Pineda Publishes Novel
Jon Pineda, assistant professor of English, linguistics and communication, will be a featured reader and panelist at a variety of upcoming events promoting his recently published novel, Apology.
His upcoming reading and author question and answer sessions include “Talk of the Stacks” at Hennepin County Library in Minneapolis on Sept. 12, “Fall for the Book Festival” at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Md. on Sept. 27 and “Filipino American International Book Festival/Filbookfest II” at San Francisco Public Library in San Francisco on Oct. 19.
Apology was also recently featured in a variety of book reviews, including The Virginian-Pilot, Hyphen magazine and Style Weekly. For more information on Pineda and to watch a book trailer, check out his faculty experts page.
Baker Attends White House Business Council Event
Brian Baker, UMW executive director for economic development, attended the White House Business Council “Economic Development Forum” on Sept. 27. The forum was a collaboration between the White House Business Council and the International Economic Development Council. Economic development executives from across the nation were invited to participate in briefs from economists and senior leadership in the Department of Commerce, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service, Export-Import Bank, Treasury, Small Business Administration, International Economic Affairs, and others. The 2013 topics of discussion included the macroeconomic outlook, facilitating foreign investment in the U.S., capital access and entrepreneurship, innovations in workforce development, and critical infrastructure needs for the 21st century.
Farnsworth Co-Authors Research Paper
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is co-author of a research paper, “The Automated Coding of Sentiment in Presidential News Coverage,” which was presented in August at the American Political Science Association’s Pre-Conference in Political Communication at the University of Illinois-Chicago. In addition, Farnsworth presented findings from his new co-authored book, “The Global President: International Media and the U.S. Government,” on a Comparative Political Communication panel at the conference. Farnsworth currently serves as chair of the Political Communication Section of the APSA.
Barrenechea Contributes to Multimedia Encyclopedia
Antonio Barrenechea, Associate Professor of English, recently published two film studies articles, one on John Boorman’s Deliverance (1974) and the other on Michael Cimino’s The Deerhunter (1978), in Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia (SAGE, 2013).
Professor Hits Mark with New Database (The Free Lance-Star)
Va. Governor’s Race Shifting into High Gear (Richmond Times-Dispatch; The Huffington Post)
With Lawmakers Running for Higher Office, Who will Control the State Senate? (Daily Press; News Advance.com)
Janie Lee Receives an Emerging Diversity Scholar Citation
Janie Lee, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, recently received an Emerging Diversity Scholar citation from the University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity. This citation is awarded to early career scholars with outstanding potential to contribute to diversity-related research, practice, and/or teaching. As an NCID Emerging Diversity Scholar, Lee’s work will be promoted through the NCID website.