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    American University
   
    Mar 28, 2024  
American University Catalog 2015-2016 
    
American University Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Government


Chair  Saul Newman
Academic Advisors  Robert Briggs, Matthew Le Brasseur, Briana Weadock, Nathan Williamson
PhD Program Director  Todd Eisenstadt

Full-Time Faculty

Professor Emeritus J. Fishel, M. Greenberg, S.W. Hammond, J.J. Hanus, M. Meadows, E.V. Mittlebeeler, M.P. Walker
Distinguished Professor J.A. Thurber
Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science K. O’Connor
Professor T.A. Eisenstadt, E. Hershberg, G. Ivers, J. Lawless, J. Leighley, W.M. LeoGrande, D. Lublin, C.J. Nelson
Associate Professor Emerita C.A. DeGregorio
Associate Professor R.A. Lane, A. LeBas, A. Levine, J. Lu, T. Merrill, S. Newman, D. Singerman, P.L. Sykes, S. Taylor
Assistant Professor K. Cowell-Meyers, C. Edelson, G.B. Flanagan, S. Glover, R.T. Moore, E. Sherman, E. Suhay, M. Wright, A. Yoshinaka
Professorial Lecturer S.L. Houser, J. Janow, L. Schwartz, E. Sherman
Distinguished Adjunct Professor in Residence J. Bond
Executive in Residence  B. Fischer Martin
Journalist in Residence  D. Chinni
 

The Department of Government makes use of the opportunities available from its location in the nation’s capital for the teaching and study of political science and public affairs.

The department’s undergraduate program focuses on government and public affairs as an aspect of a broad liberal arts education. It prepares the student for an enlightened role in national, community, and world affairs. This program can lead to a career in public affairs or any private or not-for-profit area that deals with the growing interrelationship between the public and private sectors. It also provides a solid and comprehensive foundation for the student who plans to pursue further education before entering a career in politics or public affairs, governmental administration, law, teaching, or research.

The graduate program is designed to prepare students for academic or professional careers in public affairs or policy analysis. The master’s and doctoral programs in political science are flexible in order to meet the educational needs of a diverse student population.

Programs

    MajorMinorUndergraduate CertificateMaster’s ProgramGraduate CertificateDoctoral Program