Join us (on campus or online!) for the first Mary Talk of the 2019-20 academic year. Dr. Elizabeth Larus, professor of political science and international affairs and a 2019 Fulbright recipient, will present “The Chinese Dream and the New Silk Road.” The Chinese Dream is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s goal of national rejuvenation with the […]
Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, commented on the 2020 Taiwan presidential elections in the South China Morning Post. She indicated that, unlike in Hong Kong, the One Country Two Systems formula does not apply to Taiwan.Read more.
The University of Mary Washington will host four debates in the coming weeks between candidates running this November for Fredericksburg-area seats in the Senate of Virginia and the Commonwealth’s House of Delegates.The first, the 28th District Senate Debate, will take place on Thursday, Sept. 5, inside University Hall at UMW’s Stafford Campus, 121 University Boulevard.Two […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “Made-up News and Democratic Discourse,” at Scouting’s World Jamboree near Beckley, WV. The international jamboree is held once every four years and brings tens of thousands of scouts together to promote international understanding.Dr. Farnsworth […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “How Governments and Media Companies Struggle with Fake News,” at the Break the Fake Hackathon, a project of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative and U.S. Department of State. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Professor Farnsworth, […]
