The international studies program will not participate in a proposed security studies program that would be funded by the Charles Koch Foundation.
Koch Foundation Offers Funding for Political Science
The political science department voted to approve the funding in meetings In late April and in early October.
International Studies Advisory Board Considers Opening Program to All Students
“To move forward from here, we’ll need to add additional sections of classes, and we hope to do that in the next few years, so that we might be able to open the major to all students, without an application,” said Robert Murphy, the program’s director.
Political Science Majors Outgrow Faculty Numbers
“We certainly think it is a problem, but not a problem that is insuperable,” said Susan Shell, chair of the political science department.
After Increase in Majors, Poli Sci Lets International Studies Courses Satisfy Requirements
“We probably added about 100 majors in the last year or so,” said Kenji Hayao, the director of undergraduate studies for the department. “We don’t have enough seats, essentially.”
Exploring My Love for Maps
“Little things growing up can have a seemingly disproportionate impact on one’s academic career later in life.”