessette Featured in EdSurge
Lee Skallerup Bessette was recently featured in a story on EdSurge.com:
Can a New Approach to Information Literacy Reduce Digital Polarization? (EdSurge.com)
Lee Skallerup Bessette, an instructional technology specialist at the University of Mary Washington, has been teaching with Caulfield’s guide to her Introduction to Digital Studies course, which typically has about 25 students.
UMW Music Department Professors Judge Local Music Scholarship Competition
On Saturday, March 24, University of Mary Washington Adjunct Professors Andrew Kraus and Theresa Steward judged over 30 talented entrants competing for the 2018 Rappahannock Music Society Scholarship and a chance to perform in the Scholarship Honors Recital to be held on April 8th at Ferry Farm Baptist Church.
Open to students of local teachers Grade 8 and up, contestants were evaluated in four categories: Faithfulness to score; Technique; Interpretation; and Stage Presence.
Andrew Kraus
Theresa Steward
Richards Leads Discussion of James Baldwin at Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Gary Richards, Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, recently led the breakfast book discussion of James Baldwin’s first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival held in New Orleans, La. March 21-25, 2018.
Lynne Richardson’s Weekly Column Featured in FLS
Richardson: Agree to Disagree (The Free Lance-Star)
My mom used to tell me that there were two topics off limits in conversation: politics and religion.