Category: Professional Notes

Cooperman Comments on Gender Dynamics in 2024 Campaign Finance

Rosalyn Cooperman, professor and chair of Political Science and International Affairs, spoke to the Center for Women in American Politics by Rutgers for a piece titled “Expert Insights: What to Watch in Election 2024.” In the article, Cooperman offers a critical analysis of 2024 campaign finance. She notes that while progressive political action committees (PAC) leverage […]

Singh Comments on Presidential Candidates’ Potential Impact on Gaza for ‘The Cradle’

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Ranjit Singh contributed to an article titled “Harris vs. Trump: Who is Worse for Gaza?” published in The Cradle. “The Harris-Walz campaign will spend extraordinary energy monitoring the salience of the issue amongst the various groups they need support from to win the election, and therefore, for most […]

Martin Speaks on Jeremiah Community’s Role in Addressing Concentrated Poverty

Professor of Sociology Leslie Martin’s comments were included in an article titled “Consideration of Jeremiah Community Continues at City Planning Commission Meeting,” which ran in the FXBG Advance. Martin addressed concerns about the effects of “concentrated poverty” in one area of the city. She said decades of study have shown that “what caused the issues […]

Farnsworth Lectures on Disinformation and Political Humor

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “Battling Disinformation with Political Humor,” at the Rappahannock-Fredericksburg Rotary Club. The talk was derived from portions of Dr. Farnsworth’s recently published co-authored books,  Producing News in a Time of Disinformation: Information Evaluation Strategies for Journalists […]