Category: Professional Notes

Farnsworth Lectures on Trump Presidency to Polish Students

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth recently presented an online lecture, “The Second Trump Presidency: Reviewing the First Year – and Previewing the Years to Come,” to students at Maria Curie Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. Farnsworth served as a J. William Fulbright Distinguished Scholar […]

Rao Speaks About AI and Academic Integrity at Fredericksburg Academy

On Thursday, Jan 15, , Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Anand Rao spoke to the student body at Fredericksburg Academy at the invitation of the school’s Honor Council.Rao’s talk focused on the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and academic integrity, offering students a nuanced framework for […]

O’Brien Named Expert-in-Residence at Center for AI and the Liberal Arts

UMW’s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts has named alumnus Sean O’Brien ’09 as its inaugural AI Expert-in-Residence. O’Brien currently leads AI initiatives at Internet2 — the technology consortium serving higher education institutions nationwide. He will return to Mary Washington this spring to mentor students, advise faculty research projects and share insights on AI’s […]

Bonds Publishes Column on Need for Transparency in Data Center Development

Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds published a commentary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on January 22nd on the need for greater transparency in data center water use. The column is titled “How Will the Data Center Boom Impact Virginia’s Waters. Secrecy on this Topic Doesn’t Bode Well.” Read the full commentary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.