Category Archives: Professional Notes

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

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 Comments in the National News

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of UMW's Center for Leadership and Media Studies, continues to provide commentary on national political stories. New Poll: In Virginia, Trump Trails All 2020 Democratic Candidates (NPR) Out-of-State Donors, Business Interests Help Fund Virginia’s Elections (NPR) Poll Finds Majority of Virginians Support Marijuana Legalization (NPR) The post Farnsworth Comments in the National News appeared first on EagleEye.

Farnsworth Lectures in Washington to Norwegian Seminar

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 week program on American politics and culture.

Farnsworth Presents Research at American Political Science Association Conference

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a co-authored research paper, “Jokes with Impact? Viewers of Late Night Political Comedy, Political Involvement and News Sources,” at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. The paper is a part of a chapter in an upcoming co-authored book, ” Late Night with Donald Trump,” which is scheduled to be published by Routledge in 2020.

Farnsworth Comments in the National News

Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth, who is director of UMW's Center for Leadership and Media Studies, has been quoted in several regional and national news stories:

Farnsworth and Noah Gardner ’18 Present Research at National Conference

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, and Noah Gardner, a 2018 graduate of Mary Washington and a former research associate at the Center, were co-authors of a research paper, “Late Night with Donald Trump: Political Humor and America's Top Comedy Target,” recently presented at the  Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.

Farnsworth and Noah Gardner ’18 Present Research at National Conference