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Vassoler panelist at Latin American Studies Conference
One of the most pressing issues in the developing world — the growth of shantytowns — was the topic presented by Dr. Ivani Vassoler of the Department of Politics and International Affairs at the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies Conference.
Campus welcomes biggest group of international students in many years
Fredonia enrolls its largest international student population in 10 years.
Sabbatical brings faculty member of Portugal
Dr. Ivani Vassoler-Froelich of the Department of Politics and International Affairs, who also serves as coordinator of the International Studies program, was invited to join the Open Lecture Series at the Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Authoritarianism topic of Zoom roundtable discussion
Students will be able to view a team of highly regarded academics assembled by the University of Wisconsin Law School explore resistance to autocracy in a timely virtual roundtable to be held in Williams Center Room S204 on Tuesday, April 12.
Higher education in the European Union focus of next Brown Bag talk
An international panel of experts on higher education in Europe will examine “Some Aspects in the European Union Higher Education System: Challenges & Achievements” at Fredonia’s Brown Bag Lecture on April 6.
Fredonia launches new B.A. degree in International Studies
International Studies, a Bachelor of Arts program that delivers broad-based knowledge of global issues from political and cultural perspectives, will be offered beginning this fall at SUNY Fredonia.
Faculty panel discussion to check in on Biden Administration
As it approaches its three-month anniversary, President Joe Biden’s administration will be examined by three faculty members in a virtual panel discussion.
American Democracy Project discussion aims to bring needed clarity to election outcome
A panel of political observers assembled at Fredonia will put results of the General Election – with the focus on the Presidency, of course – into a welcomed perspective at a virtual discussion, “The Results Explained & How to Stay Involved,” on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 4 to 5 p.m.
Many campus events fuel Election Day momentum
A discussion led by two Department of Communication faculty members that explores the media and presidential campaigns, the opportunity to become a poll worker and a post-election wrap-up conversation are three ways students can become engaged in the general election process through the campus’ American Democracy Project (ADP).
Caviedes has article published on the construction of the Migration-Crime Nexus
The latest issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Migration Letters, features an article, “The Migration-Crime Nexus and the Press in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom,” by Dr. Alexander Caviedes of the Department of Politics and International Affairs.