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Spring 2008

History Senior Andrew Haff wins Fulbright award

The faculty of the department of History and Political Science congratulates senior history major Andrew Haff on winning a prestigious Fulbright scholarship, the nation's pre-eminent award for international study. Andrew will be teaching English in Vietnam.

Haff is one of two Fulbright scholars from Manchester this year. Over the last seven years, Manchester has produced twenty-five Fulbright fellows. Five of the college's 25 Fulbrights have been awarded to students majoring in either History or Political Science.

Departmental majors selected for the 10th Annual Student Research Symposium

We proudly recognize the following students who were selected to present in the annual Dean's Student Scholarship Symposium:

Nkechi Onyeji	Political Science	Is the Fate of United Nations Peacemaking Missions Dependent on the Actions of the United States?
Darcy Davidson	History	A Good Day to Die: The Occupation of Wounded Knee and the Rise and Fall of the American Indian Movement
Holly DeNeve	Political Science	Combating Environmental Racism through Grassroots Activism
Christopher Greenwood	History	The Change in Self Perception of African American Males Caused by their Participation in the American Civil War
Andrew Haff	History	“Hell No, We Won’t Go!”: Conscientious Objectors and Draft Registers During the Vietnam War
Farida Adam	Political Science	Cambodia: Lack of Democracy and Civic Engagement: A Study of the Relationship between the Khmer Rouge Regime and Present Day Democracy in Cambodia

Fall 2007

Departmental majors nominated for Who's Who among Students in American Universities & Colleges

We proudly recognize the following students who were nominated by the College for inclusion in the 2007-08 edition of Who's Who:

History	Political Science	Social Studies
Darcy Davidson	Ryan Deeter	Shawn Baker
Andrew Haff	Holly DeNeve	Matthew Holycross
Katherine McCann	Benjamin Martin	Sarah Yocum
	Nkechi Onyeji
	Adam Stokes

Student presents at Peace and Justice Conference

Farida Adam Political Science will be presenting a workshop entitled "A Silent Cry" to the 6th Annual Peace and Social Justice Symposium at Valparaiso University on November 10. The workshop focuses on the suffering of the Cambodian people during the Pol Pot regime, and the continued threats that Cambodian women and children face from domestic violence, hunger, and lack of childcare.

Faculty and Departmental News

Fall 2007

Professor participates in major conference

Dr. Benson Onyeji served on the program committee for the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, held Oct. 18-21 in New York City. The conference was the largest gathering of its type, featuring 731 papers and 212 panels and roundtables. Serving as co-chair of the politics section, Dr. Onyeji also presented “Globalization and the Localization of Politics in Africa."

Department welcomes new faculty member

Joonseo Song will be joining us for the 2007-08 academic year to teach courses in Asian history.  Welcome Professor Song!

Professor publishes journal articles

Two articles by Dr. Leonard Williams have been published recently in academic journals. The September 2007 issue of New Political Science features an article entitled “Anarchism Revived,” which surveys contemporary anarchist thought in the U.S. The June 2007 issue of the Journal of Political Ideologies contains an article entitled “Abundance, Lack, and Identity,” which explores issues related to identity through a study of the autobiographies of David Brock and David Horowitz.

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