Category: Professional Notes

Stommel and Burtis Interviewed on Critical Digital Pedagogy

Executive Director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies Jesse Stommel and Digital Knowledge Center Director Martha Burtis participated in EdSurge Live, a monthly online town hall about the future of education, presented by EdSurge Higher Education. In a discussion called “What is Critical Digital Pedagogy, and Why does Higher Ed need it,” Stommel […]

Farnsworth Interviewed in The New York Times, The Washington Post and NPR

Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth has been quoted in several current national news stories, including the following:After Another Mass Shooting, Another Virginia Governor Tries to Change Gun Laws (The New York Times);Gov. Ralph Northam will convene special session of Virginia legislature to take up gun control (The Washington Post)What Impact Could the Special Session Have […]

Fallon Presents Research at Georgetown Conference

Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul D. Fallon presented a paper, “A Survey of Reduplication Types in Blin” at the 2019 Georgetown University Round Table in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2019. This paper examined the various types of word formation involving the copying of all or part of a word root in both nouns and […]

Wilson Interviewed by AP about the Impact of Mass Shootings

Assistant Professor of Psychology Laura Wilson was interviewed for an Associated Press article on how America has been transformed by mass shootings and the impact on survivors of these tragedies. The article was picked up by numerous media outlets, including the the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Colorado Public Radio, The Times-Herald, Times Union, Lowell Sun, KJCT8.com, KXNET.com […]

Richardson Column in The Free Lance-Star

Read the latest column in The Free Lance-Star written by Lynne Richardson, Dean of the College of Business titled Unplugging on Vacations.  Summer is approaching which, for many people, means there’s a vacation in the future. Yippee! But what if you work for an organization that doesn’t let you vacate the job for a couple […]