Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer By the 2020 fall semester, professor and Graduate Program Coordinator of Sociology Jessica Kenty-Drane said she hopes to see a minor in social justice officially offered at the university. “As I chase down the last signatures,” said Kenty-Drane, “I’m hoping, by the end of this semester, I will send it to the [Undergraduate Curriculmn Forum] [and] it’ll
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Lynandro Simmons – Managing Editor Entering college as a freshman and being a moderate conservative provided some challenges, said Sarah O’Connor. “It was difficult being on a liberal campus,” said O’Connor, now a sophomore political science major. O’Connor, who is currently the co-chair of the College Republicans, said during the 2016 election she faced some struggling times. Joining the College
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Josh LaBella – General Assignment Reporter Ty Seymour said he has big plans after he graduates. A junior majoring in political science and history, Seymour said he plans on going to a law school to get a joint law degree and master’s degree. He said he wants to work in government and international law. “I would like to work on
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Maya Obeid – Special to the Southern News Jonathan Wharton has been a political science and urban affairs professor at Southern for the last three years. He specializes in state and local government. After graduating from Howard University in 1996 with a bachelor’s in history, he continued his education at Rutgers University. He finished with his Ph.D. in political science
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Aaron Johnson – General Assignment Reporter The Southern Connecticut State University political science department participated in a national conversation about the state of U.S.-China relations this past week, the event was open to all students and staff and was highlighted by a live web-cast with former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. “Former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, will have her
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