A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Assistant Professor of Education Melissa Wells presented at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference in Boston. Her presentations were titled “Panels Full of Heart, Hope, andHumanity: The Power of Graphic Novels to Foster Critical Literacy and CriticalReading, Teaching with the 2024 Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Award Books” and”Teaching with Heart, Hope, […]
Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti’s article entitled “Prince with Daddy Issues Seeks Sisterly Support: Two Ego Documents Penned by Şehzade Korkud (d. 1513),” was recently published by The Journal of Ottoman Studies / Osmanlı Araştırmaları [Issue LXIV (Winter 2024), pp. 71-98]. This journal issue was a double-blind, peer-reviewed scholarly publication which originated with […]
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 discussed citizenship for WION. In an piece entitled “US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship” she said “I indicated to WION News that Trump’s Executive Order […]
The AGB Institute for Leadership & Governance in Higher Education last week held the closing symposium of its sixth Cohort, celebrating the graduation of nineteen fellows from colleges and universities around the country, including Dr. Jeffrey W. McClurken, Vice President of Strategy, Chief of Staff to the President at the University of Mary Washington.The AGB […]
Melissa Jenkins, assistant professor and director of special education programs in the College of Education, and Rachel Bowman, assistant professor in the College of Education were awarded $24,680 through VDOE for their grant titled “Community of Practice Support for Provisionally Licensed Special Educators.” This grant will provide tuition support for provisionally licensed special educators in […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a keynote lecture, “The U.S. Media and Political Systems,” to a group of journalists from India who were participating in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program in Washington. The journalists were participating in […]
Great Lives Director Scott Harris previewed the 2025 William B. Crawley Lecture Series on News Talk 1230 WFVA’s Town Talk. The Great Lives Lecture Series are presented most Tuesdays and Thursdays Jan. 21 thru March 20 at Dodd Auditorium. It’s free! Listen to the episode.
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason Davidson was quoted by ZDFheute in Germany in a feature story entitled “What do Trump’s military decrees mean?” The article states, “There are currently around 100,000 US soldiers stationed in Europe. Trump plans to withdraw 20,000 of them, which will bring troop levels back to the level […]
Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus Bill Crawley’s “History on the Hill” column appeared in The Free Lance-Star this week, entitled “James Farmer: From Civil Rights Icon to Revered Professor.” In the column he discusses how one of the acknowledged leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, “Big Jim” Farmer quickly became, both literally and figuratively, a […]
Senior Associate Registrar Kevin Caffrey recently published “What’s Their Story? To Help Save the Humanities, Let’s Listen to English Majors” in the Journal of Educational Research and Practice.Amidst declining enrollment in humanities programs nationwide, the article seeks to give voice to current English majors about their decision to enroll in a major that has been […]
