Honors Bulletin
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Prepare to get SPOOKED.
Friday, October 19, 6 PM
Tuttleman 101 (A haunted classroom?)
Did you know we have our very own Ghostbuster (aficionado) on campus - I urge you to click the photo to the right)? Honors alum and professor Jeff Boles will lead us down an intellectual journey of haunts and scares. In this talk, we will be exploring state of the art scientific findings related to parapsychology, the branch of psychology that addresses the investigation of purportedly psychic and paranormal phenomena (such as extra sensory perception, telepathy...). It's sure to be a spooky good time.
Bulletin Contents
- Honors Course of the Day
- Professional Development & Academic Opportunities
- Events
FORCED MIGRATION AROUND THE WORLD (Political Science 3910.01)
Days/Times: Monday 3pm to 5:30pm
Professor: Robert Berry
CRN: 38744
Note: This course will feature challenging, sensitive content.
About: Forced migration is involuntary displacement and/or movement across international borders. This course provides students with an overview of the causes, international responses, and consequences of forced migration. Students examine causes of the forced migration phenomenon, focusing on the refugee experience primarily. In addition to fleeing violence and persecution, we will discuss other causes of the phenomenon. Causes are approached through political, anthropological, and economic lenses to capture a holistic view of forced migration.
Student will then be introduced to international responses to forced migration. Students also examine political responses to forced migration with a focus on the history of US law and policy governing the topic. After thoroughly exploring forced migration and responses to the phenomenon, students will then examine the effects of both on the world stage. We will focus on current events specifically for this part, including challenges for the system, dangers associated with forced migration, and backlash against foreign migration in North America and Europe.
About the Professor: Professor Robert Berry joins the Temple University faculty as a visiting professor from Washington, D.C. He works full-time for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations (RAIO) Directorate where he trains the U.S. refugee and asylum corps.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Fellowships 101 - TOMORROW!
TOMORROW, 4-5 PM
Tuttleman 201
Are you interested in applying for merit-based scholarships that fund supplemental undergraduate experiences? What if I told you that included STUDY ABROAD and RESEARCH? Yeah, we thought that might pique the interest. Or maybe ones that fund teaching English abroad or graduate study? Here's the best place to start: attend Fellowships 101 with Barbara Gorka. RSVP HERE!
Are you interested in being the student representative on the Honors Alumni Council?
We are looking for an interested junior or senior to join the Honors Alumni Council! The Council provides opportunities for intellectual engagement, cultural exploration, and continued leadership to the alumni community. You could help us host happy hours, faculty lectures, and homecoming tailgates. If this is something you would like to do, please send a brief statement as to why you would like to join the Council and your resume to Zach (zmartin@temple.edu). Let me know if you have any questions.
EVENTS
Economics Nobel Prize Lecture
Friday, October 19, 12-1 PM
Tuttleman 105
Dr. William Nordhaus & Dr. Paul Romer were recently announced as winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Dr. Swanson lecture on their research for the first annual Economic Sciences Nobel Prize Lecture. Presented by Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, and the Temple Economic Society.
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