Category: Professional Notes

Spencer Quoted by Residents of College Heights Area at City Council Meeting

Professor of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer was quoted by residents at an October Fredericksburg City Council meeting regarding the suburban College Heights area and its uniqueness for lessons in historic preservation. The article, titled “College Heights residents lobby for creation of conservation district,” which ran in the Fredericksburg Free Press, highlights Spencer’s remarks regarding the […]

Larus Presents Paper on Taiwan as a Potential Flashpoint

Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic China Global China Hub and Indo-Pacific Strategic Initiative, presented her scholarly paper, “The Game for Taiwan: US-China Relations From a Game Theory Perspective, with co-author Agata Ziętek, Professor Larus’s former Fulbright host and current Director of the Doctoral […]

Farnsworth Makes Heaps of Headlines Ahead of Elections

As the presidential election approaches in November and other political races pick up, Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth is making ripples of headlines in local, regional and national outlets. The most recent media mentions come from a debate between candidates Eugene Vindman (D) and Derrick Anderson (R) for a seat in Virginia’s Seventh Congressional […]

Cooperman Comments on Possible Harris Cabinet in ‘Newsweek’

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, and Department Chair, Rosalyn Cooperman contributed to an article titled “What a Kamala Harris Cabinet Could Look Like” that ran in Newsweek.  “As Cabinet positions are executive appointments that must be confirmed by the Senate, nominees will also have to be confirmable,” she said in the article. “The […]