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UCF creates Security Studies Ph.D.
By Austin Castle Special to the Sentinel, UCF Student The growing demand for qualified professionals to address issues of international security and counterterrorism has prompted the creation of a new Ph.D. program at the University of Central Florida. The Security Studies Ph.D., set to launch in the fall semester of 2013, will “produce specialists capable […]
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Conference to Examine Social Media’s Role in Politics
The political and social changes sweeping across the world will be the focus of an annual global issues conference at the University of Central Florida. “People Power, Politics and Global Change” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union. The conference, hosted by […]
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COS junior lobbying for women in Tallahassee
Kelly Quintero, a junior political science major and women’s studies minor, has always believed in women’s equality. In fact, today she considers herself to be a second-wave feminist, or a generation Y and X feminist, who strives to give women their voice back. With UCF’s diverse selection of clubs and organizations, Quintero easily found a […]
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Dr. Hamann named vice president of national organization
Kerstin Hamann, professor and chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Central Florida, was recently elected vice president of the American Political Science Association (APSA) and will serve a term through 2012. A UCF professor for more than 15 years, Hamann earned a doctoral degree in Political Science from Washington University. Hamann, […]
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Dr. Kerstin Hamann releases new book
Dr. Kerstin Hamann, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Central Florida, has released a new book titled “The Politics of Industrial Relations: Labor Unions in Spain.” Blurb from the book: As unions in most other industrialized democracies continue to decline, unions in Spain have been able to regain and maintain strength despite […]
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COS students new SGA leaders
Political science and English major Matthew McCann and political science and advertising/public relations major Adam Brock were ready to represent and serve UCF students when they were officially sworn in on May 10, 2011 as Student Government Association president and vice president respectively. In 2008-09, both McCann and Brock began working together in the SGA […]
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Student wins foreign affairs fellowship
Stephanie Parenti, a political science student, was awarded the 2011 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship. Parenti was one of 20 students selected as a Pickering Fellow out of a national applicant pool of approximately 400 people. The Pickering Fellowship provides financial support to exceptional student pursuing careers in the Foreign Service. It awards […]
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Military expert to speak at UCF
Bernard Finel will visit the University of Central Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 18 to speak on global terrorism. His presentation, “Are We Winning? Measuring Progress in the Struggle Against Terrorism,” will start at 3 p.m. in the Key West Ballroom of the Student Union and is free and open to the public. Finel is considered […]
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Political Science chair featured in Orlando Sentinel
Dr. Roger Handberg was recently featured in an article for the Orlando Sentinel. The article reads, “The clouds are darkest over the Space Coast, as the U.S. space agency and its private subcontractors continue to shed thousands of shuttle-related jobs in Brevard County. The losses, which began last year, are rippling through the local economy, from […]
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Political Science professor develops inspiring program
The Civics Connection: Conversations with Congress was developed by the institute and the United States Association of Former Members of Congress for high school and college-level American government courses. The video interviews also are accessible to anyone who would like to hear insider perspectives on how policies are developed and how the business of government […]
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Rami George Khouri visits UCF on Dec. 2
Rami George Khouri, executive editor of the Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star, will speak Thursday, Dec. 2, at the University of Central Florida. “The Perils and Promise of Communication Between the Arab World, the Middle East and the West” will begin at 3 p.m. in the Garden Key Room of the Student Union. The event […]