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Coughlin '13 Works at Animal Shelter
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Moved to action by a love for dogs, James Coughlin '13 decided to spend his winter break volunteering at Helping Hounds, a dog rescue in his hometown of DeWitt, N.Y. "Prior to my first visit, I have to admit that I was a bit naive over what I was getting myself into," says Coughlin. "I originally thought that the shelter would be full of cute puppies looking for a home, which there were. However,...  More >>

Kyrillos ?82 Announces Senate Run
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
New Jersey Sen. Joseph Kyrillos '82 was recently featured in The Washington Post for having announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. "As the father of two young children, I believe we can and must restore the limitless opportunities and freedom that made America great and inspired people like my own father to immigrate to this country," Kyrillos said. Kyrillos ea...  More >>

Bowden ?11 Bridges HWS and Grad Work
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
When Meghan Bowden '11 looked over the syllabus for a Law and Social Change seminar during her first few days as a graduate student at the University of Connecticut, she was astounded to see the reading list included work by Associate Professor of Political Science Paul Passavant. Throughout the semester, Bowden's class, taught by UConn Professor Jeff Dudas, discussed the various concepts and deb...  More >>

Day on the Hill Offers Insight
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Students with an interest in pursuing careers at the heart of the nation, Washington, D.C. had the opportunity to explore the capital during winter break. For the sixth year, Associate Professor of Political Science DeWayne Lucas and Professor of Political Science Iva Deutchman - with the assistance of Assistant Director of Employer Development Miranda Warder - accompanied students on the Day on ...  More >>

Philbrick Yadav Works on Nobel Exhibit
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
On Dec. 10, three truly inspiring women - Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, and Yemeni Tawakkol Karman -were jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize in a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. This ceremony was of particular importance to Assistant Professor of Political Science Stacey Philbrick Yadav, who traveled to Oslo to participate in the festivities. Philbrick Yadav has been doing f...  More >>

Yadav, Deutchman Quoted on Iraq
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT
On Thursday, Dec. 15, a ceremony was held in Iraq to officially end the U.S. military's mission there. In an article in the Finger Lakes Times on Friday, Dec. 16, Associate Professor of Political Science Vikash Yadav and Professor of Political Science Iva Deutchman are quoted about this mission. "I think it's good that we are leaving, but I'm not sure what the scenario will look like once we do l...  More >>

Dean Edits Special on Occupy Wall Street
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Professor of Political Science Jodi Dean co-edited a special supplement of the online journal Theory & Event in which scholars focus on the Occupy Wall Street movement. The supplement became available online on Dec. 5, and will be available to the public for a three month period. "These reflections aren't outside of the event. They are part of it, pushing its momentum and understanding in som...  More >>

Deutchman on Women in Politics
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Professor of Political Science Iva Deutchman was quoted in an article in the Democrat and Chronicle on Sunday, Nov. 14. The article, "Women taking major role as leaders in area politics," examines recent local races. "Democrats and Republicans in Monroe County didn't walk away with everything they wanted on Tuesday, as each had their share of losses," the article says. "But the election capped a ...  More >>

Dean Speaks at two events in NYC
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Professor of Political Science Jodi Dean recently spoke at two events in New York City. On Friday, Oct. 14, she participated in a debate about Occupy Wall Street before a crowd packed into Bluestockings, a bookstore, fair trade café and activist center. The debate was sponsored by the magazine Jacobin and moderated by editor-at-large Seth Ackerman. In addition to Dean, panelists included: Doug He...  More >>

South Asia Speaker Series Announced
Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Associate Professor Amit Ray, of Rochester Institute of Technology's English Department, will kick off the 2011-2012 South Asia Speaker Series lectures with a discussion, "Tagore's Home and the World," on Thursday, Oct. 27. The South Asia Speaker Series was conceived in the fall of 2009 by Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Anthony Cerulli, Associate Professor of Economics Feisal Khan, and...  More >>