After a nationwide search, Shavonne Shorter has been named associate provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at University of Mary Washington. She will assume the role in January.Shorter will serve on both the president’s and provost’s leadership teams, providing guidance as UMW continues striving to achieve its goals with respect to diversity, […]
Elizabeth Larus, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs indicated that any economic “de-coupling” between the U.S. and China will be very difficult. “You can’t just say you’re going to pick up your factory and move all your resources and have a consistent, reliable energy source and the shipping port […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, and Sally Burkley, a senior Political Science and Communication and Digital Studies double major at UMW, are coauthors of an opinion column published in The Washington Post entitled, “Virginia school boards can dismiss the loud voices.” Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/08/virginia-school-boards-can-dismiss-loud-voices/
Associate Professor of History Jason Sellers was mentioned in The Free Lance-Star article entitled, “Virginia’s federally recognized tribes begin drafting a sovereignty accord.” Dr. Sellers was present at the inaugural Sovereignty Conference for federally recognized tribal nations in Virginia, along with scholars from Virginia Tech and the University of Richmond, who were there to make […]
Congratulations to Kenny Horning! Kenny is USC’s Excellent Eagle Employee for the month of October. Below is what Gregg Stull had to say about Kenny:“Kenny is focused on creating an environment in which students are challenged and succeed while also meeting the many deadlines associated with producing theatre at UMW. He is always willing to […]
