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Focus on faculty -- A faculty member was recently featured in the campus newspaper.
New journal in Department -- A faculty member is now the new editor of a criminal justice journal.
Drug war documentary -- A faculty member is featured extensively in a new documentary about marijuana prohibition.
Conference comes to Boone -- The conference of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Association is coming to Boone!
Distinguished member joins faculty -- Dr. Longin Pastusiak, former President of the Polish Senate, has joined the faculty as a visiting Professor. More
________________________________________________________________________ Amazing set of death penalty events on campus -- Professors in the Department have organized an exciting series of events on capital punishment for Feb. and Mar. 2008 Media coverage here More More More More More _________________________________________________________________________
Faculty member travels to conference and publishes article -- A member of the faculty recently presented a paper and published an article on wrongful conviction.
Faculty member featured on ASU web site -- A member of the faculty was featured on the web site of Appalachian State University.
Faculty member featured on ASU web site -- Another member of the faculty was featured on the web site of Appalachian State University.
Faculty member publishes op-ed on White House drug data -- A member of the faculty published an op ed on the White House spinning data on the drug war. And another!
Faculty member interviewed about murder increases -- A member of the faculty was interviewed about murder increases in the city of Winston Salem.
Faculty member interviewed about drug war -- A member of the faculty was interviewed about recent data released by the government on the drug war.
Faculty member presents about drug war -- A member of the faculty made a presentation to the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in New Orleans.
Faculty member speaks on death penalty and drug war -- A member of the faculty had a busy October with presentations on the death penalty and drug war.
New book -- Professor Ike Udogu has just published a new book titled African Renaissance in the Millennium: The Political, Social, and Economic Discourses on the Way Forward.
Freedom in an era of terror -- Department professor quoted in story in the Christian Science Monitor about civil liberties in an era of terror.
Blog success -- After an interview with a popular blogger, faculty authors see their interview splashed all over the "blogosphere."
Students attend conference -- Faculty member Barbara Zaitzow brought students to the recent conference of the American Correctional Association.
Students attend conference -- Faculty member Matthew Robinson brought students to the recent conference of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
More drug war coverage -- ABC News ran a story on the war on marijuana citing research by Department faculty on the drug war.
Professors receive Fulbrights -- Two faculty in the Department received Fulbrights to travel abroad.
Professor featured on Danish National TV -- Research of a faculty member in the Department was featured on a Danish National TV program about biology and crime.
Students present research to conference -- Three students affiliated with the Department made a big splash at the Justice Studies Association in June.
_________________________________________________________________________ Faculty member interviewed regarding drug war -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty was interviewed for a story on drug war data. See also: Faculty member interviewed regarding drug war -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty was interviewed for a story on the drug war. _________________________________________________________________________
Faculty take on White House Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Two faculty, authors of a new book on the drug war, made a presentation to the top policy analyst and chief scientist of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in Washington, DC. For more, see: Fireworks in DC -- Review of the presentation in DC Response to Presentation -- Another review of the presentation in DC Busted -- Story about the presentation in DC Book reviews -- Read a review of the book Book reviews -- Read another review of the book Radio Interview -- Listen to radio interview by faculty member while in Washington DC (bring up NORML Daily Audio Cast for June 4, 2007, starting at about 12 minutes in) Radio Interview -- Listen to another radio interview by faculty member about misuse of data on drug war) _________________________________________________________________________
New book on death penalty -- A new book on the death penalty by a faculty member has led to much news about the realities of capital punishment in the United States.
Faculty members receive grants -- Two members of the faculty received grants to develop new courses over the summer.
_________________________________________________________________________ Faculty member publishes op-ed regarding death penalty -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty published an op-ed about the death penalty in the Tallahassee Democrat after Governor Bush halts executions in the state. Also, see: The death penalty has outlived its time -- Another op-ed in the Raleigh News & Observer. _________________________________________________________________________
Faculty member interviewed about web sites and voting -- A member of the Political Science faculty was recently interviewed regarding the impact of web sites on elections.
Faculty member wins awards -- A member of the Political Science faculty recently won two awards for his career achievements.
Colonel Larry Wilkerson is coming to Boone! -- Colonel Larry Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff for Colin Powell, will be speaking twice in Boone as part of the course at Appalachian titled "9/11" which is team-taught by a member of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice and the Department of Anthropology.
Faculty member interviewed regarding bias in the classroom -- A member of the Political Science faculty was interviewed for a story on bias in the classroom.
Faculty member interviewed regarding class on Homeland Security -- An adjunct faculty member in Criminal Justice was interviewed for a story on his Homeland Security class at Appalachian.
Faculty member interviewed regarding 9/11 -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty was interviewed for a story on erosions of civil liberties since 9/11.
Faculty member's new book praised -- A member of the Political Science faculty has published a new book on Nigeria that has been cited numerous times in a recent important report. Another new book on African Americans in rural America has also been published.
Student athlete featured -- A criminal justice major, and star of the Appalachian football team, was featured in a recent story in the Winston Salem Journal.
Student athlete receives praise -- A criminal justice major, and star of the Appalachian football team, was featured in a recent AP story about earning the Purple Heart for his service in Iraq and winning the national championship in football.
Faculty member interviewed regarding research on prisoners -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty was interviewed by the New York Times for a story on research involving prisoners.
Faculty member interviewed regarding jail security -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty was interviewed for a story on jail security.
Faculty member receives fellowship -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty received a fellowship from Appalachian to begin work on a Center for Social Justice and Human Rights.
Interns make the news -- Two criminal justice majors, Amanda Boelke and Steven DiGiantommaso landed 15-week internships at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service Headquarters at the Washington Navy Yard and are making a great impression.
Summer conference in Boone -- This summer, members of the Department will be involved with a conference titled "Communities in Crisis: Prevention, Response, and Management" being held in Boone Thursday, June 22^nd, and Friday, June 23^rd 2006.
Members of the faculty publish in on line journal -- Six members of the Department published articles in the most recent edition of the Justice Policy Journal. In Volume 3(1) of the journal, three of five of the full articles are by members of the Department.
NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM -- The UNC Board of Governors has officially approved the Masters of Science in Criminal Justice and Criminology to be offered by the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at ASU!!!
Faculty member discusses murders of two Appalachian students -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty published a guest column about the murders of two Appalachian students in drug deals gone bad.
Faculty member interviewed about REAL ID Act -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty was interviewed about the REAL ID Act for the local media.
Welcome New Faculty Members -- see the new faculty who have joined the Department.
Faculty member featured in New York Times -- A member of the Criminal Justice faculty was interviewed by the New York Times about his role in establishing "Convict Criminology."
SELF-ASSESSMENT -- see what our students say about the Department.