October 2, 2017 Newsletter

  On Monday, September 25, a vote on establishing an independent Kurdish state was held in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.  Turnout was relatively high, at a reported 72 percent, and 92.73 percent of those who voted supported independence, in response to the question “Do you want the...

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October 9, 2017 Newsletter

  This week the US experienced another mass shooting, unrelated to actual politics.  The shooting appears unmotivated by any political agenda; was not organized or advanced by any terrorist group; and sent no political message.  The shooting was “typical,” insofar as the shooter was male, using guns acquired legally; such information...

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May 15, 2017 Newsletter

Looking Ahead, Concluding the Academic Year.  As students finish their coursework and faculty complete their grading, we can look to future opportunities.  For students, the American Political Science Association has organized two online brochures: Exploring Careers in Political Science and Why Study Political Science?   I’m confident that our POSC...

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January 30, 2017 Newsletter

Getting Established in the Semester.  As the semester gets under way, Senior Capstone arrangements are being confirmed by our faculty and by the students who have requested their advice as capstone directors.  Senior POSC majors who have not yet completed POSC396 and who intend to graduate this spring will...

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February 6, 2017 Newsletter

Save the Date!  The new spring semester is under way, and faculty in the Department of Political Science are already turning our attention to senior capstone supervision, working with and advising POSC396 students as they initiate work on their projects.   Please add to your calendar the Senior Capstone...

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February 13, 2017 Newsletter

The fourth week of spring semester is drawing to a close, and seniors (and juniors) are thinking seriously about life after they complete their BA in political science.  Several of our students have been accepted to law school; others are contemplating graduate school – if not immediately following their...

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