A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, commented on WION News on President Trump’s tariffs. Professor Larus indicated that it will be difficult for the US to have good relations with allies when Trump is imposing uncertainty on foreign businesses. […]
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel was quoted by The Bay Net in an article entitled “Potomac Riverkeeper Gets Up-Close Look At Crash Aftermath.” The article states: That’s when he called Tyler Frankel, a professor of environmental sciences at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. Frankel said he was initially […]
Professor of Psychological Science Mindy Erchull received the 2025 Christine Ladd-Franklin (CLF) award at the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) conference. The award is named in honor of Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847-1930), an early scientist whose career provided a painful example of the way institutional sexism operated to exclude women from careers in psychology and the […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a guest online lecture, “Disinformation Discourse in U.S. Politics,” to students at Montclair State University in New Jersey. The talk was derived from portions of Dr. Farnsworth’s recently published co-authored book, Producing News in a Time […]
Professors of Earth and Environmental Sciences Melanie Szulczewski and Pamela R. Grothe were quoted by the Fredericksburg Advance in an article entitled “How Will NOAA, NWS Cuts Affect Our Region?” In the article, it says “Many people are not aware that it is actually NOAA that is in charge of protecting all marine species on […]
Men’s Head Basketball Coach and Senior Lecturer in Athletics Marcus Kahn was on the radio airwaves this week talking with ESPN Richmond 106.1 FM and D3hoops to discuss Eagles basketball. The pieces covered the team’s early struggles and resiliency in February which sparked their NCAA Tournament run, the youth of the Eagles, and how the […]
Associate Professor of Economics Amrita Dhar attended the National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) Spring Conference 2025 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, where she connected with fellow economic education leaders, shared best practices, and explored innovative strategies to enhance economics and financial literacy in K-12 education. As the Director of the UMW Center […]
Police Captain Gill proudly graduated from the National FBI Academy, class #293, making history as the first member from the UMW Police Department to achieve this prestigious milestone.
Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Larus, who is nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Center and Indo-Pacific Security Initiative commented to BBC Chinese on Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s White House visit. Professor Larus indicated that meeting with Trump gave Ishiba “face” following his party’s poor showing in recent […]
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason Davidson was quoted by ZDFheute in Germany in a feature story entitled “What Zelensky’s NATO proposal means.” The article states, “Jason W. Davidson, professor of security policy at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, also stated in an interview with ZDFheute that admitting Ukraine into NATO […]
