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Interested in the study of
politics and government
at Miami? Check the Department's Homepage for more info about majors
and
minors, thematic sequences, and graduate programs: Political
Science @ Miami Univ.
Consider hanging around MU for another 12 months
and get a M.A.
degree ("I'm not a real doctor; I have a Master's degree in [Political]
Science!"). Contact the Department's Graduate Director
(529-2000).
Merit-based Graduate Assistantships are available.
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My Brush with Greatness
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- Dated but interesting
- I organized a visit by Chess Grandmaster Gregory
Kaidanov (#3
ranked
USA player) to Miami University on March 28, 2001. He played in a
Simultaneous
Chess Exhibition -- chance of a lifetime for local players -- and
talked
about Russian chess!!! See photos
of the event.
- Gregory Kaidanov (America's #1 ranked player)
returned to Miami
University on March 25, 2003 as part of the "St. Petersburg 2003
Festival."
He talked on "St. Petersburg's Chess Legacy" &
played
in a Simultaneous Chess Exhibition defeating all opponents.
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Current Classes: Syllabi & Assignments(under
construction)
POL 357 Buckley Paper Handout
POL 241 Atwood Paper
Handout
Courses Taught Regularly:
POL 241 ("American
Political System")*
POL 220 ("Movies
and Politics")
POL 357 ("Pol.
of
Organized Interests")
POL 459G ("Practical
Pol. in America")
POL 608 ("Adv.
Methods
of Pol. Analysis")
POL 641 ("Seminar
on American Politics")
POL 650 ("Seminar
on Pol. Interest Groups")
Miami Links:
Department of Political Science
Miami University
Best day trip
excursion
(and secret)
in
Butler County, OH?
Check it out. It is minutes
away from
Miami University. You will
be impressed,
if not amazed. You are
looking at
"Citizen."
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 (Photo
by Keith R. Wessel)
Check Keith out at his Website; he is a
terrific political
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Welcome to my Homepage.
I am on the faculty of the Political Science
Department at Miami
Univesity.
My primary teaching responsibilities are in the area of American
government
and Research Methods. Specifically, I teach courses on organized
interests,
applied politics, and methods of political analysis.
On this page you'll find info about me, my classes,
announcements, and
some links to interesting sites.
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- NEED A HOBBY?
TRY
THE KING OF GAMES!!!
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- Q. "How can you be so bad at chess?
- A. "Long (k)nights of practice and self-denial!"
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- Interested in chess? Try these links for
a
start:
- Internet Chess Club
(ICC)
- Free Internet Chess
Server
(FICS)
- International Federation
of
Chess (FIDE)
- U.S. Chess Federation
(USCF)/U.S. Chess
Life (USCL)
Colin Rose's Chess
Stamps Page
(Can you find the mate in 3 for White in the Suriname stamp?
Click
on Image to enlarge and link to solution.)
More chess links and chess at Miami?
Check out the Miami University Chess Club. Come play!
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- Concerned
about social justice?
What can you do when there's
no hope? Need some inspiration?
- Here's The
Underdog Theme Song (WAV file). Go Underdogs!!
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Interested in Books and Movies About
Politics?
Take a Look at my TOP
10+ LISTS.
And Let Me Know About Your Favorites, Too.
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Harrison Hall (1818-1958)
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