Category: Professional Notes

Vasey To Give Religious Freedom Address

Craig Vasey, Chair of the Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion and Professor of Philosophy, will give the keynote address, “Civil Rights and Religious Opinions” at the Knights of Columbus annual Religious Freedom Day celebration on Sunday, Jan. 14 at the Religious Freedom Monument on Washington Avenue.

Stephen Farnsworth Comments in Various Media Outlets

Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth has been quoted in numerous media outlets, including The Washington Times, WHRO TV, CTV News, WAMU, WMAL, The Daily Press and The Washington Post. To read more, visit the following links:McAuliffe celebrates gains in final State of the Commonwealth address (The Washington Times) https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/10/terry-mcauliffe-celebrates-gains-in-final-state-of/The Changing Nature of Virginia Politics (WHRO […]

Lee Presents Paper at Anthropology Conference

Janie Lee, Associate Professor of Linguistics, presented a paper ‘Isn’t He Really Korean Once the Mask Comes Off?: Circulation of Raciolinguistic Ideologies in South Korean Television’ at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Washington, D.C. (November 29 – December 3, 2017). Her paper was part of a panel on language, race, and digital […]

Gately performs with National Symphony Orchestra

Doug Gately, director of the UMW Jazz Ensemble, performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Reineke at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Dec 20. The National Symphony Orchestra celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Grammy® and Dove award–winning gospel album that reinterpreted Handel’s famous oratorio with a special one-night-only performance […]