Category: Professional Notes

Moon Quoted by Annandale Today on Racial Covenant Legacy in Fairfax County

Professor of History and American Studies, Krystyn Moon was featured in an Annandale Today article titled “Racial covenants – widespread in Mason District – can be removed.”  Moon commented on the impact of these restrictive covenants, noting, “Those deeds rolled back any momentum for Black residents to become renters or homeowners in Fairfax County.”Moon’s research […]

Sanford Highlighted by Rappahannock Review for Talk That Examines Slave Quarters

Douglas W. Sanford, professor emeritus of historic preservation, presented “Interpreting the Evidence for African American History: Virginia’s Slave Quarters and Free Blacks on the Middle Peninsula in 1860,” at a virtual meeting of the Middle Peninsula African American Genealogical and Historical Society. Read the article.Other recent media mentions for Sanford include:Talk to explore lives of […]

Cooperman Quoted by BBC News Brasil on Harris Candidacy

Professor of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman was highlighted in a Spanish-language article by BBC News Brasil about the Kamala Harris candidacy. The article, titled “Why Kamala Harris doesn’t highlight that she may be the first woman elected president of the USA,” quotes Cooperman as saying, “If you look at it, Kamala Harris is highlighting (the […]

Bonds Pens Op-Ed on Data Centers for the Fredericksburg Free Press

Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Eric Bonds discussed the possibility of energy-intensive data centers in Fredericksburg and their climate and environmental impact in an op-ed piece for the Fredericksburg Free Press entitled “My Education in Data-Center Secrecy and Green Illusions.” Read the op-ed.In addition, recent media mentions for Bonds include:Local Jurisdictions Have Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements […]