Politics
National Model United Nations Team Win
The Cal Poly Humboldt team representing South Sudan (Amber Rae Alvarez, Madison Henderson, Cruz Lopez, Lana Murillo, Veronica Patton, John Rutter, Kiera Sladen, and Ruth Worthington) at the National Model United Nations conference in New York took home an honorable mention award for their excelle
Model United Nations Students Win Big at Regionals
The Cal Poly Humboldt Model United Nations program had a very successful year. At the regional Model United Nations of the Far West conference, the Humboldt delegation competed against more than 400 students from across the Western United States.
Article on climate justice, politicization, and populism
John Meyer, with co-author Sherilyn MacGregor of the University of Manchester, recently published an open-access article titled “How (Not) to Politicize the Climate Crisis: Beyond the Antipopulist Imaginary.” The article is part of a special issue on “The Antip
Sworn to the Yurok Bar
Professor Alison Holmes (Politics) has passed the Yurok Bar Exam and was sworn into the Yurok Tribal Court Bar by Chief Judge Abby Abinanti in January. She is now Yurok Bar #97.
CSU International Forum - extending the reach
Dr. Alison Holmes (PSCI) served as Vice Chair of International Research on the organizing committee of the CSU International Forum (Dec 12-13) at CSU Chico.
Invited Lecture for University of Edinburgh/Centre for Constitutional Reform
Dr Alison Holmes (PSCI) was invited to give a public lecture entitled: "The Rapid Rise of Subnational-ism: Should we be worried?" for an event hosted by the Centre for Constitutional Reform based at the University of Edinburgh. Expanding her work on California's
UK Election Watch 'Seminar'
Professor Alison Holmes (Politics) spent the 4th of July leading an Election Night Watch 'seminar' for the international colleagues attending her course at Oxford University.
Life-long learning and another graduation
In May, Professor Alison Holmes (Politics) graduated Phi Kappa Phi from Montana State University's Native American Studies Graduate Certificate program.
Subnational professionals from around the world to learn about California in a new Executive Course
George Washington University in Washington DC has decided to make their course on Subnational Diplomacy a permanent feature of their Executive Education/Professional development offering.