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Political Science Department

Lunchtime Insights: Digesting Current Affairs

Calling all students, faculty, and staff!

The Political Science & Global Affairs Department cordially invites you to a gathering with NO Agenda! Anyone interested in local, national, and global affairs is welcome! Join us for a friendly, open, and inclusive discussion about what’s happening in our world.

Every Wednesday from 12:30-1:20 p.m. in the Diversity Center (first floor Buckley Center)

Bring your lunch and stay for as long as you would like. One faculty member will be there to answer questions, frame issues, or just listen to your ideas. We welcome all and hope to see you there!

For Questions on ADA accommodations, please email santiago@up.edu

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Inaugural Helen Schwarten Foundations of Freedom Lecture, Oct. 24

Please join the political science and global affairs department on Thursday, October 24, at 5 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Lecture Hall (Dundon-Berchtold 004) for the inaugural Helen Schwarten Foundations of Freedom Lecture. The speaker is Michael Munger of Duke University, who will discuss his new book, Is Capitalism Sustainable? (American Institute for Economic Research, 2019).

Munger is professor of political science, economics, and public policy at Duke University, and directs its Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program. He has worked as an economist at the Federal Trade Commission and served as president of the Public Choice Society. He has taught at Dartmouth College, University of Texas-Austin, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His other books include Tomorrow 3.0: Transaction Costs and the Sharing Economy (Cambridge 2018) and Choosing in Groups with Kevin M. Munger (Cambridge 2015). His research interests include regulation, political institutions, and political economy.

For more information contact Bill Curtis, political science, at curtisw@up.edu.

New Minor in Constitutional Studies

The political science department now offers a minor in Constitutional Studies, according to department chair Bill Curtis. The Constitutional Studies minor is an interdisciplinary liberal arts course of study that seeks to introduce students to U.S. constitutional law and its historical, political, and philosophical roots. It provides students who are considering going to law school with a foundational experience in thinking about, writing about, and discussing the law. It further provides something that all University of Portland students should be interested in: knowledge of the U.S. government’s foundational document that will enable them to become more effective and engaged democratic citizens.

A link to the online UP catalog listing all requirements is provided here.
For more information contact program director Bill Curtis at curtisw@up.edu.