A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Associate Professor of Communication Elizabeth Johnson-Young has published research in the journal Communication Teacher. The article titled, “French Fry Goodness and Relationship Closeness: Teaching the Conceptualization Process in Research Methods Using The Big Bang Theory,” stems from a 2025 conference presentation that highlights a multimodal approach to teaching the conceptualization process in communication research methods.Using a […]
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel was quoted by the Chesapeake Bay Journal in an article titled “Virginia, Maryland craft stricter coal ash rules as EPA pulls back.” Frankel discussed contaminants leaching beyond intended areas. Learn more in the Chesapeake Bay Journal.
Professor of French Brooke Di Lauro was featured recently on NewsTalk 1230 WFVA’s Town Talk discussing French cuisine. The program, focused on France, was part of the Fredericksburg Sister City Association’s Cultural Quilt Series. It also explored how French philosophical thought inspired America’s founding fathers. LISTEN to the Town Talk/Cultural Quilt Series on News Talk […]
Men’s Basketball Head Coach Marcus Kahn joined Andy Katz for a discussion about his championship experience and roster management at the DIII level. See the interview from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
AI Education Policy Consultant and UMW Adjunct Professor Stefan Bauschard recently appeared as a featured guest on NewsNation to address the accelerating footprint of data centers across the United States and the complex challenges they present to local communities. The segment, titled “Developing Story: Will America Embrace New Data Tech,” examined the rapid growth of […]
A trio of UMW faculty were highlighted in an article by The Fredericksburg Free Press titled, “More than a decade after flunking out, Del. Cole earns a degree of redemption.” In the article, Professor of Spanish Jeremy G. Larochelle, retiring Professor of Spanish and BLS Director Ana Chichester, and Professor of History and American Studies […]
Professor Emeritus of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth was featured by The Guardian, ABC News, Spectrum News and other outlets in features about late night programming. Farnsworth is a co-author of Late Night With Trump: Political Humor and the American Presidency and other books on politics. He was quoted by Spectrum News, saying, “One of the […]
Director of Continuing and Professional Studies Teresa Segelken graduated from the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Fredericksburg program during a May 15 ceremony at the Fredericksburg Country Club.Over nine months, Segelken and the 2026 class met in different business locations throughout the region. They learned key leadership content, took assessments, and met with community, business, […]
Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Anand Rao was featured by the FXBG Advance in an article titled, “In a Chatbot Showdown, Learning Wins.” The piece highlights Rao and the Academy of Innovation & Technology at UMW’s first chatbot competition. The contest was a capstone project for […]
Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Katherine Parker was featured by C-SPAN in a piece titled, “Remembering George Washington’s Mother.”Recently, Parker and UMW students had a day and half with ground-penetrating radar and they went to Meditation Rock, which is a beautiful site within the City of Fredericksburg … to try to figure out where Mary […]
