Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus Jack Bales was interviewed on History.com and Chicago’s Daily Herald on his book, The Chicago Cub Shot for Love, about the 1932 shooting death of baseball player Billy Jurges by his former lover, showgirl Violet Popovich.The Crime of Passion That Led to Babe Ruth’s Epic World Series Home Run (History.com)Chicago […]
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 […]
