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The Department of Government of the College of William & Mary invites applicants for two full- time appointments in Comparative Politics/International Relations at the Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor level.

Out of context features faculty members from the College of William and Mary who are quoted in the national and international media.

A new guidebook released today recognizes the College of William & Mary for having 10 of the country’s best undergraduate teachers.

Funding supports faculty-student research and collaboration on internationally-focused, engaged scholarship.

G. Paul Nardo '88 keeps Virginia's capitol together.

Meghan Moore '13 will reflect on College's royal charter during this year's Charter Day ceremony.

Cullen Hendrix and Sarah Glaser (W&M and VIMS) are the 2011 winners of the Nils Petter Gleditsch Journal of Peace Research Article of the Year Award for their article, "Civil Conflict and World Fisheries, 1952-2004."

Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy, Paul Manna, has been named one of the nation's top 100 education policy scholars by the American Enterprise Institute's Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings.

IR scholars from throughout the U.S. and 19 foreign countries surveyed; some of the results appear in Foreign Policy magazine.

Scholars consider what’s next for Sudan and South Sudan.

International Relations major to study in Amman, Jordan in Spring 2012.

Professor Emeritus of Government James A. Bill, who served as the College’s first director of the Reves Center for International Studies, will receive an honorary degree of doctor of humane letters at the Charter Day ceremony.

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and William & Mary alumnus Robert M. Gates '65 will serve as the keynote speaker at the College’s 2012 Charter Day ceremony. Professor Emeritus of Government James A. Bill, founding director of the Reves Center, will also be honored at the event.

William & Mary alumnus Frank “Beau” Wright ’10 was selected to intern at the White House this fall. He was one of ten Virginians and over 140 people nationwide to be selected.

A team of 4 students competed in the CIA-sponsored event held in Washington, D.C.

The first Todd Weaver Study Abroad Scholarship was awarded to David Newbrander ('13).

Blow Hall came alive Saturday morning before the game, as alumni gathered at our Homecoming reception.

Topics to be discussed from 1-5 p.m. on Nov. 4 are “Nuclear Energy in post-Fukushima Asia” (1 p.m.-2:45) and “Korea, the United States, and the World” (3 p.m.-4:45).

Government Department announces first annual Todd W. Weaver Study Abroad Scholarship application process

The scholarship is awarded to students interested in studying abroad in Asia or Southeast Asia, and carries a requirement to perform a service project upon your return.

Oldest student-run international service project serves Bosnian children and student teachers in new, innovative ways.

Government and International Relations Associate Professor Michael Tierney interviewed on With Good Reason about AidData and aid transparency.

William & Mary alumnus G. Paul Nardo '88 was recently elected by the Virginia House of Delegates as Clerk of the House of Delegates and Keeper of the Rolls of the Commonwealth.

Hans Goff '05 has worked with some big names in the entertainment industry, including Questlove from The Roots and Michael K. Williams from The Wire. But he's not just some Hollywood bigwig; if anything, a better title for him might be political junkie.

Last Friday, the General Assembly elected Virginia Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth A. McClanahan ’81 to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

On May 5, Professor and Government Department Chair John McGlennon and John Marshall Professor Ron Rapoport spoke to 70 alumni, students, professors and Board of Visitors members at the Washington D.C. offices of DLA Piper about their research concerning what's in store for the 2012 elections.

Kalyani Hemant Phansalkar has been selected as the 2011 student Commencement speaker for the College of William and Mary.

A new student organization at the College of William and Mary is seeking to help promote moderation and curb human rights violations in the world through the power of information.

School won several first and second place finishes in the first Virginia Redistricting Competition.

Two W&M teams participate in state redistricting competition.

In his new book "Collision Course: Federal Education Policy Meets State and Local Realities," Paul Manna details the successes and failures of No Child Left Behind.

The Central Intelligence Agency joined forces with William & Mary’s Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) to conduct the first-ever Crisis Simulation Competition, described as " a Model U.N. for the intelligence community."

William & Mary lost a great friend and mentor, Lee Rawls.

The Veterans Society of William & Mary is hosting a tree dedication ceremony in honor of Army 1st Lt. Todd Weaver at 2 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Wren Building’s Great Hall and the Wren Yard.

Paul Manna has published a new book about the implementation of the "No Child Left Behind" education reform.

More than 850 Washington-area alumni have signed up to receive information on openings in the nation's capital.

Two students at the College of William and Mary have been selected to receive Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowships.

Harrison Roday '13 spent his summer interning with the vice president's scheduling office.

The William & Mary and Williamsburg communities are mourning the death of College alumnus and Army 1st Lt. Todd W. Weaver.

L. Clifford Schroeder, Sr. HON '08, Edward L. Flippen M.B.A. '67, J.D. '74, and Laura L. Flippin '92 have been appointed to William & Mary's Board of Visitors, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announced Thursday. Additionally, Charles A. Banks III HON '05 has been reappointed to a second term on the College's governing body.

Scott Foster '10, the first William & Mary student ever elected to Williamsburg City Council, officially took office during a swearing-in ceremony at the Courthouse of 1770 in Colonial Williamsburg. A short time later, the council elected W&M Economics Professor Clyde Haulman as the city's next mayor.

The College of William & Mary announced a $1 million grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for AidData.

Several awards are presented annually to graduates, staff and faculty members during the William & Mary Commencement ceremony. Below is a list of the awards that were presented during this year's ceremony on May 16. - Ed.

