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María Gracia Andía publishes a chapter in book on Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America

Universidad de San Andrés Professor of Law María Gracia Andía (PhD, Northeastern University) is an author in the new book edited by Professors Jason Pierceson (University of Illinois Springfield), Adriana Piatti-Crocker (University of Illinois Springfield) and Shawn Schulenberg (Marshall University), Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America: Promise and Resistance. Chapters explore the role of public opinion, political parties, courts

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Guest Speakers on Urban Development

Neal Howard - Associate with the Beal Companies
Brian Coleman - Executive Director of Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
March 28th
5:15-7:45
Room 315 Behrakis
This session of the Urban Economic Development class is open to all students to hear these guest speakers.

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Steve Nathanson’s book, Terrorism and the Ethics of War

LPP Professor Steve Nathanson’s book,  Terrorism and the Ethics of War (Cambridge Univ. Press) received the Best Book in Social Philosophy Award for 2010 from the North American Society for Social Philosophy. There will be a special session devoted to the book at the NASSP Conference in July.

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Molly Perdue Makes the News

Ph.D. Candidate Molly Perdue was featured in a front-page Provincetown Banner article profiling how she and her family cared for her mother. Her dissertation is focused on family caregivers for someone with Alzheimer’s disease. She was also cited in an article on care for the elderly in the Cape Cod Times. Molly is the director of family

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Joan Fitzgerald

LPP Professor Joan Fitzgerald received a travel grant from the German Marshall Fund of the United States to conduct research on climate change strategies in European cities. She will be at the University of Amsterdam for the month of May as part of a Fulbright Senior Scholar award. Ph.D. Candidate Liana Pennington was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant for her doctoral research. Titled "The Role of Parents and Parens Patriae: Developing Views of Legitimacy and Justice in Juvenile Delinquency Court," Liana's project examines how parents and other family members experience the juvenile justice process and discuss issues

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  • Upcoming Info Sessions

    Students

    On-campus
    Wednesday, March 20
    5:00 - 6:00pm
    Location 440 Curry Student Center
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    Webinar
    Wednesday, February 27
    12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
    Wednesday, March 27
    12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT
    Wednesday, April 24
    12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT
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    Join us for an upcoming information session to learn more about our programs and hear directly from administrators, faculty and current students.


  • Alumni Spotlight

    Amanda Schwartz

    Amanda Schwartz, MS '11

    Partnerships Manager
    Partners in Health

    Amanda works with partner organizations who can help Partners in Health further their mission to break the cycle of poverty and disease. Partners In Health is a Boston-based non-profit organization dedicated to providing high-quality medical care and social justice to the destitute sick living in some of the world's poorest places.