Category: Professional Notes

Rosalyn Cooperman Presents at Conference

Rosalyn Cooperman, Associate Professor of Political Science, presented a paper, “The Elephant in the Room: Conservative Women’s Groups and Republican Women Candidates in U.S. Congressional Elections, 2008 – 2012,” at the 2013 European Consortium for Political Research General Conference in Bordeaux, France.

Farnsworth Gives Lecture in D.C.

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, delivered a lecture entitled, “The State of American Politics: Obama Faces Syria, the Federal Budget and Congress,” at The Norwegian Washington Seminar in Washington, D.C., on September 23.In addition, Farnsworth was interviewed by a number of news outlets […]

Baker Serves as a Panelist at Senator Warner Event

Brian Baker, UMW executive director for economic development, was a guest on Senator Mark Warner’s Small Business Panel which was hosted at Marstel-Day on September 4. He was joined by Natailia Olson-Urtecho, Mid-Atlantic SBA administrator, and Amy LaMarca, director for business development at Affinity Fidelis. The panel discussed new initiatives in federal contracting and updates […]

Jason Sellers Presents at Conference

Jason Sellers, assistant professor of history and American studies, presented a paper, “‘Wee drink one water’: Rivers and intercultural relations in the eighteenth-century Mid-Atlantic,” at the American Society for Ethnohistory’s annual meetings in New Orleans. The paper was part of a panel addressing waterways as borders in native North America.

Farnsworth Co-Authors Opinion Columns

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is co-author of two opinion columns, “Arabic Media’s View of Obama,”  published in Politico, and “Fox News: Tougher on Obama than Hezbollah’s TV news,” published at the Daily Kos. The columns were drawn from Farnsworth’s new co-authored book, […]