Richardson: Two-for-one jobs (The Free Lance-Star)
I had a conversation with someone recently who shared the following:
April 19, 2026
A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Richardson: Two-for-one jobs (The Free Lance-Star)
I had a conversation with someone recently who shared the following:
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a research paper entitled, “Partisan Trends in Late Night Humor” at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Communication Arts and Sciences.
Sean Michael Morris’ article, Online Learning Shouldn’t Be ‘Less Than,’ was recently featured in Inside Higher Ed.
He asks: Are we giving our online students an education with all the nuance and complexity they deserve?
Holly Schiffrin was recently quoted in a story in The New York Times called Homework Therapists’ Job: Help Solve Math Problems, and Emotional Ones.
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 recently had an article published in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Read The Case for Education here: http://diverseeducation.com/article/113230/
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.
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 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.