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Two Students Accepted into Teach for America Program
The influential Teach for America has accepted Ursinus students Robyn Clarke and Alexandra Wilson into its program which works to close the achievement gap in schools for students living in low-income...
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Students Attend Intelligence Community Conference
Three Ursinus seniors got a closer look at the field of intelligence gathering this fall when they accompanied Hon. Joseph H. Melrose, Professor of International Relations, to the Intelligence...
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Chief Judge Anthony Scirica was Campus Guest
The Hon. Anthony Joseph Scirica,Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, spoke at Ursinus College Wednesday, Feb. 15. in Musser Lecture Hall in Pfahler Hall. Judge Anthony J....
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Pre-Law Set the Bar for Success for Senior Kate Lechleitner
Kate Lechleitner came to Ursinus with her eye on eventually pursuing a law degree. As fate would have it, the pre-law program here was on the rise and she quickly found her niche. A Politics major with...
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Ursinus Wins Award at 2012 Model United Nations
Thirty-one Ursinus students attended the Model United Nations in New York City this April. Eighteen of them represented Pakistan, 12 represented Kyrgyzstan, and one student, senior Eva Bramesco, an...
View ArticleHHMI Grant and Science Center Noted in the Media
An Associated Press story features eight Pennsylvania colleges which were awarded grants as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s $50 million national science initiative, the most schools for...
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Ambassador Melrose Reflects on Tragedy in Libya
The tragic deaths of American Ambassador Chris Stevens, Foreign Service Information Officer Sean Smith, and two other diplomats Sept. 12 amplify the dangers facing Americans who represent the United...
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The Hon. Joseph Melrose, the Ursinus Ambassador-in-Residence and professor in the Politics and International Relations Department, was interviewed by several news outlets about the assassination of the...
View ArticleAmbassador’s Speakers Series Begins With Gary R. McClellan ’66
Gary R. McClellan, retired Defense Intelligence Agency Analyst, will deliver a lecture on Monday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the...
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UC’s Democrats and Republicans Agree: Register to Vote
While the College Democrats and College Republicans may not see eye to eye on every issue, there is one thing on which both groups agree: the importance of getting younger voters registered. “If...
View ArticleOnline Course No Match for Ursinus Teaching
Associate Professor of Politics Jonathan Marks signed up for an online course and learned why MOOCS (massive open online courses) won’t replace faculty/student interaction. He writes about his...
View ArticlePolitics Professor Speaks on Rousseau, Macbeth
Jonathan Marks, Associate Professor of Politics, was an invited discussion leader at a conference on Shakespeare’s Macbeth held at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI from October 5-7. He also has been...
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Politics Professor Explains Supreme Court-Election Connection
With the election looming, esteemed Professor of Political Science Professor Gerard Fitzpatrick reminds us of one issue that should be on everyone’s minds: The U.S. Supreme Court. Whomever wins the...
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New Grant Will Enhance Ursinus ‘Culture of Service’
A grant to Ursinus College will enhance the campus culture of service and community engagement. Ursinus is one of 33 institutions in the United States to be awarded a $38,720 NetVUE grant through the...
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Three’s a Charm
When he first got the news, John Carty wasn’t sure he could go through with it. But then the six-foot defensive lineman rallied and decided that being selected as a donor for the Be the Match Registry...
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Ursinus Hosts former Ambassador, Special Advisor
The Hon. Patrick R.D. Hayford, who served as Director for African Affairs in the Executive Office of the Secretary General of the United Nations from 1999 to 2005 and Ambassador of Ghana, will speak...
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Lecture Connects Students With Future of Africa
Though substantial growth and rebuilding are taking place across much of Africa, the impact of HIV, AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis are still significant threats to the progress of African nations, The...
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Widener Law Professor to Discuss Rights of Same-Sex Couples
John Culhane, Professor of Law at Widener University, will discuss legal rights of same-sex couples on March 25 at 4:30 p.m. in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center’s Lenfest Theater. A book signing...
View ArticleSocrates at Center of Politics Faculty Essay
Associate Professor of Politics Jonathan Marks continues his series of essays on topics related to liberal education in Inside Higher Ed. A column published April 18 discusses the relationship between...
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Student Wins Prize for Her Fiction
English and Politics major Sophie Zander has won the Grand Prize for short fiction from the Pell Center Public Storyteller Contest at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. Sophie Zander She received...
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