Goldman, who will receive a B.A. in Government, plans to pursue a career in screenwriting, editing, and independent filmmaking in Washington D.C. after graduation.

Foster was elected to the Williamsburg City Council on Tuesday night, becoming the first William & Mary student ever to do so.

George Grayson's recent book chronicles the rise of Mexico's new drug cartels and their efforts to exercise control through violent intimidation.

Freelance journalist D. Dalton Bennett is in the center of a bloody Central Asian revolution.

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AidData, a new public website and search engine tracking development finance flows, was launched March 24 at a conference in Oxford, UK.

The College of William and Mary has been chosen as one of 10 institutions in the nation to participate in a federal pilot program geared toward developing and expanding educational partnerships in India.

If one were to ask recent College of William and Mary graduate Nik Belanger what community service meant to him, he would probably respond "justice."

Professor Larry Evans recently appeared on National Public Radio to discuss party polarization and the legislative agenda in Congress.

Senior Kira Allmann is one of 32 American Rhodes Scholars for 2010, the Rhodes Trust announced Nov. 22. The Rhodes Scholarships are one of the world's highest academic honors.

The Project on International Peace and Security engages undergraduates in knotty security issues—and teaches them how to write policy briefs.

From its base in the power center of Washington, D.C., the Global Environmental Governance Project engages the tough problems surrounding international environmental institutions and laws.

Project-Level Aid (PLAID)has come together wit the non-profit organization Development Gateway to make detailed information on development finance more accessible and to create a comprehensive database on development activities.

Assistant Government Professor Rani Mullen served as an observer for Afghanistan's Aug. 20 presidential election.

Bailey Thomson was one of millions around the world who recently observed the Islamic tradition of Ramadan. But unlike the majority of those who observe the holy month, Thomson is not a Muslim.

Assistant professor of government Rani Mullen served as a U.S. observer of the August 20 presidential election in Afghanistan.

Harriman Professor of Government and Public Policy Lawrence Wilkerson talked with NPR's "On Point" about increasing troops in Afghanistan and about U.S. there.

Professor Debra Shulman spent much of the summer conducting research throughout the Middle East.

Former Senator Bob Graham of Florida visited the government department and met with interested faculty and students over lunch.

Professor Amy Oakes will spend the 2009-10 academic year as a Belfer Center Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

William and Mary professors have long been renowned for their devotion to their students' classroom experience; today's scholars must also embrace a variety of disciplines and approaches to a swiftly changing academic world.

Over 120 Government and Public Policy graduates, along with their families and friends, celebrated Commencement 2009.

W&M's government department and Reves Center for International Studies hosted a forum marking the 20th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.

John Chichester, who served for nearly three decades in the Senate of Virginia and was a champion for higher education in the Commonwealth, has been named the 2009 Hunter B. Andrews Fellow in American Politics at the College of William & Mary.

Tenuous internal conditions-complicated by difficult relationships with Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Syria-pose the greatest challenges to Iraq's future.

Congressman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) will join a group of William & Mary students and an alumna who now works with the ONE organization on April 13 for a panel discussion about global poverty and American foreign policy.

W&M's George Grayson meets with Clinton prior to March trip to discuss U.S. - Mexico relations.

Assistant Professor of Government Stacey Pelika featured on local public radio program, HearSay with Cathy Lewis, Feb. 13.

The Department of Government is very pleased to announce that Chris Howard has received the State of Virginia's highest honor for college professors, the Outstanding Faculty Award.

Fourteen W&M professors featured in Presidential Inaugural issue of local publication.

John Marshall Professor of Government Ron Rapoport talks about the 2008 Presidential Race in days leading up to election.

It's civics 101: Before any piece of legislation becomes law, it must first be voted on and passed by both the U.S. House and Senate. It sounds simple enough in theory, but in reality, the process is often neither simple nor straightforward.

Students in professor Larry Evans government class created their own campaign commercials.

Check out Ideation, the new publication highlighting research and scholarship at the College.

The Department congratulates Ed Moran, Class of 04, for his medal at the Pan-Am Games.

Congratulations to Rani Mullen for successfully defending her dissertation at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School on April 5, 2007.

In 2006, the country witnessed an historic shift in the control of the U.S. Congress to the Democratic Party. The jury is still out on how the new congressional majority is doing, said noted political scientist Thomas E. Mann in a public forum on March 27 at the College, but there have been signs that the "broken branch" can be fixed.

The Department sadly notes the passing of Professor Emeritus Chonghan Kim, who died on Saturday, April 7, 2007.

"Tom Mann represents the very best of what we mean when we speak of the 'public intellectual,'" said Gene R. Nichol, president of the College of William and Mary. "His belief in the promise of American democracy - and his efforts to ensure that it is fulfilled - make him a perfect Andrews Fellow. We're looking forward to welcoming him to William and Mary."

As Larry Evans, professor of government, waited for Sen. Chuck Hagel (R. -Neb.) to address his legislative process class last Friday, he was told the senator would speak for no more than 15 minutes. Once in class, however, a relaxed Hagel "talked politics" for more than an hour.

Over the past two years, Professors Amy Oakes, Sue Peterson, and Mike Tierney, along with Dan Maliniak, Class of 2006, conducted an extensive study of the links between teaching, research, and policy in the field of international relations.

Maria Ivanova, assistant professor of government at the College, calls for bold leadership among governments regarding the environment.

Politically savvy people think differently from the rest of us - literally.