College of Arts and Sciences

  This newsletter will be brief, as our staff prepare to abandon campus in the advance of an oncoming storm.    The New Year and the new term begin with new courses and with confounding news in the US about presidential behavior, proposed immigration policy reforms, and increasing attention to...

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  Opportunities and Announcements for the Week of December 11, 2017   Free Student Memberships.  The British Politics Group is an association of political scientists interested in and doing research on the politics of the United Kingdom.  The BPG is an affiliated group of the American Political Science Association and holds its...

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Opportunities and Announcements for the Week of December 18, 2017   Spring Courses.  As the semester comes to its successful close, students are completing final coursework; faculty are grading papers and exams; senior capstone work is coming to its conclusion; and final committee meetings will be held next week.  There is time...

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Opportunities and Announcements for the Week of December 4, 2017   Next week begins our final week of classes before final exams and papers conclude the Fall 2017 semester.  As our students and faculty focus on completing coursework and evaluating student learning, the US Congress is considering a major revision of...

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Opportunities and Announcements for the Week of November 27, 2017     There is no formal Newsletter this week.  Please enjoy these photos of our Senior Capstone presentations on November 16.  For a list of students and the titles of their capstones, see here.    Happy Thanksgiving to all!   Cheers, Karen   Flora Stone Mather Professor Chair, Department of Political Science   “Pride slays thanksgiving….  A proud man is seldom a grateful man,...

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Opportunities and Announcements for the Week of November 20, 2017   Registration for Spring Semester.  Registration for Spring Semester courses is under way.  Political science majors and minors should consult with their academic advisor(s) to discuss their course choices and their progress through the requirements of the SAGES Program, the College...

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