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Undergraduate Research Conference

April 18th, 2007 · No Comments

MCLA students and Faculty will showcase their research at the 5th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Thursday, April 18th in Murdock 320.
You can view a list of the students and their papers and posters here.  Faculty advisors include:
Dr. Sumi Colligan, Sociology
Dr. David Langston, English/Communications

Dr. Peggy Brooks, Psychology
Dr. Alla Kucher, Mathematics
Dr. Anthony Daily, History
Dr. Maria Bartini, […]

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Tags: FPA/AM · Faculty · History · MCLA · Philosophy · Publications · Sociology

“Double Standard: Social Policy in Europe and the U.S.”

April 13th, 2007 · No Comments

From Maynard Seider, in MCLA’s Sociology Department:
While inequality in the U.S. grows dramatically and the social safety net continues to weaken, Western Europeans see strong welfare states as necessary counters to unrestrained capitalism, and are willing to pay high taxes to support generous social benefits. On Wed., April 18th, at 7 p.m. in […]

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Tags: Education · History · MCLA · Sociology

Venezuela’s Democratic Revolution

April 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment

From Maynard Seider, MCLA professor of Sociology:
Charles Hardy, former Maryknoll priest who has spent the last 22 years in Venezuela, will speak on “Venezuela’s Democratic Revolution” this Wednesday, April 11th, in Murdock 218 at 7:00 p.m. Hardy is on a nation-wide book tour discussing the changes in Venezuela during the Chavez years. […]

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Tags: Education · Faculty · History · MCLA · Sociology