“Politics of the Yukos Affair” by Robert Sharlet, the Chauncey Winters Research Professor of Political Science, recently was published in the volume, “Private and Civil Law in the Russian Federation,” edited by William Simons (Leiden-Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 2009). This study of a major, post-Soviet Russian case of political justice, which concluded in 2005, originated from an international conference at Leiden University, the Netherlands, held in honor of Sharlet’s long-time professional collaborator, Professor Ferdinand J.M. Feldbrugge, who was knighted by the Dutch Crown at the event.
Cherrice Traver, dean of engineering, is profiled in the fall issue of SWE, the magazine of the Society of Women Engineers. In the article, Traver discusses her career, the challenges she faces and the traits of a good leader. To read, click here.
Robert Hislope, associate professor of political science, attended a reception in New Jersey recently with the president of the Republic of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov. Ivanov was in the United States for the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. Formerly a professor of political science at the University of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Ivanov hosted Hislope’s visits to his country between 2000 and 2003, during which Hislope interviewed a cross section of Macedonia’s political class.