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Farnsworth Publishes Chapter in Book Edited by Dr. Mark Finney ’99

September 24, 2019 by jlaiacon

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is author of a book chapter, “Studying the Presidency after 9/11: Re-considering Presidential Character in Domestic and International Contexts,” which was published in 9/11 and the Academy: Responses in the Liberal Arts and the 21st Century World. The book is edited by Mark Finney, a 1999 graduate of Mary Washington, and Matthew Shannon and was published by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Finney, who is now an associate professor of Mass Communications at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, was one of Dr. Farnsworth’s first political science students at Mary Washington two decades ago.

Farnsworth has also been quoted in several national and world news stories:

Democrats’ push to win Virginia legislature could mean Fairfax County goes all blue (The Washington Post; Stamford Advocate; SFGate.com)

One Virginia Candidate Has Accepted A Massive Campaign Donation (WVTF)

Impeachment Changes Tone of Washington (cp24 TV Toronto)

Trump to Release Ukraine Phone Call Transcript (CTV News Channel)

Stafford Branch of the NAACP will hold 3 campaign forums (Potomac Local)

Voter registration up more in Virginia’s Democratic strongholds (The Free Lance-Star)

Trump has 0% chance of winning a Nobel Peace Prize unless he finalizes deal with North Korea, Iran or Taliban: Experts (meaww.com)

Voter registration up in Virginia’s Democratic strongholds (Greenwich Time)

September 19, 2019 by Christie Pugh

Tension in the Middle East (CTV News Channel)

September 19, 2019 by Christie Pugh

The Growing Influence of Hispanic Voters in Virginia Elections (WVTF)

September 18, 2019 by Christie Pugh

Voter registration up in Virginia’s Democratic strongholds (The Washington Post)

September 18, 2019 by Christie Pugh

District Debates Continue on Friday, Sept. 20

September 18, 2019 by jlaiacon

The University of Mary Washington will continue to host 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 88th District House Debate on Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m., will take place on UMW’s Fredericksburg campus in Lee Hall, Room 411. Incumbent Del. Mark Cole, a Republican, will debate Democrat Jess Foster, as the two vie for the seat in the Virginia House of Delegates’ District 88, which includes sections of Spotsylvania, Stafford and Fauquier counties and part of the city of Fredericksburg.

A Spotsylvania deputy county administrator, Del. Mark Cole is seeking his 10th two-year term representing the district. He is a member of the House committees on Finance and Education, Small Business Commission and Rappahannock River Basin Commission, and he is chairman of the Privileges and Elections Committee. Foster is an attorney who co-owns the Foster McCollam law firm in Manassas, specializing in representing juveniles and domestic abuse survivors. She serves on the board of the Prince William County Bar Association.

On Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., the 17th District Senate Debate will be held in Monroe Hall, Room 346, also on the Fredericksburg Campus. Republican incumbent Sen. Bryce Reeves will share the podium with Democrat Amy Laufer in the race for the District 17 seat in the Virginia Senate.

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, will serve as moderator and a panelist at each debate. The other panelists will be Ted Schubel, news director of News Talk 1230/WFVA and WBQB radio, and Editorial Page Editor Barbara Hollingsworth of The Free Lance-Star. Written questions from the audience can be submitted in person shortly before the start of each debate.

The debates are co-sponsored by UMW’s College Republicans, Young Democrats and the Legislative Action Committee of the Student Government Association, as well as The Free Lance–Star, the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Fredericksburg Area League of Women Voters.

Farnsworth Lectures in Washington to Norwegian Seminar

September 18, 2019 by jlaiacon

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “The Competing Visions of the American Political System: Building Public and Private Spheres,” at the Norwegian Washington Seminar in Washington, D.C. The program brings roughly 20 mid-career professionals from Norway for a two-day program on American politics and culture.

Farnsworth has also been quoted in several regional and national news stories:

Voter registration up in Virginia’s Democratic strongholds (The Washington Post)

Virginia’s ‘off-off-year’ elections were once sleepy. And then came Trump. (The Washington Post; Stamford Advocate)