Rosalyn Cooperman, associate professor of political science, was a featured guest on Voice of Russia Radio on August 17. In the interview, Cooperman discusses the implications and significance of President Barack Obama’s Midwest bus tour.
Jeffrey McClurken to Discuss Civil War Families on Public Radio Show
University of Mary Washington Associate Professor and Chair of History and American Studies Jeffrey McClurken will discuss how Confederate veteran families adjusted to life in the postwar South during an interview on the “With Good Reason” public radio program beginning Saturday, August 20.
The interview can be heard on August 20 at 4:30 p.m. on WCVE 88.9 FM and on Monday, August 22 at 12:30 a.m. on WAMU 88.5 FM. The segment, “Confederate Outlaw,” is expected to be available online beginning the week of the show at http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/08/confederate-outlaw.
Jeffrey McClurken to Discuss Civil War Families on Public Radio Show
University of Mary Washington Associate Professor and Chair of History and American Studies Jeffrey McClurken will discuss how Confederate veteran families adjusted to life in the postwar South during an interview on the “With Good Reason” public radio program beginning Saturday, August 20.
The interview can be heard on August 20 at 4:30 p.m. on WCVE 88.9 FM and on Monday, August 22 at 12:30 a.m. on WAMU 88.5 FM. The segment, “Confederate Outlaw,” is expected to be available online beginning the week of the show at http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/08/confederate-outlaw.
John Broome Offers Opinion in Fredericksburg Newspaper
John Broome, director of undergraduate secondary education and PreK-12 programs and assistant professor in the College of Education, wrote an op-ed that appeared in a recent edition of The Free Lance-Star.
In the op-ed, Broome discusses ways to improve American history instruction in the United States.
John Broome Offers Opinion in Fredericksburg Newspaper
John Broome, director of undergraduate secondary education and PreK-12 programs and assistant professor in the College of Education, wrote an op-ed that appeared in a recent edition of The Free Lance-Star.
In the op-ed, Broome discusses ways to improve American history instruction in the United States.
Kristin LePine Receives Theater Honors
Kristen LePine’s original play, “Foolish Fire,” took top honors at the 2011 Firehouse Theatre’s Festival of New American Plays in Richmond, Va. LePine’s winning play explores the American identity and dream in a bleak, post-subprime mortgage crisis world.
LePine’s new play, “Laundry Blows,” will be presented at the 2011 Kennedy Center Page to Stage Festival over Labor Day weekend.
Kristin LePine Receives Theater Honors
Kristen LePine’s original play, “Foolish Fire,” took top honors at the 2011 Firehouse Theatre’s Festival of New American Plays in Richmond, Va. LePine’s winning play explores the American identity and dream in a bleak, post-subprime mortgage crisis world.
LePine’s new play, “Laundry Blows,” will be presented at the 2011 Kennedy Center Page to Stage Festival over Labor Day weekend.
Jack Bales Publishes Baseball Article
Jack Bales, reference and humanities librarian, had his article, “Franklin P. Adams’s ‘Trio of Bear Cubs,’” published in the spring 2011 issue of the peer-reviewed Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture. The “trio of bear cubs” refers to the famous Chicago Cubs double-play combination of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance. In his article Bales corrects long-held misconceptions about both the men and the poem by Franklin P. Adams that immortalized them. He has submitted a second article to Nine that provides new information about Cubs executive Bill Veeck, Sr. and his journalism career with the Chicago Evening American.
Jack Bales Publishes Baseball Article
Jack Bales, reference and humanities librarian, had his article, “Franklin P. Adams’s ‘Trio of Bear Cubs,’” published in the spring 2011 issue of the peer-reviewed Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture. The “trio of bear cubs” refers to the famous Chicago Cubs double-play combination of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance. In his article Bales corrects long-held misconceptions about both the men and the poem by Franklin P. Adams that immortalized them. He has submitted a second article to Nine that provides new information about Cubs executive Bill Veeck, Sr. and his journalism career with the Chicago Evening American.
UMW Summer Science Institute
Ray Scott, professor of chemistry, has stepped down as the Director of UMW’s Summer Science Institute (SSI) after serving 12 years in this position. Professor Scott obtained an external grant from DuPont in 1999 to start the SSI, a 10-week undergraduate research program for teams of faculty and student researchers.
SSI supports research in biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, mathematics and computer science for 10 faculty and 22 students, and provides an opportunity for the students to present their work at a colloquium at the end of the program. Deborah Zies, assistant professor of biology, will be joining Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, as Co-Director of the SSI. Professor Zies will serve as Co-Director for 4 years.
