Dr. Paul D. Fallon, associate professor of linguistics, served as the pronouncer in the regional spelling bee sponsored by the Free Lance-Star on March 15, 2014 at the James Monroe High School, Fredericksburg.

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Dr. Paul D. Fallon, associate professor of linguistics, served as the pronouncer in the regional spelling bee sponsored by the Free Lance-Star on March 15, 2014 at the James Monroe High School, Fredericksburg.

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by Melina Downs
Smita Jain Oxford, senior lecturer for the College of Business, led a group of students on a spring break trip to India as part of her business communication course.“Our overarching goal was to study how five target companies employed business communication strategies in their particular industries and for their specific audiences. Of course, that is […]

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by Melina Downs
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently gave a talk on his new co-authored book, “The Global President: International Media and the U.S. Government,” at the 20th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The Virginia Festival of […]

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by Melina Downs
Janet Cropp, assistant dean of advising services, will serve as a proposal reader for the National Academic Advising Association’s (NACADA) 38th annual conference to be held in Minneapolis, Minn. in October 2014. Cropp will read proposals for the following two groups: The Advising Adult Learners Commission and the Advising Business Majors Commission.

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by Melina Downs
Mehdi Aminrazavi, professor of philosophy and religion presented a paper entitled “Mysticism in Islamic Philosophical Tradition: Hindrance to Rationalism or Perfection of Reason” at the Symposium on the Middle Ages (Mystik im Mittelalter Gegensatz oder Vollendung der Vernunft?) at Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany. Feb. 26, 2014.

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