Department News

Assistant Professors of political science Craig Borowiak and Barak Mendelsohn conducted the first in a series of public discussions, sponsored by the CPGC, dubbed "The Borowiak-Mendelsohn Debates."

The new program of the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship brings scholar/activists from abroad to campus to co-teach classes with Haverford faculty and participate in a series of forums.

Center for Peace and Global Citizenship intern Kaia Davis '10 is spending the summer in South Africa assisting on a reality TV show with a social justice theme.

Political Science major Michael Novinson '10 blogs from his semester abroad at the American University in Cairo.

A fellowship established by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship allows one faculty member per year to attend the seminar, continuing the center's efforts to globalize the Haverford community. Susanna Wing was the 2008 recipient.

Wing's book, published by Palgrave Macmillan in April 2008, is based on extensive fieldwork in Mali.

David Burstein '11 and Jon Delano '71 chat about what's next for the Democratic campaign.

John Harkins ’58 and political science professor Sid Waldman discuss Waldman’s recent book, America and the Limits of the Politics of Selfishness.

Craig Borowiak (Political Science), Bret Mulligan (Classics), and Iruka Okeke (Biology) have been recognized for their classroom innovations with the Life Cycle of the Student Scholar Award.

In March 2008, a group of 19 students traveled to Guatemala as part of a course on the legacies of civil war and revolution. Watch the film documenting their journey.

Nick Lotito '10 will be working with the Nigerien Movement for the Defense and Promotion of Democratic and Human Rights (MNDHP).

Professor Steve McGovern's seminar "Grassroots Politics in Philadelphia" provides a service learning component by having students intern with local nonprofits.

Ron Christie '91 and Neal Grabell '77 are just two of numerous Haverford alumni who return to campus to stand before the classroom.

In October, Anirudh Suri ’06, a double major in economics and political science, received a rare opportunity for undergraduate students: He joined a panel of distinguished scholars—a professor emeritus from McGill University, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Ohio, and the head of the political science department at the University of Baroda, India—in presenting papers at the 34th Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Anirudh Suri '06 won a Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowship this year, and will be going to Washington, D.C., to work with Ashley Tellis, a Senior Assistant in the Carnegie Institute South Asia program.

In March, a group of 15 Haverford students, along with Associate Professor of Political Science Anita Isaacs, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Center for Peace and Global Citizenship Program Director Leslie Dwyer, and Associate Professor of Spanish Roberto Castillo-Sandoval, had the opportunity to spend 10 days in Guatemala.

We asked faculty from the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities at Haverford to give us their thoughts about the upcoming year by responding to the following question: "What do you think will be the most significant development or trend in your field of study in 2004 and why?"

Anita Isaacs reports on her research of peace and civil war in Guatemala.

During the 32nd Conference on South Asia, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Oct. 24-26, several distinguished scholars from all over the world offered their opinions on the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan. And Haverford’s own Anirudh Suri ’06 was among them.

Register online now for Oct. 3-4: Cornel West to speak Friday night, Humanities Center Dedication Ceremony scheduled for Saturday at noon.

Anderson is one of six fellows selected for their commitment to social justice and community action.

Political scientist Anita Isaacs, an authority on the history of civil war and reconciliation in Guatemala, just returned from a visit to the country. In this Q&A she discusses the recent assassination of a lawyer who had taped a video blaming the country's president should he be murdered, and the growing strife that has resulted.