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May Issue of the Liberal Arts Insider Now Online

Newsletter highlights faculty and staff honors, new publications

National Science Foundation Awards Political Scientists $490,000 Grant

Tasha Philpot and Daron Shaw will study African-American issues in the presidential election

College of Liberal Arts Honors Retired Faculty

Ten distinguished faculty members will retire in 2008

Provost Honors Five Liberal Arts Professors with Teaching Awards

Winners receive $5,000 for teaching excellence

Education Notes: Graduating Student Stories

Liberal arts students from the Class of 2008 share their experiences

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Jason Casellas, assistant professor of government.

Si Se Puede: Politicians Court Latino Voters

Modern U.S. political rhetoric generally holds that elected leaders should "look like America." But, while national demographics are changing rapidly, the face of the government is slow to follow.

Latinos represent more than 13 percent of the U.S. population, but the community and the promise of a political leader sometimes called the "Great Brown Hope" have yet to dramatically alter the landscape of American politics.

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