A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Professor and Chair of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman
Rosalyn Cooperman, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science & International Affairs, presented research on gender and party factions within Congress at the 2023 Shambaugh conference on Women and Political Parties at the University of Iowa.
Professor and Chair of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman
Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs Rosalyn Cooperman penned an article titled “The Fight for Partisan Control of Virginia’s State Legislature Continues and Democratic Women are on the Front Line” for the Center for American Women in Politics/Rutgers. The article pointed to three main takeaways of how gender is playing a significant role on the campaign trail in Virginia for the House of Delegates and state Senate. Read the article.
Rosalyn Cooperman, professor and chair of Political Science and International Affairs, is co-editor (along with Malliga Och and Shauna Shames) of Sell-Outs or Warriors for Change? A Comparative Look at Conservative Women in Politics in Democracies, published by Routledge Press.
Professor and Chair of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman
Political Science Professor and Department Chair Rosalyn Cooperman spoke to The Epoch Times about the challenges facing incoming Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in the 118th Congress that convened in early January. “A primary part of the Speaker’s job is to negotiate and to bring people together,” said Cooperman in the Jan. 6 call with the publication, with a Speaker still not elected. “And what we are seeing is that Kevin McCarthy is not doing a good job of negotiating and bringing people together.” Read more.
Professor and Chair of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman
Professor of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman shared her expertise in an article titled “Midterm elections: If this seat flips red, Republicans will have ‘probably won a relatively comfortable House majority.’ ” Vega is “a very compelling candidate, in many regards,” Cooperman said, who has “captivated the attention of national Republicans” in part because of her background as a Latina and law-enforcement officer. Read more in Morningstar, Barron’s, Marketwatch, Denver News Central and Honest Columnist.
Professor of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman has been reappointed as an Expert Contributor to the Center for American Women in Politics Election Watch program. Read more.