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Make a Difference!

professorsrsquared wrote 2 hours ago: If you are a senior or recent graduate, seize the opportunity to work behind the scenes of Houston … more »

Tags: Academia, houston, Houston and Texas, PoliSci Departmental Stuff, PoliSci: The Discipline, UST

Nota Bene: Today's Reading Assignment

professorsrsquared wrote 3 hours ago: Where the Race for the White House Stands — Stuart Rothenberg, RealClearPolitics Obama’s … more »

Tags: Academia, Campaigns and Elections, Houston and Texas, Miscellaneous, PoliSci: The Discipline

Nota Bene: Today's Reading Assignment

professorsrsquared wrote 1 day ago: What a way to run the world — The Economist Crossing the Great Divide — Ronald Brownst … more »

Tags: Academia, Campaigns and Elections, Houston and Texas, Miscellaneous, PoliSci: The Discipline

Final Summer II PoliSci course offerings update...

professorsrsquared wrote 1 day ago: This is the last update for the Summer II Term (I promise!).  Thanks to Dean Aquila, American and … more »

Tags: Academia, PoliSci Departmental Stuff, UST, Posted by Jon Taylor

Weekend humor aside...

professorsrsquared wrote 2 days ago: … more »

Tags: Houston and Texas, Miscellaneous

Nota Bene: Today's Reading Assignment

professorsrsquared wrote 2 days ago: Time to play a little catch-up from finals and Independence Day… How Jesse Helms Made a Diff … more »

Tags: Academia, Campaigns and Elections, Houston and Texas, Miscellaneous, PoliSci: The Discipline

Happy Independence Day!

professorsrsquared wrote 3 days ago: A very happy Independence Day to you all!  For your reading pleasure: the reason for the celebrati … more »

Tags: Academia, Campaigns and Elections, houston, Houston and Texas, Miscellaneous, PoliSci Departmental Stuff, PoliSci: The Discipline, UST

Nota Bene: Today's Reading Assignment

professorsrsquared wrote 3 days ago: The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull, 1795 The Declaration of Independence Common Sens … more »

Tags: PoliSci: The Discipline, Campaigns and Elections, UST, Academia, Miscellaneous, houston, Houston and Texas, PoliSci Departmental Stuff

Liquor, beer, and wine...

professorsrsquared wrote 3 days ago: Have a mint julep, son! Another reason why the American Political Science Association won’t m … more »

Tags: Academia, Miscellaneous, PoliSci Departmental Stuff

Humor Aside: Previewing the fight over UST's Core Curriculum reform...

professorsrsquared wrote 4 days ago: The PoliSci Department in action… This clip reminds us how some university committee meetings … more »

Tags: Academia, Miscellaneous, PoliSci Departmental Stuff, UST

Nota Bene: Today's Reading Assignment

professorsrsquared wrote 4 days ago: Late-Period Limbaugh — Zev Chafets, New York Times Bush Can Take Pride in Scorn — Mar … more »

Tags: Academia, Campaigns and Elections, Houston and Texas, Miscellaneous, PoliSci: The Discipline

Nota Bene: Today's Reading Assignment

professorsrsquared wrote 5 days ago: Tyranny of the Old — Will Wilkinson and Kerry Howley, New York Times Video Court Will Be Las … more »

Tags: PoliSci: The Discipline, Campaigns and Elections, Academia, Miscellaneous, Houston and Texas

Happy Canada Day!

professorsrsquared wrote 5 days ago: Parliament Hill in Ottawa… Happy Canada Day to you all! it’s Canada’s 141st birth … more »

Tags: Academia, Miscellaneous, PoliSci: The Discipline, UST

Yet one more POSC Summer II course update…

professorsrsquared wrote 6 days ago: With less than a week to go until the Summer II Term starts — Summer I Finals start today … more »

Tags: UST, PoliSci Departmental Stuff, Posted by Jon Taylor

Where NOT to go on your next vacation...

professorsrsquared wrote 6 days ago: Forbes Magazine’s Liz Moyer and Andrew Farrell have a discussion regarding the World’s … more »

Tags: PoliSci: The Discipline, Academia

Pajamas Media Veepstakes Contest

professorsrsquared wrote 6 days ago: From Pajamas Media.  For those of you who have a problem with it’s political ideology … more »

Tags: Campaigns and Elections, Miscellaneous

Fun with GIS: Rotten Neighbor...1 comment

professorsrsquared wrote 1 week ago: One of our students saw this site and it made her think of our Urban Government class… For g … more »

Tags: PoliSci: The Discipline, Academia, houston, Houston and Texas

Humor Aside: Mullets

professorsrsquared wrote 1 week ago: Mullets. Do they ever really go out of style? Vegas says no. Hat tip to Jay Louis at his always ent … more »

Tags: Miscellaneous

Nota Bene: Today's Reading Assignment

professorsrsquared wrote 1 week ago: ‘Exceptions’ let some schools fall short on tests and still boost state ratings … more »

Tags: PoliSci: The Discipline, Campaigns and Elections, Academia, Miscellaneous, Houston and Texas