Dan Hirshberg, Assistant Professor of Religion, recently presented a paper for a symposium at the University of Virginia, which brought together scholars from Bibliographical Studies and Tibetan Studies to discuss the physical aspects of Tibetan books. He presented on the codicology and paleography of Tibetan manuscripts on a panel with Professor Jake Dalton (University of California, Berkeley).
Mark Warner adviser overstates rural vote for senator (Politifact)
Opinion/Column: Warner’s moderate approach falling out of favor (Daily Progress)
First take: Echoes of Bush in Obama’s immigration speech (USA Today)
Hirshberg Presents Paper at UVA Symposium
Farnsworth Discusses Elections
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, gave four recent public lectures on the 2014 U.S. and Virginia elections: to the Virginia Business Forum in Richmond, to the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance, to Mary Washington ElderStudy and to the Fredericksburg area Unitarian Universalists.
In addition, Farnsworth appeared in a number of media outlets discussing the results of the recent midterm elections, including the “Washington Post,” the “Richmond-Times Dispatch,” “Talking Points Memo,” the “Virginian Pilot,” “WJLA-TV,” and “WAMU-FM,” the Washington area National Public Radio affiliate.
After Brat, GOP Primary Challengers Hopeful (The Washington Post; Richmond Times-Dispatch; NewsOK.Com; Daily Journal.Com)
Textbooks Proposed for Texas Schools Open Can of Worms (Dallas News.Com; News Journal.Com; Waco Trib.Com)
Abeel Receives Award from NAGC
Laurie B. Abeel, Associate Professor in the College of Education, received an award for her service as the Creativity Network Chair at the National Association for Gifted Children on Nov. 14, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lester Authors Op-Ed in The Dallas Morning News
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Emile Lester’s column “Textbooks proposed for Texas schools open can of worms,” was recently published in “The Dallas Morning News.”
In addition, he co-authored “Texas textbooks set to mislead our students in American history, government” that was recently published on “WacoTrib.com” and “Education a casualty of Texas textbook wars” in the “Longview News-Journal.”