Category: Professional Notes

Farnsworth Discusses Presidential Communication Book on C-SPAN

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently talked about his new book, Presidential Communication and Character: White House News Management from Clinton and Cable to Twitter and Trump, on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. URL: https://www.c-span.org/video/?447053-3/washington-journal-stephen-farnsworth-discusses-presidential-communication

Liane Houghtalin Elected President of the Classical Association of Virginia

Liane Houghtalin, Professor of Classics, was elected to a two-year term as president of the Classical Association of Virginia at its annual spring meeting on May 5. Professor Houghtalin has served in various offices of the organization, including as its treasurer and as its vice president, since 1998.The Classical Association of Virginia holds two meetings […]

Gately Featured in SBO magazine

Doug Gately, director of the UMW Jazz Ensemble, was highlighted in the May issue of “SBO” (School, Band, & Orchestra) magazine for his educational work as an adjudicator and clinician at the 2018 Festivals of Music, Virginia Beach. The event was held April 27 and 28 at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center at […]

Jack Bales Writes Baseball Book

Jack Bales, Simpson Library’s Reference and Humanities Librarian, has finished researching and writing his book on the Chicago Cubs baseball team, tentatively titled Before They Were the Cubs: The Early Years of Chicago’s First Professional Baseball Team.  Bales uses–and cites–more than 2,000 sources, including newspaper articles, memoirs, and archival records, to chronicle a history of […]