{"id":6,"date":"2015-07-14T15:29:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T15:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/clms\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:17:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/clms\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><picture class=\"umw-hero__media__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/clms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/54013610699a5271f79fa22b677e71431427217652_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Stephen Farnsworth\"><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Center for Leadership &amp; Media Studies<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">About the Center<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-center\">About the Center<\/h2><p>The Center for Leadership and Media Studies supports the study of political leadership and of the mass media&rsquo;s roles in international, national and Virginia politics. In conjunction with the <a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/polisci\/\">Department of Political Science and International Affairs<\/a>, the Center&rsquo;s programs are designed to give students a wide range of academic experiences and professional opportunities by conducting public opinion research and by bringing members of the university community into contact with political figures and media practitioners at the international, national, state, and local levels.<\/p><p>UMW is <a href=\"\/clms\/about\/positioned\/\">uniquely positioned for politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the CenterThe Center for Leadership and Media Studies supports the study of political leadership and of the mass media&rsquo;s roles in international, national and Virginia politics. 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