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Kathleen Flaherty ’07 (political science major) has been working as a Paralegal at the New York law firm, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP., which has afforded her the opportunity to live in New York City and, as she says, “experience new endeavors.”  One of the new experiences she’s had is working for a non-profit, Hope Shines, Inc., which runs camps and mentor programs for disadvantaged children around the world. Kathleen said "the main camp is in Rwanda and she spent time there in August working with children at an orphanage." Her experience working with the children in Rwanda was so positive that she is hoping to return to teach English.  Please see the link to the Wall Street Journal article about Kathleen’s work. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704429304574467633086321634.html

CONGRATULATIONS to Lindsay Robinson '08 on the publication of her article "Tanzania's Missing Opposition" in the Journal of Democracy, vol. 20, no. 4 (October 2009).

MOCK TRIAL TEAM NEWS:  Dickinson College's mock trial team has advanced to the opening round of the American Mock Trial Association national championship tournament after placing sixth out of 27 teams at the Atlantic Regional tournament at St. John's University.

It is the first time that a team from Dickinson College has advanced to mock trial nationals, to be held March 20-22 in Hamilton, Ohio.

The Dickinson team -- seniors Amanda Waugh, James Taafel, Christopher Ladd and Peter Nanov, sophomore Reco Sanders, and first-year students Mary Kate Skehan, Peter Wright, Austin Farneth and Josh Handelsman -- argued a fictional case involving a gubernatorial candidate who contended that a media outlet libeled him for alleging that he was responsible for the death of a professor.

Waugh was named one of the top six attorneys in the tournament and received an All-Region Best Attorney award. Sanders was named on of the top seven witnesses in the tournament and received an All-Region Best Witness award.

Other regional schools that advanced to nationals are Columbia University, Fordham University, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, St. John's University and two teams from New York University. Dickinson College was the only liberal-arts school in the Atlantic Region to advance to nationals.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO 2008-09 Mock Trial Teams!

In the most successful day in Dickinson mock trial history, Dickinson won the Fordham University Invitational tournament on February 1, 2009 and both teams finished in the top eight. The Fordham tournament included 23 teams from around the country, including the University of Pennsylvania, Colgate, NYU, Rutgers, Brandeis, Fordham, St. John's, Amherst, and Carleton College. In addition to the success of both teams, Chris Ladd was named one of the outstanding witnesses at the tournament. Congratulations to everyone!

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Geoffrey Arnold was one of 25 students selected from across the country to present a paper at DePauw University's Undergraduate Honors Conference in the spring 2008. Geoff's paper titled, "McCain's fight for New Hampshire" was submitted to the conference by his instructor Professor Kathleen Kendall. The purpose of the conference is to encourage undergraduate research and to give them them the opportunity to meet with and get direction from renowned scholars in the communication/media field. Geoff also received financial support from the Dean of Students Office at Dickinson College. CONGRATULATIONS, Geoff!

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Media Turn to Professor Rudalevige for Analysis of “Imperial Presidency”
Associate Professor of Political Science Andrew Rudalevige may not have coined the phrase, but he is a key expert on the "Imperial Presidency" and has become the favorite of media from The New York Times to PBS's venerable NewsHour. See press release - http://cfserv.dickinson.edu/news/nrshow.cfm?829

Recent Faculty Publications

Professor Russell Bova's most recent books, How the World Works: A Brief Survey of International Relations and Readings on How the World Works: Current Issues in International Relations (editor), were recently published by Pearson Longman (2010). "How the World Works builds on students’ instincts about current world events and develops them into a more systematic and enduring understanding."

Readings on How the World Works presents writings on contemporary issues in international relations and provides examples of how the field’s major theories explain real-world events.

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Professor Neil Diamant's most recent book, Embattled Glory, was published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers in December 2008. "This groundbreaking book examines the treatment of veterans of the People's Liberation Army and military families as an illuminating window into Chinese patriotism, citizenship, and legitimacy. Using a wealth of recently declassified archival documents and employing a wide comparative perspective, Neil J. Diamant presents the first large-scale study of these groups in comparison to similar populations in other parts of Asia and in the West."

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Professor H. L. Pohlman's most recent book, Terrorism and the Constitution, was published in 2008 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book "contributes to the ongoing national debate on civil liberties during the war on terrorism by providing easy access to relevant documents from major post-9/11 cases. The book's goal is to give students an opportunity to consider two fundamental questions and explore other issues related to them. First, is the war on terrorism a type of war that requires a shift in the balance between national security and individual rights? Second, following the 9/11 attacks, are the three branches of the federal government functioning properly? "

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Professor Douglas T. Stuart's book, Creating the National Security State, was published by Princeton University Press in February 2008. "This is the definitive study of the intense political and bureaucratic struggles that surrounded the passage and initial implementation of the law. Focusing on the critical years from 1937 to 1960, Douglas Stuart shows how disputes over the lessons of Pearl Harbor and World War II informed the debates that culminated in the legislation, and how the new national security agencies were subsequently transformed by battles over missions, budgets, and influence during the early cold war."

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Professor Stephanie Larson is the author of AP Achiever for American Government which was published in 2008 by McGraw-Hill. This book is "designed to help Advanced Placement students succeed in their studies and achieve a ‘5’ on the AP Exam." Professor Larson has served as "Content Advisor to AP Central for three years, and has graded AP exam since 1995."

Professor Andrew Rudalevige’s most recent book, The New Imperial Presidency: Renewing Presidential Power after Watergate, was published by the University of Michigan Press in fall 2005 in the series on Contemporary Political and Social Issues edited by Alan Wolfe.  "The book traces the Constitutional grounding of presidential power and its evolution over time, with particular emphasis on the aftermath of the "imperial presidency" era described in the 1973 book of that name by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. ..." Professor Rudalevige’s previous book, Managing the President's Program: Presidential Leadership and Legislative Policy Formulation, was awarded the American Political Science Association's Neustadt Prize as best book on the presidency published in 2002.

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Events

Political Science Annual Quiz Bowl: Email kuhn@dickinson.edu to sign up to participate in the Quiz Bowl scheduled for Monday, March 30, 7:00 p.m. at The Depot. First place team wins $300; second place wins $200; plus door prizes.