Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently gave a lecture at Carter Hall in Boyce, Virginia, entitled, “The Ever-changing State of Virginia Politics,” as part of the Virginia Candidate Training Program. The nonpartisan program, sponsored by the Sorensen Institute of the University of Virginia, gives future political candidates information about campaigning for office and about key Virginia policy challenges.

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently gave a U.S. Department of State program lecture entitled, “U.S. Journalism, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Development,” in Washington, DC., for visiting Palestinian professors. The lecture was part of the Institute for International Education’s International Visitor Leadership Program and included findings from Farnsworth’s recent co-authored book, “The Global President: International Media and the U.S. Government.”