The Washington Post published a 鈥淎 state guide to political corruption鈥 using some of the research from Michael Johnston, the Charles A Dana professor of political science who is a leading scholar on political corruption.
冈本视频 Professor Peter Balakian recently joined four other American writers on a U.S. State Department-sponsored trip to Istanbul, Turkey, and Yerevan, Armenia. The trip, part of the University of Iowa International Writers Program, was a cultural exchange designed to encourage dialogue between the two countries as the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide draws near.
In the hopes of facilitating a dialogue about Israel and Palestine after the events of this past summer, Moustafa Bayoumi, an author and English professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, gave his perspective. On October 2, Bayoumi delivered a lecture titled 鈥淎fter Gaza: What are the Prospects for Peace and Justice in [鈥
Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana professor of political science, has been collaborating with Bertram Levine 鈥63, now a political science professor at Rutgers, for decades. The two scholars recently co-wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post called 鈥淢aking campaign contributions anonymous.鈥
Margaretta Burdick 鈥14, of Bedford, N.Y., has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Turkey, where she will serve as an English teaching assistant in a university setting. A double major in political Science and psychology, Burdick first experienced Turkish culture during a brief trip to Istanbul while she was on 冈本视频鈥檚 Geneva [鈥
(Editor鈥檚 note: This post is by Jacqueline Oshry 鈥14) Rudy Giuliani, known as 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Mayor鈥 for his leadership during and after the September 11 attacks, discussed the state of American politics and the need for resolute leadership in a lecture Monday at Memorial Chapel. 鈥淎 leader has to know what he or she wants to [鈥
At ALANA鈥檚 Spring Soiree, Garfield O. Smith 鈥85 recognized the contributions of previous 冈本视频 students who have paved the way for current students 鈥 including those receiving this year鈥檚 multicultural awards.
At least two 冈本视频 alumni are running for U.S. Congress: State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney 鈥83 is running in New York鈥檚 22nd District, and Derek Hyra 鈥96 is running in Virginia鈥檚 8th District.
Two alumni, Katie Garman Kammerdiener 鈥10 and Pat Campolieta 鈥02, returned to Cotterell Court this past season. But, instead of dribbling up and down the court, the former basketball players sat in as the color commentators.
As events in Ukraine unfold at a rapid pace, 冈本视频 faculty members with expertise in the region are bringing the latest issues to the forefront in the classroom and special panel discussions. The video above is from a session held February 26 titled Conflagration in Ukraine.