Professor Schroeder to return for 2012-13

We’re pleased to announce that Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science Paul Schroeder will be returning for the 2012-13 academic year. Paul’s combination of expertise about Chinese politics and other topics, experience in the field, and skill in the classroom are a great addition to our program. He will teach POSC 370D/470D, The Politics of China, and POSC 272, Introduction to International Relations, in the Fall.

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Economic Development Board Fellowship: Project Coordinator

Name of Position: Economic Development Board Fellowship: Project Coordinator Organization: County of Sonoma Department: Economic Development Board Location: Sonoma County, California Address: 401 College Ave, Suite D, Santa Rosa, CA 95401-5148 Contact Person: Colette Thomas, Phone: (707) 565-7170, Email: edb@sonoma-county.org Application Deadline: February 24th, 2012 (received by the EDB office) 5 p.m. PST Interview Dates: March...

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Provisional Schedule for Fall 2011Senior Project Presentations

Senior Project Presentation Symposium Fall, 2011November 28, 5-8 p.m.At the Mandel Center Building, 11402 Bellflower Road (Project instructors in parentheses) 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Theresa Hanna, paper on terrorism (Lavelle) Tiffany Oliver, paper on Israel's nuclear weapons program (Lavelle) Sung-Hyun Ryu, Analyzing the Applications and Effectiveness of Deterrence Theory in Maintaining...

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Congratulations to Professor Jessica Green, who has won a W. P. Jones grant to fund her participation in a Short Course in Social Network Analysis at the University of Michigan

Congratulations to Professor Jessica Green, who has won a W. P. Jones grant to fund her participation in a Short Course in Social Network Analysis at the University of Michigan, to support her project concerning the role of private authority in rule-setting in world politics concerning climate change.

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Congratulations to Jessica Green, Assistant Professor of Political Science, who has won the Virginia Walsh Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association’s Organized Section on Science, Technology and Environmental Politics

The Walsh Prize is awarded by the American Political Science Association’s Organized Section on Science, Technology and Environmental Politics, for the best dissertation in science, technology and environmental politics finished in the last two years.

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Additional Political Science Department Highlights

Jessica Green's New Book Examines Role of Private Enterprise in Environmental Preservation Congratulations to Our 2013 Wellman Hill Public Service Internship Grant Winners Professor Karen Beckwith Wins Outstanding Career Award from Midwest Women's Caucus for Political Science Political Economist Kathryn C. Lavelle Pens Primer on U.S. Financial and Political Systems Congratulations to Professor...

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