A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
P.S. I Love U(MW) shines a light on the voice most linked with graduation day. Jon Reynolds ’07, Director of Marketing and Audience Services for the Department of Theatre and Dance, is the person who proudly reads each graduate’s name as they cross the stage. “The bonus for me at Commencement,” Jon shared, “is I […]
Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs and Adjunct Senior Fellow at Pacific Forum Elizabeth Freund Larus published her book chapter, “Taiwan: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World” in Contemporary Security Problems (Lublin: UMCS Press, 2024).The May 1, 2021 cover of the Economist magazine declared that Taiwan is “the most dangerous […]
The University of Mary Washington swimming and diving program earned Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) honors, including Head Swim Coach Justin Anderson who earned All-State Women’s Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Eagles to a second place finish in the NJAC Championships and six swimmers that qualified for the NCAA Swimming & Diving […]
Professor of Mathematics Larry Lehman has published a new book, Quadratic Ideal Numbers: A Computational Method for Binary Quadratic Forms with De Gruyter, a German publishing house. This book studies quadratic ideal numbers, introduced as a notational device in Lehman’s previous book, Quadratic Number Theory, as objects in their own right, with applications to quadratic forms […]
Associate Professor Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures has published a new book entitled German Memorials, Motifs, and Meanings: A Cultural History in Bronze, Wood, and Stone with University of Massachusetts Press (2025).The book offers a unique cultural history of German memorialization by focusing not on a single, isolated era, but rather […]
Professor of English Chris Foss participated in a Recent Books Showcase as part of the program for the The Incredible Nineteenth Century: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fairy Tale annual conference, held on Zoom early in May. This small but international meeting featured two days of presenters hailing from nine different countries. Foss talked about his […]
Danielle Springston, assistant professor in the College of Education and Rebecca Towery, director of the Academy of Technology and Innovation attended the “Innovation Summit: Transforming Learning and Teaching for the Future Across Virginia” on April 22-24. This summit was part of the Virginia College Partnership Lab Schools Learning Exchange and was hosted by the Center for […]
Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds and UMW student Viktor Newby (majoring in sociology with a minor in digital studies) shared research and perspective on the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in data center development. The two sent Freedom of Information Act requests to every Virginia locality with a proposed or existing data center […]
Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication and Digital Studies Anand Rao contributed to a story written by UMW alum, Ryan Kailath, published in the Gothamist. Rao was quoted in the article titled “Columbia suspended him after he built a cheating app. Now he’s raised $5.3M for it” which was published in […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is co-author of a book chapter, “Ridicule in Late-Night Political Humor in the United States: Contours and Consequences,” published in the Wiley Handbook of Social and Political Conflict.Other recent media mentions for Farnsworth include:Virginia GOP: John Reid Controversy (DC […]
