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News
December 20, 2019
Professors Mark Richards and Yi Zhao teamed up for a research project on how the legal concept of the public figure, central to libel cases in the U.S., has now spread to the Chinese legal system.
November 26, 2019
Dean Fred Antczak is pleased to announce that serving as commencement marshals will be Professor Polly Diven of Political Science and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein of the School of Communication.
November 18, 2019
International Relations Students Simulate Response to Calamitous Global Event
GV Students Spend Summer Interning in DC
September 27, 2019
GVSU Political Science and International Relations Summer 2019 Internships
Events
THE GLOBAL EXPRESS: HIGHER EDUCATION AS A GLOBAL COMMODITY
January 29, 2020 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
The Global Express is a public forum on global affairs and current events on Wednesdays through the winter semester. Join us when Dr. Mark Schaub, Interim Dean for the Brooks College of interdisciplinary...
HRT Film Series: Blood Diamond
January 29, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Set during the 1990’s civil war in Sierra Leone, this film tells the story of two men, a white South African mercenary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a black Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) who form...
What Can I Do with an International Relations or Political Science Degree?
February 11, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Come hear from a panel of GVSU IR and PLS alumni about their career paths since graduating. Alumni Panelists include: Ileana Cardenas McAlary, Associate General Counsel, Wolverine Worldwide Kara...
THE GLOBAL EXPRESS: CHINA'S INTERNET CENSORSHIP AND SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM
February 12, 2020 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
The Global Express is a public forum on global affairs and current events on Wednesdays through the winter semester. Join us on February 12 when Dr. Meghan Cai, Assistant Professor for Modern...
HRT Film Series: On Her Shoulders
February 20, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
This documentary follows Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old reluctant human rights activist, who works tirelessly to bring international attention to the 2014 genocide of the Yazidis in Northern Iraq. A refugee...
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