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September 13, 2024
Rochester professor sheds light on controversial Project 2025 after debate
WHAM-TV speaks with Sarah Burns, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, about Project 2025 following the Harris/Trump debate.
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March 18, 2024
AI vs. elections: 4 essential reads about the threat of high-tech deception in politics
The Conversation talks to Christopher Schwartz, research scientist in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the concerns.
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January 24, 2024
Biden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power
Essay by Sarah Burns, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, published by The Conversation.
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November 17, 2023
Liberal Arts alumna tackles national security challenges
The employee roster of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is, as expected, full of scientists, engineers, and cybersecurity experts. But there is one RIT College of Liberal Arts alumna among the ranks of experts at the lab working to solve some of the nation’s most complex national security challenges.
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September 22, 2023
RIT hosted colloquium examines ethical and social issues of emerging technology
Earlier this month, an interdisciplinary group of RIT alumni, academics, researchers, and public policy professionals met to discuss ethical and social issues related to emerging technology and its application during a day-long session sponsored and organized by The Liberty Fund and directed by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts Associate Dean Lauren Hall, Ph.D.
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September 19, 2023
Political science and marketing double major completes co-op at U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Political science and marketing double major Christopher Ferrari recently completed his co-op at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). Ferrari, who is from Spencerport, N.Y., received the Kristine and John Simmons Public Policy Scholar Internship Fund to help make this co-op more affordable.
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May 2, 2023
CLA Alumni Award Recipients Make an Impact in their Professions and their Communities
Nine College of Liberal Arts (CLA) alumni were recognized last week at an award ceremony held at RIT’s Tait Preserve.
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April 14, 2023
Students Honored for Writing Excellence by the College of Liberal Arts
Seventeen students from colleges across campus were honored at the College of Liberal Arts' 43rd annual student writing awards presentation on April 13.
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February 1, 2023
International programs enhance education
Programs with RIT’s international campuses are helping to make well-rounded students. Six new scholarships being piloted this year will allow students from RIT’s main campus to travel to RIT Kosovo to explore the origin and resolution of armed conflict, reconstruction, and institution building at the end of wars.
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December 9, 2022
Midwives can alleviate the maternal health crisis. Here’s how.
Essay co-written by Lauren Hall, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, published by The Hill.
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November 10, 2022
Monroe County GOP Chair and RIT professor speak about midterm election results
WHEC-TV talks to Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, about the midterm elections.
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November 7, 2022
Voters talk political extremism ahead of midterm elections
WHAM-TV talks to Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, about the extreme sides of political parties.