Category Archives: Professional Notes

Farnsworth Lectures at Boys’ State of Virginia

Virginia FlagStephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, delivered a lecture titled “Virginia’s Candidate Selection Process: Examining Recent Primaries and Conventions” at the American Legion Boys’ State of Virginia at Radford University on Monday, June 20.

The week-long government education program brings together nearly 700 of the state’s top high school students for a week of political conversation and simulations.

Farnsworth Presents Research Paper on Virginia Politics

Virginia FlagStephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a research paper titled “Reporting from Richmond: How Two Newspapers Covered the 2013 Virginia Governor’s Race.” The paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Communication Arts and Sciences in Fairfax, Va.