Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Fredericksburg, VA, UNITED STATES
Dr. Farnsworth has spent decades researching how media and politics intersect. Check out his website at stephenfarnsworth.net.
Awarded for outstanding research in political science.
2018-03-31Stephen J. Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, has received the prestigious 2017 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV).
2017-01-04Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the UMW Center for Leadership and Media Studies, was recognized for his dedication and service to Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, at the American Political Science Association Conference in September 2016.
2016-09-13Awarded by the Virginia Association of Communication Arts and Sciences.
2016-04-10Eastern Communication Association
2011-04-01Southern States Communication Association
2009-04-01McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2006-01-01Awarded by the Alumni Association of Mary Washington College.
2001-01-01Presented by the graduating class to the faculty member "who had the greatest impact on their lives" at Mary Washington College.
1999-01-01Presented by Mortar Board honor and service society in recognition of exceptional teaching and service to Mary Washington College.
1999-01-01Ph.D., American Government
M.A., American Government
B.A. (Honors), History
B.A. (Honors), American Government
CTV News online
2024-03-14
"Absolutely, the obstacles of the nomination and renomination of Trump and Biden are settled, so the delegates should add up to fifty plus one by the time the counting is done tomorrow," said Stephen Farnsworth.
view moreWashingtonian Magazine online
2024-03-11
In order for the deal to progress this year, Youngkin would need to propose an amendment to the budget bill, which the chambers would then vote on at the April 17 session or call a special legislative session. But Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington—and a longtime Virginia General Assembly watcher—said it was unlikely such a move would be successful. “Trying to add the stadium deal to the legislature’s budget plan only means that the Senate would reject that project again,” Farnsworth told Washingtonian. “The governor wants a legacy, and the Democratic majorities can just wait him out—he only has one more session as governor after this year’s session concludes.”
view morePotomac Local online
2024-03-11
Donald Trump won his first victory in Prince William County during a dual Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2023.
view moreDC News Now; Yahoo News online
2024-03-05
“You have an opportunity for independents or more moderate people to vote in a Republican primary,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington.
view moreCHCH TV Hamilton Ontario online
2024-03-05
"The main thing that the Supreme Court decided to do today was to set up the process to proceed with Donald Trump on the ballot. Now, that's where the status quo was right now but there was some question about whether or not some of the individual states would be able to take Donald Trump off the primary ballot. The Supreme Court basically finishes that question. It settles this matter. Donald Trump will be on the ballot in the primaries for all of the states, said Stephen Farnsworth.
view moreDC News Now online
2024-03-04
Stephen Farnsworth, a political professor at the University of Mary Washington, told DC News Now that Virginia may actually be a friendly state for Haley, but still believes a “good” night for her would only net her in the “low 30s.”
view moreCP24 online
2024-03-04
"This is good news for Donald Trump that he can stay on the ballot now. There is, of course, an advantage for Joe Biden as well here because every time that people talk about the insurrection, whether Trump wins in court or not, it reminds voters that Donald Trump is the candidate who tried to help keep himself in power even after he lost the election and Joe Biden is the candidate who generally represents law and order, said Stephen Farnsworth.
view morePrince William Times online
2024-03-04
Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science and media at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, said the early voting numbers are lackluster across the state. “The early voting numbers are abysmal,” Farnsworth said. “But blame that on the lack of competition in the Democratic and Republican primaries rather than the early voting system itself.”
view moreVirginia Association of Communication Arts and Sciences Fairfax, VA
2018-04-06
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Lynchburg, VA
2017-12-14
Virginia Civics Summit Chesterfield, VA
2017-11-29
The Norwegian Washington Seminar Washington, DC
2017-10-28
White House Fellows Foundation Leadership Conference Washington, DC
2017-10-27
American Political Science Association San Francisco, CA
2017-08-31
American Legion Boys’ State of Virginia Radford, VA
2017-06-21
Western Political Science Association Vancouver, Canada
2017-04-04
Institute for International Education Visitor Leadership Program for International Journalism, U.S. Department of State Washington, DC
2017-03-02
Podius Debates. University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
2016-10-26
BI University Oslo, Norway
2016-10-12
Mary Talks, University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
2016-10-03
American Political Science Association Philadelphia, PA
2016-09-21
American Political Science Association Philadelphia, PA
2016-09-14
Institute for International Education Visitor Leadership Program for International Journalism, U.S. Department of State Washington, DC
2016-09-07
American Political Science Association Pre-Conference in Political Communication Philadelphia, PA
2016-08-03
Midwest Political Science Association Chicago, IL
2016-04-07
9/11 and the Academy Conference at Emory & Henry College Emory, Va
2015-11-12
American Political Science Association San Francisco, CA
2015-09-10
American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.
2014-08-01
American Political Science Association Pre-Conference in Political Communication, Washington, D.C.
2014-08-01
Mass Media Politics U.S. Political Parties & Elections The American Presidency US Constitutional Reform US Politics and Film Consuming News: A User’s Guide
Routledge
Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Deanne Canieso
2018-02-14
The Presidency and Social Media: Discourse, Disruption and Digital Democracy in the 2016 Presidential Election, (Dan Schill and John Allen Hendricks, ed.) New York: Routledge, 2018: 330-45.
Washington Post
Stephen J. Farnsworth and Stephen Hanna
2017-11-09
[Opinion column] “This One Map Shows the Republicans’ Problem in Virginia.” (Stephen J. Farnsworth and Stephen Hanna). Washington Post. (“The Monkey Cage” blog). November 9, 2017.
Washington Post
Stephen Farnsworth
2017-10-08
[Opinion column] “Support for Medicaid in Virginia Keeps Growing.” Washington Post. October 8, 2017.
Greenwood
Benjamin Hermerding and Stephen J. Farnsworth
The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty (R.S. Rycroft, ed.).
Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2017: 476-9.
The Virginia News Letter
Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter
2017-08-01
The Virginia News Letter. Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.
92(3): 1-8 (August 2016).
Washington Post
Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Roland Schatz
2017-02-28
[ Opinion column] “News coverage of Trump is really, really negative. Even on Fox News.” (Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Roland Schatz.)Washington Post. (“The Monkey Cage” blog). February 28, 2017.
Washington Post
Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Deanne Canieso
2017-01-21
[Opinion column] “Donald Trump will probably be the most ridiculed president ever.” Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Deanne Canieso.Washington Post. (“The Monkey Cage” blog). January 21, 2017.
The Washington Post
2016-03-08
Stephen Farnsworth is co-author of an opinion column, “Late Night Tells Three Times as Many Jokes about 2016 Republicans as Democrats,” published by "The Fix" blog of the Washington Post.
view moreThe Washington Post
2015-11-05
A map by Stephen Hanna, professor of geography, and a column by Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, which both discussed the recent state legislative elections were published in "The Fix" blog of The Washington Post. The column was titled “The 2015 Election in Virginia: A Tribute to Gerrymandering.”
view moreThe Virginia News Letter
2015-06-27
Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
view morePolitics and Policy
2015-06-01
(Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter).
Politics and Policy 41 (3): 447-463 (June 2013).
Virginia Social Science Journal
2015-05-01
Virginia Voters and Decentralized Governmental Power: Federal Frustration and State Satisfaction?
Electronic Media and Politics
2012-11-01
(Stuart Soroka, Stephen J. Farnsworth, Lori Young and Andrea Lawlor).
Electronic Media and Politics 1(10): 143-57 (November 2012).
Politics & Policy
2012-08-01
(Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter).
Politics & Policy 40(4): 547-556 (August 2012).
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