John Cronin ’19 came to the University of Mary Washington to play basketball. But the Springfield, Virginia, native’s biggest goal was to be known for more than just his jump shot, though he admittedly didn’t have a plan for college beyond that. A mere two months after graduating, Cronin, who was named 2019’s Male Student-Athlete […]
Steve Farnsworth
UMW Political Science Faculty Receive Prestigious Fulbright Awards
University of Mary Washington Political Science Professors Elizabeth Freund Larus and Stephen J. Farnsworth are go-to pundits in national and international media in their respective fields. Soon they’ll take their expertise and research abroad through prestigious 2019-20 U.S. Fulbright grants. Larus has been named a Fulbright Scholar who will conduct field research throughout Poland and […]
UMW to Host 1st Congressional District Debate Monday
The University of Mary Washington will host a 1st Congressional District Debate on Monday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium. U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Vangie Williams will face off for the first time. UMW Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth will moderate the event, which is […]
UMW’s Farnsworth Talks Fake News on ‘With Good Reason’ Radio
With Good Reason radio takes a page from UMW Professor Steve Farnsworth’s latest book in its new episode, The Face of Fake News. The show, set to hit airwaves across the country on Saturday, Oct. 13, explores the misleading news that politicians throughout history – on both the left and the right – have penned, proffered […]
Support for Medicaid Expansion Grows in Virginia
Several months after Virginia lawmakers decided to expand Medicaid, public support for the public health-care expansion has now reached its highest level, according to a new University of Mary Washington statewide survey. The survey, conducted September 4-9 for UMW by the national research firm SSRS, found that 76 percent of Virginians support Medicaid expansion and […]
