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When ���߲��о���’s new Russian and Eurasian Studies (REST) program promised not only a Russian menu, but also cloth headgear and the titillating-sounding topic of the Pussy Riot phenomenon, they had a winning formula. (Pussy Riot is the feminist, subversive band whose members have been in prison since March for performing an anti-Kremlin “punk prayer” in […]

���߲��о��� has selected Ellucian Technology Management Services to help optimize its use of data and analytical tools for more efficient and informed decision making across the university. The move is an important part of ���߲��о���’s ongoing initiative, led by President Jeffrey Herbst, to maximize the use of technology for operational efficiency and long-term financial […]

While President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney jockeyed to dominate Tuesday night’s town hall style debate, political science professor Ed Fogarty paid particular attention to their positions on the international political economy, a subject he studies and teaches at ���߲��о���.

In another move designed to broaden ���߲��о���’s international reach and recognition, President Jeffrey Herbst has signed a memorandum of understanding with Xiamen University in China (XMU). On behalf of their respective institutions, Herbst and XMU President Zhu Chongshi enthusiastically agreed to “promote cooperation and the advancement of academic and educational exchanges.”

Psychology professor Carrie Keating studies charisma, physical leadership qualities, and the facial features that suggest power as well as compassion. Last night, she watched the first of four presidential campaign debates for clues to how the candidates are being perceived by voters in the home stretch.

Every new academic year brings the opportunity to build on the lessons of the past. That is especially true when promoting healthy lifestyles among students.

David Adjaye and his colleagues will return to Hamilton on Sept. 26 to continue discussions of the proposed ���߲��о��� Center for Art and Culture. At this second public meeting, Adjaye plans to share some preliminary architectural ideas and talk about how tentative plans for the project are progressing. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30–7:30pm in […]

At ���߲��о��� there’s no “ivory tower,” but political science professor Tim Byrnes is one of the popular panelists on a local television show by that name. The Ivory Tower Half Hour, one of Central New York’s longest-running local shows, is celebrating a decade on the air.

This semester, Rebecca Friedland ’13, a double major in peace and conflict studies and pre-med, is reading about revolution and war in Peru, Iran, Africa, and elsewhere around the globe. That’s in her English class. The stories will come to life when nine authors — including Ha Jin, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, Azar Nafisi, and Alexandra […]

Jacob Mundy, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies at ���߲��о���, called the Sept. 11 attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi and the resulting death of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens a “rude wake-up call to the coalition of states that was too-quick to say ‘mission accomplished’ following their humanitarian intervention last year.”