Jeffrey McClurken, associate professor of history and American studies, has been recognized with the J. Christopher (“Topher”) Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award for his contributions to the university as well as involvement and leadership in the community.“His work with administrators, alumni, community members, faculty and students alike constitutes a truly impressive record of service,” said […]
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Vampires“Jefferson was a pretty cerebral guy,” says Will Mackintosh, assistant professor in the Department of History and American Studies at the University of Mary Washington. Read the full article at http://www.expressnightout.com/2012/06/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-vampires/
“13th-Century Food Fights Helped Fuel The Magna Carta”NPR talks to our own Bruce O’Brien about the many ways food was a part of the Magna Carta.http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/18/150872598/13th-century-food-fights-helped-fuel-the-magna-carta
Our own Bruce O’Brien was recently featured on Washington, DC NPR station WAMU to talk about the Magna Carta and the online early English Laws project of which he is an integral part.For the interview, see Virginia Scholar Opens Magna Carta To Study.
Dr. Bruce O’Brien’s latest book, Reversing Babel: Translation Among the English During an Age of Conquests, c. 800 to c. 1200, has recently been published by the University of Delaware Press.
