Category: Professional Notes

Gupta Discusses Global Minimum Corporate Tax

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Surupa Gupta appeared on CGTN America, on “The Heat: Global leaders agree 15% minimum corporate tax.” It’s called a global minimum corporate tax – designed to crack down on tax havens and impose new levies on large, profitable multinational corporations. Details remain to be worked out, but according […]

Richardson Final Column in The Free Lance-Star

Outgoing College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson’s final column in The Free Lance-Star is entitled, “Repotting the Plant.” I’m not a gardener, but I understand the concept of repotting plants. At some point, the nutrients in the dirt become depleted. Replacing the old dirt with new soil full of nutrients helps the plant grow. Of […]

Sanford to Participate on Panel on the History of Enslaved Housing

Professor Emeritus of Historic Preservation Douglas Sanford will participate in a free, virtual panel next week titled “The History and Documentation of Slave Housing in Virginia,” hosted by Historic Richmond, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving, rehabbing and revitalizing the city. Dr. Sanford is co-founder of the Virginia Slave Housing Project.The free event will be held […]

Farnsworth Lectures on Disinformation

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an online lecture, “The Political Advantages – and Civic Dangers – of Disinformation,” to the Sorensen High School Leaders Program of the University of Virginia. The talk drew from Dr. Farnsworth’s current book project on disinformation.Dr. […]