The University of Mary Washington will host a public political debate between candidates for Virginia’s First Congressional District Monday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m.Incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman (R) will face off against opponent Qasim Rashid (D) live via Zoom, with public viewing accessible through YouTube. Viewers may submit questions for consideration for inclusion in the debate […]
Elizabeth Freund Larus, Chairman of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, commented on Indus News on U.S. sanctions against Chinese construction companies. In her August 31 interview, Professor Larus argued that the U.S. sanctions are not intended to contain China’s rise, but are in response to their participation in China’s island building on […]
Some of the same technology for online webinars was available even before the pandemic started but for the most part, few people were organizing webinars with global participation before March 2020. That has changed: students from Miranda House and Gargi College, two highly selective liberal arts colleges in New Delhi reached out to Surupa Gupta, […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an online lecture, “Presidents and Political Humor,” for the U.S. Embassy in Moldova. Professor Farnsworth, who has also talked with international audiences about U.S. politics, the mass media and political culture in more than a dozen […]
Professor Elizabeth Freund Larus, Chairman of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, commented in the South China Morning Post Sept. 3 that China has become a bipartisan issue. No matter if the next presidential administration is Democrat or Republican, the U.S. will take a hard line in treating China as a challenger. The […]
