Category: Professional Notes

William Crawley Appears on WFVA Talk Show, 1/20

William Crawley
William Crawley

William B. Crawley, Jr., professor of history emeritus and director of the Chappell Great Lives Lecture Series, will appear on WFVA’s talk show “Community Link” on Sunday, Jan. 20. The interview will air at 8 a.m. on 1230 AM or online at http://www.wfvaradio.com/Community-Link/11021682.

In the interview, Crawley discusses the upcoming season of the Chappell Great Lives Lecture Series and explains how the series has evolved over its 10-year history.

Stephen Farnsworth Co-Authors Book Chapter

Stephen Farnsworth
Stephen Farnsworth

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, “Mass Media and Policymaking,” published in the Routledge Handbook of Public Policy. The chapter grew out of a research project that originated during Farnsworth’s time as a Canada-US Fulbright Scholar at McGill University in Montreal.

Mehdi Aminrazavi Publishes Chapter Article

Aminrazavi,Mehdi12Mehdi Aminrazavi, professor of philosophy and religion has published the following chapter article :

Mehdi Aminrazavi, “Nasir-i Khusraw’s Poetics of the Moral Journey and the Foundation of the Metaphysics of Morals,” in Pearls of Persia: The Philosophical Poetry of Nasir-i Khusraw, Ed. by Alice C. Hunsberger.  London: I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2012. pp.91-102.

Robert McConnell Publishes Textbook

McConnell, Robert01Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Geology Robert L. McConnell’s textbook “Environmental Issues–Looking Towards a Sustainable Future, 4th edition,” was published in December 2012. The textbook, published by Pearson, is co-authored with Daniel Abel at Coastal Carolina University.