Category: Professional Notes

Wells Presents at National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference in Boston

Assistant Professor of Education Melissa Wells presented at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference in Boston. Her presentations were titled “Panels Full of Heart, Hope, andHumanity: The Power of Graphic Novels to Foster Critical Literacy and CriticalReading, Teaching with the 2024 Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Award Books” and”Teaching with Heart, Hope, […]

Al-Tikriti Publishes in The Journal of Ottoman Studies

Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti’s article entitled “Prince with Daddy Issues Seeks Sisterly Support: Two Ego Documents Penned by Şehzade Korkud (d. 1513),” was recently published by The Journal of Ottoman Studies / Osmanlı Araştırmaları [Issue LXIV (Winter 2024), pp. 71-98]. This journal issue was a double-blind, peer-reviewed scholarly publication which originated with […]

Larus Discusses Citizenship for WION

Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Larus, who is nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Center and Indo-Pacific Security Initiative discussed citizenship for WION. In an piece entitled “US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship” she said “I indicated to WION News that Trump’s Executive Order […]

McClurken Graduates from the AGB Institute for Leadership & Governance

The AGB Institute for Leadership & Governance in Higher Education last week held the closing symposium of its sixth Cohort, celebrating the graduation of nineteen fellows from colleges and universities around the country, including Dr. Jeffrey W. McClurken, Vice President of Strategy, Chief of Staff to the President at the University of Mary Washington.The AGB […]

Jenkins and Bowman Awarded Grant Through VDOE

Melissa Jenkins, assistant professor and director of special education programs in the College of Education, and Rachel Bowman, assistant professor in the College of Education were awarded $24,680 through VDOE for their grant titled “Community of Practice Support for Provisionally Licensed Special Educators.” This grant will provide tuition support for provisionally licensed special educators in […]