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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March 27, 2017 Newsletter

The spring semester of the 2016-17 academic year is now past midterm, and students should be consolidating their plans for the summer and preparing for the coming academic year.  Here is some information that may be useful as students conclude their spring semester.   First, please note the March...

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March 20, 2017 Newsletter

Women’s History Month continues with celebrations and events. It is worth noting that CWRU has its own women’s history.  Among the many eminent female scholars and professors and alumni of CWRU and of our own department, I write today only about one:  Flora Stone Mather.   This year is...

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March 13, 2017 Newsletter

International Women’s Day was celebrated on Wednesday this week, and protests, parades, marches, and celebrations were held around the world.  The New York Times chronicled some of these activities here.  My first experience with International Women’s Day was in Bologna, Italy, in 1974, where women in the nascent Italian...

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March 6, 2017 Newsletter

Recently Betsy De Vos, Secretary of Education, publicly remarked on what might be understood as issues of some importance to universities and to university education and, of course, to our students. Secretary De Vos, speaking to college students at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month, is quoted as...

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