Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth recently presented a keynote lecture, “Political Narratives, Disinformation and the 2025 and 2026 Elections,” at the annual conference of the Virginia League of Women Voters. In addition, Farnsworth was quoted by WVTF in a recent segment […]
Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs and Adjunct Senior Fellow at Pacific Forum Elizabeth Freund Larus was invited by the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom to speak at the Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2025.Larus’s panel focused on China’s relations in Northeast Asia, and she assessed Taiwan’s readiness to an invasion […]
Professor of History and American Studies Krystyn Moon spoke to the With Good Reason public radio show for an episode titled “Beyond the Embargo,” highlighting multiple aspects of Cuba. On the show, Moon shares stories from her grandmother’s childhood growing up in the Caribbean country and explains that the tourist-drawing sustainable farming practices of the […]
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth was quoted in recent coverage by WHRO and WVTF about record-breaking early voting among Virginia Democrats. Farnsworth noted that the increase signals enthusiasm across the state, countering national perceptions.“The Washington narrative that Democrats are dispirited and […]
Associate Professor of Historic Preservation Christine Henry was featured in a recent Q&A article by the National Building Museum titled “What is Historic Preservation?” In the piece Henry discusses how preservation can be inclusive, creative and forward-looking. From reusing buildings to amplifying overlooked histories, Henry offers a thoughtful take on why preservation still matters and […]
