
Analysis: The Defection (Style Weekly)

Filed under: UMW in the News
by Melina Downs
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 […]

Filed under: Professional Notes
by Melina Downs
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 […]

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by Melina Downs
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 […]

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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).

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