Professor Steve Engel has been offered a contract to publish his book, Politicians Confront the Courts: Party Development and Judicial Authority in the United States, with Cambridge University Press. In this book, Engel examines how hostilities towards courts and judges and the various ways presidents and members of Congress have sought to undermine, harness, or otherwise manipulate judicial authority have changed over time. Cambridge University Press is widely considered to be the leading press in political science.
Prof. Jeff Drope has received a major external grant to study the effectiveness of utilizing political science research in the implementation of major policy initiatives in Africa. Focusing on tobacco cessation approaches in western Africa, the grant is being funded by the International Development Research Centre in Canada. As a result of the grant, Prof. Drope will not be teaching in the fall, but he will return to teaching in the spring of 2010.
The Marquette Law School Office of Admissions will host an information session for prospective students on Friday, November 6th in room 210 of Sensenbrenner Hall. The session will cover admissions, financial aid, curriculum, intellectual and student life, and more. Current law students will be on-hand to answers questions, and a tour of the Law School will be available after the information session. All Political Science and International Affairs undergraduate majors who are considering going to law school are encouraged to attend.
The Department of Political Science will conduct a workshop on the comprehensive exam process for the POSC and INAF graduate programs on Thursday, November 12 from 2:00-3:30 in the department seminar room. All graduate students are welcome to participate. Those taking comprehensive exams in the spring are particularly encouraged to attend.
On November 12th, there will be two events for seniors who are thinking about their plans after graduation. From 4:00-5:00 p.m., Career Services will be sponsoring a workshop on searching for employment. It will be held in the Career Services Seminar Room, on the first floor of Holthusen Hall. From 5:00-7:00 that evening, the Marquette University Graduate School will be holding an Open House in the Alumni Memorial Union. Representatives from the Graduate School and various graduate programs at Marquette (including the Political Science and International Affairs M.A. programs) will be available to discuss admissions, financial aid, and program requirements.
