May 4, 2024

Steve Farnsworth Lectures for State Department; Appears on D.C. Television Program

Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and international affairs and director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture entitled, “Journalism and U.S. Foreign Policy,” in Washington to leading reporters and editors from the Middle East and North Africa as part of the U.S. State Department’s Institute for International Education Visitor Leadership Program.

On Wednesday, Feb. 15, Farnsworth was a featured guest on NewsChannel 8’s program, “Capital Insider.” In the interview, he discusses the presidential election cycle.

Stephen Farnsworth Publishes Chapter and Appears on D.C. Television Show

Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is co-author of a chapter entitled, “How Television Covers the Presidential Nomination Process,” in The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2012, an edited volume published by Rowman & Littlefield.

On Friday, Feb. 10, Farnsworth will be the featured guest on TBD-8’s news program, “NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt.” The interview, set to air at 10 a.m., will focus on Virginia’s current legislative session.

Rosalyn Cooperman Offers Opinion on D.C. Radio Program

Rosalyn Cooperman, associate professor of political science, was a featured guest on Voice of Russia Radio on January 24. In the panel discussion, Cooperman discusses her impressions of President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address.

The full interview is available at http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/01/26/64656496.html.

Stephen Farnsworth Featured in The Washington Times and CTV

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is featured in the Thursday, Jan. 5 issue of The Washington Times. In the article, “McDonnell Nets Record Haul for GOP Governors,” Farnsworth discusses the rivalry between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.

On Friday, Jan. 6, Farnsworth appeared on CTV News to discuss the Republican candidates’ preparations for the New Hampshire primary.

 

Jason Davidson Published in Volume

Jason Davidson

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason W. Davidson’s chapter, “Italy at War: Explaining the Italian Contribution to the Kosovo War (1999),” was recently published by Lexington Books in a volume edited by Giampiero Giacomello and Bertjan Verbeek titled Italy’s Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century.

Ranjit Singh to be Featured on Public Radio Program

Ranjit Singh

Ranjit Singh, associate professor of political science, will reflect on his experience with Bahrain’s royal family in relation to last year’s uprising in the Middle East during an interview on the “With Good Reason” public radio program beginning Saturday, January 7.

The interview can be heard on January 7 at 4:30 p.m. on WCVE 88.9 FM and on Sunday, January 8 at 7 p.m. and Monday, January 9 at 12:30 a.m. on WAMU 88.5 FM. The segment, “Reflections on Arab Spring,” is expected to be online beginning the week of the show at http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2012/01/reflections-on-the-arab-spring/.

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Emile Lester Featured in Two Publications

Emile Lester, assistant professor of political science, has an article in the December issue of Kappan. In the article, “Teaching for Religious Tolerance in Modesto: Just Enough, But Not Too Much,” Lester argues that the Modesto school district’s required world religions course should be a model for schools across the country.

In addition, Lester’s research on religion in public schools is the focus of the article “Teaching Religious Literacy in California’s Bible Belt” in a recent issue of Miller-McCune.

Chad Murphy to be Published in the Journal of Politics

Chad Murphy

Chad Murphy

Chad Murphy, assistant professor of political science, will have his paper “Hostile Media Judgments, Polarized Political Communication, and Selective Exposure” published in a future edition of The Journal of Politics. Co-authors of the article include Kevin Arceneaux and Martin Johnson.

One of Murphy’s former students, Nick Jacobs, has had two of his papers accepted for publication in Education and Urban Society. The articles, “Racial, Economic, and Linguistic Segregation: Analyzing Market Supports in the District of Columbia’s Public Charter Schools” and “Understanding School Choice: Location as a Determinant of Charter School Racial, Economic, and Linguistic Segregation,” are available at http://eus.sagepub.com/content/early/recent.

Chad Murphy Featured on Richmond Television Station

Chad MurphyChad Murphy, assistant professor of political science, was featured on CBS-6 (WTVR, Richmond, Va.) on Wednesday, Nov. 9. During the interview, Murphy discussed the results of the Virginia Senate 17th district election. The news segment aired during the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. broadcasts.

 

Political Science Alumna a Winner in National Essay Contest

University of Mary Washington alumna Anne Morris ’11 has been named one of the winners in the national essay competition sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.

Morris is the ninth Mary Washington political science or international affairs major since 1995 to be a winner in the Pi Sigma Alpha contest, more than any other higher education institution. She was named a runner-up for her essay “Persuasion and the Bully Pulpit: Expanded Evidence on Strategies of Presidential Leadership.”

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