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G O V E R N M E N T D E P A R T M E N T N E W S L E T T E R

SKIDMORE COLLEGE Government Department

Spring 2012

March 29, 2012

Dear Government majors and minors --

We have a truly outstanding newsletter for you this time around ! We bid a sad farewell to Professor Hoffmann, who'll be enjoying a well-deserved retirement after 45 years of teaching at Skidmore, and introduce you to his successor, Prof. Feryaz Ocakli, who'll be joining us in the fall. You'll read about other faculty and student news, including current senior GO honors theses, study abroad experiences, summer plans, and other stu-dent news. You'll also find accounts of recent GO department events, and hear about the impressive accomplishments of some GO department alums. Finally, you'll see a preliminary listing of our fall 2012 classes, including several topics courses. Many thanks to all who contributed to the newsletter, and wishing you all a successful end to the semester.

Kate Graney

Associate Professor and

Chair of the Department of Government

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Thank You to the following students and alums who have contributed

to this edition of the newsletter:

Warren Bianchi, Matt Choi, Alexis Curry, Wyatt Erchak, Wilson Gibbons, Nina Glatt, Dominic Green,

David Inkeles, Jennifer Kauffman, Olivia Kinnear, Michael Kraines, Emma Kurs, Ellie Nichols, Alex Miller, Erica Seifert,

Aaron Shifreen, David Solomon, Shelby Smith, Naomi Telushkin, Jeremy Wood, Alison Wrynn and Jillian Zatta!