Category: Professional Notes

Richardson: The Red Thread (The Free Lance-Star)I learned a new phrase about determining how your organization is different from others: what is your organization’s “red thread?” That is, what do you do that makes people patronize your business rather than another?http://www.fredericksburg.com/business/columns/richardson-the-red-thread/article_b12c92a0-9ea2-5c86-a5fc-5327ba3f075a.html?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Fredericksburg%20Business%20InsiderActive%20Subscribers&utm_campaign=Fredericksburg%20Business%20Insider

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, 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 […]

Political Science Professor Elizabeth Freund Larus was recently interviewed in national media concerning U.S.-Taiwan relations. View her CNBC interview at Academic says the U.S. is taking a low-key approach to Taiwan ties.   To read her interview in the Financial Times, go to U.S. opens new $255m de facto embassy in Taiwan.

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 […]