Archives for October 2020

Presidential Leadership – With Good Reason Podcast feat. Professor Lester

On October 31st, With Good Reason podcast radio will be doing a segment on Presidential Leadership in the United States. Professor Lester will be on it discussing Liberalism and Leadership. Tune in on their website to hear the full podcast! … [Read more...]

Beyond the Ballot: Panel Discussion on the Role of Religion in American Politics

Wednesday October 28th at 7pm a panel of guest speakers and UMW professors will discuss the historic role of religion in American Politics and its unique position in this years election. RSVP on the event form. Click the flyer image for the full sized PDF with full information! … [Read more...]

Professor Davidson Commentates on Geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific

In NewsWeek’s “US-China’s Geopolitical Battle for Asia Shapes New Power Dynamic for Region” by Tom O’Connor and Naveed Jamali, Professor Davidson discusses China’s assertive behavior internationally and the impact of the Cold War in today’s international alliances. … [Read more...]

None of the Above: Panel Discussion on Voting

On Wednesday October 28th at 6pm, a panel will discuss how to address common excuses for not voting and how to convince your friends and family to vote on election day. Tune in on Facebook live on the Facebook page of Northern Virginia Coalition! … [Read more...]

Summer 2021 Student Opportunity in Japan: The 73rd Japan-America Student Conference

The 73rd Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) will bring together American and Japanese university students from a variety of academic disciplines to live, travel, and conduct original peer-reviewed research together. Over the course of this academically intensive and culturally immersive conference, … [Read more...]

Professor Larus on The Importance of Taiwan

Professor Larus will be on On Liberty podcast out of Sydney, Australia today at 7pm discussing “Why the world needs a free Taiwan”. All are welcome to watch and call in on Episode 29: "Why the world needs a free Taiwan" on the On Liberty podcast. … [Read more...]

The U.S. Census and the 2020 Elections

On Tuesday 13 October 2020 at 12:30pm ET, Stacy Whitehouse, 2011 PSIA alum, will discuss the US Census, the 2020 elections, and her work involving with both. To attend, check out the event flyer for the zoom link! Reach out to Professor Cooperman if you have any questions. Check out a recording of the talk!! passcode: J&G.u^2e … [Read more...]

Beyond the Classroom: An Endowment for Student Research and Learning

The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences announced a new endowment for student research and learning outside the classroom! Check out the Beyond the Classroom endowment announcement video on UMW's Youtube channel. … [Read more...]

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center: Now Accepting Applications!

At the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, students get to study, discuss, and debate some of the most important issues faced by the world today, all while advancing their Chinese language skills in the city of Nanjing. If you are interested in Chinese language and improving your research skills and understanding Sino-global relations, highly consider this opportunity! To learn more and apply, check out the Hopkins-Nanjing Center! … [Read more...]

Student Political Theory Discussion

UMW Students are welcomed to join UVA students in their discussion of political theory on Sunday, October 4th at 5 PM Eastern Time on Zoom. The discussion will be about Immanuel Kant and Benjamin Constant’s political writings. Come prepared to discuss these three readings: Kant, Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View (1784) Kant, An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment? (1784) Constant, The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns (1819) If you have any questions, reach out to Professor Larus or the student coordinator from UVA, Kaiwen. … [Read more...]