Upcoming Events
October 19- November 4, 2009
The Harvard Kennedy School, Kokkalis Program on Southeastern & East
Central Europe presents Western Impact & Turkey
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Office of Undergraduate Education hosting a Majors Fair,
51 Winthrop Street, Medford
Members from The Department of Political Science will be on hand to
answer your questions. We look forward to seeing you there.
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updated with Tufts University Career Services Calendar of Events
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On Wednesday, November 18th the Department of Political Science,
the International Relations Program, and the Classics Department will present a Frank C. Colcord
Lecture: The First Democracy at War: Athens in Conflict with Persia
(In the Pages of Herodotus) by Clifford Orwin.
Orwin is a Professor of Political Science, Fellow of St. Michael’s College,
Director of the Program in Political Philosophy and International Affairs at
the University of Toronto, and author of The Humanity of Thucydides. The
lecture will take place at 7 pm in the Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall.
For questions please contact
Jeannine Lenehan or visit http://ase.tufts.edu/polsci/news/.
Recent Events
PS and IR Alumni Cocktail and Hors d’oeuvres Reception to celebrate
the Grand Re-Opening of Packard Hall. Welcome and opening
remarks from President Bacow, Provost Bharucha, Robert Devigne Chair
for the Department of Political Science, Professor Jeffrey Berry,
and Professor Tony Smith. There will be a cocktail reception
immediately following. Reunite with Political Science faculty, tour
the artwork in Packard Hall, and meet the architects from William
Rawn Associates. Enjoy hors doeuvres from Café Barada and Sugar and
Spice of Cambridge.
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The 51st annual
US Air Force Academy
Assembly: October 6 - October 9, 2009
The United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, would like to invite Political Science
students from Tufts University to participate in the 51st annual
Academy Assembly from October 6 through October 9, 2009. The
Assembly serves as AFA's most prestigious conference and provides a forum for
meaningful assessment of major international and national issues.
Over 50 civilian delegates and numerous distinguished visitors will
attend this esteemed event. Download the following:
Flyer,
Brochure, and
Invitation
Tufts University is hosting a Federal Job Search Workshop:
October 13th.
Government Careers Forum and Networking Event at Brandeis on October
7th.
Learn more about these
and other events >
Tufts Career Fair, Friday, October 2, 12:30-4:00pm, Gantcher
Center
First year through graduate level students are encouraged to attend
this annual event, Tufts University's largest of the year. More than
80 organizations have registered, representing Education,
Engineering, Consulting, Government, Finance, Healthcare, Law,
Non-Profits, and more. These employers are recruiting for full-time
positions as well as internships. The event offers learning
opportunities for everyone, from research on careers and industries
to face-to-face interactions promoting interviewing skills and
networking. To get ready for the fair, we are offering Resume
Critique Nights (Sept 23, 24, 29 & 30) and a "Prepare for the Fair"
workshop (Sept 30). If you have any comments or questions please
email the Director, Jean
Papalia.
Learn more about the Career Fair.
In The News
Fall 2009
In the November 9th edition of the Tufts Observer author Molly Rubin addresses
concerns of Climate Change in her article, "Countdown to Copenhagen."
In the article Rubin interviews Political Science lecturer Nancy Gleason on the
importance of the upcoming negotiations on Copenhagen, Denmark. Stressing the
importance of the negotiations in Copenhagen, Gleason explains in the article that,
"some scientists believe that if we do not make significant reductions in CO2 emissions
before approximately 2015 then we will miss the window to prevent more than a 2 degrees
Celsius increase in temperature.”
The Department of Political Science celebrated the Grand Re-Opening
of Packard Hall on Friday, October 30, 2009.
Read more in the Nov. 2nd issue of the Tufts Daily >
NCAA on Campus, June 2009, highlights Political Science major and Tufts
Track & Field player David Dormon ('11) on his evolution as a
T & F thrower and his up and coming career as a lyricist and MC with
his award winning band Funk & Soul.
“Being a Political Science major has made me more enlightened when
writing my lyrics…,” David said.
View the complete interview >
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Lee holding a
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Lee (center)
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Seo Ho Lee ('09), was a junior majoring in Political Science
and International Relations when he served in the Korean military
from 2007 through the summer of 2009. During his service, Seo was
deployed to the ROKBATT of the United Nations Interim Force in
Lebanon (UNIFIL) and served there from July 2008 until February
2009.
Matthew Shapanka, Class of '09 will be published in The Federal Lawyer Magazine this September.
His piece, The Crime of Terrorism: Military and Civilian Approaches to Prosecuting Terrorists,
originally developed for his Judicial Solutions class with Lecturer Daniel Winslow, argues that
accused terrorists should be tried in federal court, not by military commission.
More >
Ioannis Evrigenis is the recipient of the 2009 Delba Winthrop Excellence in Political Science Award for
Fear of Enemies and Collective Action, his book published in
2008. The Winthrop Award is the subject of competition among
younger political theorists and is awarded to the author for "the
best first book in political science."
On August 6, 2009, President Obama nominated
Alan D. Solomont to be the country's next ambassador to
Spain and Andorra. Alan Solomont is a Tufts graduate ('70),
trustee, and a lecturer for the Department of Political Science
whose career has focused on the health care industry will shift
his focus to the diplomatic stage if confirmed to the post.
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