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European
Union Fellows at the School of Public Policy |
The School of Public Policy (SPP) has
the distinction of being one of a select number of
U.S. universities chosen
by the European Union (EU)
in Brussels to annually host an EU Fellow. The fellow—an
official of one of the EU’s
institutions—spends either
the fall semester or the full academic year at the host
U.S. institutions, which also include Harvard, Yale,
Stanford, and the University of Pittsburgh.
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Professor
Tackles Sensitive Topic
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David J. Armor, professor of public
policy, studies the history of the U.S. military population
and charts the statistical enlistments of various racial
ethnic groups. He brings his experience and sensitivity
to the challenging task of compiling and analyzing data
about this sometimes controversial topic.
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No More Photocopies for this SPP Alumnus
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While a doctoral student and part-time
graduate researcher at the International Center for Applied
Studies in Information Technologies, School of Public Policy
(SPP) alumnus Sarasin Booppanon discovered that he spent
numerous hours at the library photocopying sections of
books assigned by professors.
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Mason's
School of Public Policy in the World |
George Mason university is known for its
diversity of students and subject matter. In 2006 the
university received the Andrew Heiskell Award from the
Institute of International Education. The award recognized
the university's contribution to international education,
and its services and support for international students.
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Wednesday,
April 30, Washington Post
"However, those cost savings may be short-lived, according to Kenneth
Button, a professor of public policy at George Mason University. He
said that labor problems—both carriers have them—and economic issues,
ranging from low-cost competition...
Wednesday, April 23, Montreal
Gazette
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‘The psychological impact remains that it
was a double-digit win’ because that’s
how it was reported, said Mark Rozell, a
political scientist at George Mason University
in Fairfax, Va....
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| Awards,
Honors, Appointments |
Professor Ann Baker accepted
an invitation from the Fulbright Program to colead
a Latin American initiative...
Current PhD student Cristina
Checherita was accepted for a summer internship
(May 15 to August 15, 2008) at the European Central
Bank in...
Alumna Ozge Koray (ICP 2000) received
the Distinguished School of Public Policy (SPP) Alumni
Award from...
Professor Janine Wedel has
accepted the honor to give the commencement speech
at her alma mater, Bethel
College in North Newton, Kansas, where she earned...
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| Publications |
Professor Zoltan Acs wrote Entrepreneurship,
Growth and Public Policy...
Professor
Kenneth J. Button wrote the chapter “Europe
and Developments in the Transatlantic Air Market,” which
was published in...
Professor
Ramkishen S. Rajan coedited with Rajiv
Kumar and Nicola Virgill (current School
of Public Policy PhD student) New
Dimensions of Economic Globalization...
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Publications…
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| Presentations |
Professor Mark
Rozell presented his paper “The Religious
Right and Contemporary Politics” at the Future
of the American Right Conference...
Professor Jack A. Goldstone presented "Improving
Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through
Evaluations and Research" at the National Academy
of Sciences on Friday, May 9. This Academy
study, chaired by Goldstone...
PhD students Kadri Kallas
and Ryan Zelnio were members of the organizing
committee for this year’s Science and
Technology in Society: An Interdisciplinary Graduate
Student Conference...
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Presentations…
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May 16
SPP Convocation
7:00pm, Fairfax Campus
Center
for the Arts
May 17
University Commencement at Patriot Center
May 21
Dissertation Proposal Defense: Jason Dechant
"Effecting Change in Complex Organizations: The Department
of Defense Office of Force Transformation"
10:00am - 12:00pm
Fairfax Campus
Finley Small Conference Room 2nd Floor
Contact: Beth Eck, eeck@gmu.edu
May 27
Dissertation Defense:
Paul Trampe
"The Effects on Work Effort of the Simultaneous Phase-down
of Multiple Assistance Programs"
12:00pm - 2:00pm,
Fairfax Campus
119 Finley Large Conference Room
Contact: Beth Eck, eeck@gmu.edu
June 2
SPP summer courses begin
June 4
Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Duane Gory
"State Control Over NGOs That Are Not Financially Dependent
On The State"
2:00pm - 4:00pm, Fairfax Campus
119 Finley Large
Conference Room
Contact: Beth Eck, eeck@gmu.edu
June 9
Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Ghazia Aslam
"Towards a Rational Choice Theory of Dictatorships and Political
Transitions Using the Case of Pakistan"
2:00pm - 4:00pm, Fairfax Campus
119 Finley, Large Conference Room
Contact: Beth Eck, eeck@gmu.edu
July 15
Early registration deadline for "Executive Leadership in the Public Sector" (September
2008 - April 2009)
10% discount for early registration
View SPP Executive
Education for details
July 24
SPP summer term ends
August 18
New graduate research assistant orientation
10:30am, Fairfax Campus
Finley Large Conference Room
Contact: Joanna DeLaune
703-993-4143
August 22
Ph.D. Student/Faculty Retreat, by invitation
8:00am - 8:00pm
Contact: Joanna DeLaune
703-993-4143
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