
First take: Echoes of Bush in Obama’s immigration speech (USA Today)

by Melina Downs
Filed under: UMW in the News
Filed under: UMW in the News
by Melina Downs
Chad Murphy, assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Mary Washington, was recently announced as the recipient of article of the year for 2014 by Communication Methods and Measures journal. Murphy, along with Associate Professor of Psychology Chris Westbury at the University of Alberta, published “Expanding the scope of selective exposure: An objective […]

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by Brynn Boyer
The University of Mary Washington presented its top honors during commencement ceremonies Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10. Daniel W. Lipscomb of Purcellville, Va., and Leah C. Tams of Midlothian, Va., received the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Awards, which are presented to the students with the highest grade-point averages (GPA) in the four-year undergraduate […]

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by Melina Downs
Three University of Mary Washington political science students presented research papers at the Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting at Richmond on Saturday, April 19.The students and their papers are:Mariah Young, “Social Construction of Target Populations: Testing the Media’s Framing during Disasters;”Amber Reeves, “I Think This Is From the Onion: A Study in Media Credibility […]

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