Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is author of a book chapter, “Studying the Presidency after 9/11: Re-considering Presidential Character in Domestic and International Contexts,” which was published in 9/11 and the Academy: Responses in the Liberal Arts and the 21st Century World. The […]
A study co-authored by Rosalyn Cooperman, associate professor of political science, was featured on the London School of Economic’s U.S. Centre blog. The study found that “Compared to Democrats, Republicans are more likely to disagree on whether their party should pursue policy goals or win elections at any cost.” Read more.
Erin Devlin, assistant professor of history and American studies, was interviewed in an article on OutsideOnline.com entitled “Shenandoah National Park Is Confronting Its History.” She discussed her research into sites in national parks in Virginia that were associated with segregation during the first half of the 20th century.“‘Basically, the park was segregated on an ad hoc […]
College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson’s weekly column in The Free Lance-Star discusses bad behavior in the workplace. Read BELIEVE THEM. IT HAS taken me six decades, but I have accepted something recently that perhaps you also might need to accept. When people show you who they are by their actions and words, believe them. […]
Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, commented on the effect of the Hong Kong protests on the 2020 Taiwan presidential elections. Professor Larus indicated that the “one country, two systems” formula applied to Hong Kong after 1997 was never a popular concept in Taiwan. China originally offered the formula to Taiwan […]
