Category: Professional Notes

Johnson Places a Range of Poems

Luke Johnson, adjunct professor of English, has had his poem “Sally Takes an Art Class” featured as Poem of the Week at The Missouri Review (http://www.missourireview.com/archives/luke-johnson-sally-takes-an-art-class/). He also has two poems included in the new issue of Painted Bride Quarterly and two poems in the new issue of Image​.

Cooperman Comments on Role of Women and Fundraising in 2016 Presidential Contest

Rosalyn Cooperman, Associate Professor of Political Science, discusses the role of women as donors to presidential campaigns and political candidates in Presidential Gender Watch:http://presidentialgenderwatch.org/emilys-list-lends-fundraising-might-help-hillary-clinton-conservative-womens-pacs-non-factor-republican-presidential-candidates/#more-7176

Good Receives Research Fellowship

Cassandra Good, associate editor of the Papers of James Monroe, has received an Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowship at the Virginia Historical Society.  She will spend two weeks there conducting research for her book project on George Washington’s family and their political role in the 19th century.

Farnsworth’s Book Chapter Published

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is co-author of a book chapter,  “News Coverage of U.S. Presidential Campaigns: Reporting on Primaries and General Elections, 1988-2012,” published in The Praeger Handbook of Political Campaigning in the United States (William Benoit, ed.).