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Time for Get Ready for the Law! This is a free event held at Michigan State University College of Law.
This year it will be held on Sunday, October 1st from 10am-3 pm.
You will learn about LSAT prep, financial aid, the different practice areas of the law, and what it is like to be a first year law student. To register, visit the Get Ready website. You are welcome to bring a guest.
APSA has doubled its support for minority fellowships to 12 funded fellows annually.
The APSA Council acted after hearing a report from the Minority Programs Review
Committee on the effectiveness of the program in helping to sustain minority
student acceptance to and retention in graduate school. The Council also broadened
eligibility to include Asian Pacific American students, beginning with the funding
round this Fall.
The APSA Minority Fellows Program, which was established in 1969 as an effort
to increase the number of minority scholars in the discipline, has designated
more than 300 fellows and contributed to the successful completion of doctoral
political science programs for over 70 individuals. Fellows with stipends receive
a $4,000 fellowship that is disbursed in two $2,000 payments--one at the end
of their first graduate year and one at the end of their second--provided that
they remain in good academic standing. Additional applicants who do not receive
funds from the Association may also be recognized and recommended for admission
and financial support to graduate political science programs. Awards are based
on students' undergraduate course work, GPA, extracurricular activities, GRE
scores, and recommendations from faculty.
For 2007, the deadline for applications is October 25, 2006. A Selection Committee
reviews applications in November, and awards are announced at the end of that
month. Selected Fellows are required to formally accept by December.
For more information:
APSAnet website
Hayle Ziobro at hziobro@apsanet.org
I posted a copy of "Out and In: Information for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Law School Applications" on the pre-law bulletin board outside my office (1106 AuSable). There is also an online version.
1. Wayne State Law is hosting "Interested in Becoming a Lawyer" Thursday, October 5, 6-8 pm, Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer, Detroit, MI 48202. Please RSVP at 313-577-3937 or lawinquire@wayne.edu
2. The Thomas M. Cooley Law School/Grand Rapids Campus Fall Open House will be Thursday, October 12th from 4-7 p.m. at the Cooley Law Center, located at 111 Commerce Avenue, SW, in downtown Grand Rapids. Cooley administrators, department representatives, students, alumni, and faculty members will be on hand to answer questions about Cooley, the application process, the law school experience, and careers in the legal profession. Tours of the Law Center and a mock classroom experience will be held. For further information or to register for the Open House, please visit the Open House website
Dennis Long, Dean of Admissions at Indiana University School of Law, will be on campus Tuesday, September 26, to discuss law school admissions. Dean Long will present "How to Get Into a Great Law School" at 12 noon in 215/216 Kirkhof Center, on the Allendale campus. Following the presentation, Dean Long will be available until 3 p.m. to meet individually with students interested in Indiana Law.
States generally have strict residency requirements for voting (at least compared to other Western democracies), and those requirements have always placed a disproportionate burden on college students who live at some distance from permanent residences. The argument for such a burden is that students are merely temporary residents in places like Allendale or other college towns (Does that apply to "super-seniors"?), and therefore would not have the enduring, long-term interests of the community in mind if they were allowed to vote locally. I've also heard that students have impressionable minds that are easily manipulated by liberal professors. But I'll leave that one alone.
One solution to the residency issue is absentee voting. This week the Lanthorn did students a service by carrying a front page article explaining the process of absentee voting in the lead-up to November elections (I've also noticed that some student groups have been busily registering voters on campus). I commend the Lanthorn article to all of you. But one caveat that was only mentioned in passing at the end of the article and can be the source of great unexpected frustration: College students are often voting for the first time, and in Michigan ALL first time voters must show up physically at their home polling place. Voters may obtain absentee ballots for subsequent elections after voting in person one time.
The Michigan Secretary of State's office has more information about absentee voting.
Those of you interested in elections and in making a few bucks might want to consider working at the polls this November (and perhaps on a regular basis, since we have three to four elections a year in Michigan). City clerks, the government officials who administer elections, would be very interested in your participation. If you're willing and able, call your local city clerk at the number listed in the government section of the phone book.
A special note about Grand Rapids: If you'd like to work the polls and your permanent residence is in Kent County, contact the City Clerk's office in Grand Rapids at (616) 456-3010 or cityclerk@ci.grand-rapids.mi.us. Ask for Terri Hegarty and tell her Professor den Dulk at GVSU sent you.
Prof. George Klay Kieh, Jr.
CONTACT
Professor of Political Science and African Studies
Grand Valley State University, 1104 Ausable Hall
Allendale, MI 49401
Tel: 616-331-8517
E-mail: kiehg@gvsu.edu
EDUCATION
B.A.(Honors), Political Science, University of Liberia, 1980.
Graduate Certificate, African Studies, Northwestern University, 1982
M.A., Political Science, Northwestern University, 1982
Phd., Political Science, Northwestern University, 1986
COURSES
Senior Seminar in Political Science(Capstone)
Senior Seminar in International Relations(Capstone)
International Relations
International Conflict and Conflict Resolution
International Political Economy
African Politics
Civil Conflicts in Africa
U.S.-Africa Relations
RECENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor of Political Science and African Studies, Grand Valley State University, 2006-present
Professor of Political Science, Grand Valley State University, 2001-2006(On Leave 2002-2006)
Professor of Political Science, Morehouse College, 1999-2005(On Leave 2001-2002)
Associate Professor of Political Science, Morehouse College, 1993-1999
Associate Professor of Political Science, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1993
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1990-1993
Assistant Professor of Political Science(Graduate and Undergraduate Levels), University of Memphis, 1988-1990
Lecturer, Political Science, Northwestern University, 1986-1988.
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Master Professor, United States Joint Special Operations University, 2004-present
Adjunct Professor, United States Air Force Special Operations School, 1993-2004.
Visiting Lecturer, United States Defense management Institute for International Secuirty Assistance, 1993-2004.
Adjunct Professor of Political Science(Graduate Level), Clark Atlanta University, 1997-2005.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Chair, Department of Political Science, Morehouse College, 2002-2005.
Dean, International Affairs, Grand Valley State University, 2001-2003(On Leave 2002-2003)
Founding Director, Conflict and Development Studies Project, Morehouse College, 1996-2001
Founding Director, Center for International Studies, Morehouse College, 1993-1996
Director, International Studies Program, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1990-1993.
Assistant Director, International Studies Program, University of Memphis, 1988-1990.
CIVIC EXPERIENCE
Standard Bearer and Presidential Candidate, The New Democratic Alternative for Liberia Movement(The New DEAL Movement), 2005 Liberian Presidential Election.
Executive Director, National Forum for Public Policy and Development(A non-for-profit development oriented organization based in the United States)), 1998-Present.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Conflict and Peace Studies
Security Studies
African Politics
Political Economy
Foreign Policy
International Cooperation
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
Dependency and the Foreign Policy of A Small Power: The Liberian Case. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press. 1992.
American Democracy in Africa in the Twenty-First Century? Cherry Hills, NJ: Africana Homestead Legacy Press. 2000.( Co-authored with Edward Wmkeryor, Ella Forbes and James Guseh).
Zones of Conflict in Africa: Theory and Cases. Westport, CT: Praeger. 2002(Co-edited with Ida Rousseau Mukenge).
The Military and Politics in Africa: From Engagement to Democratic Control. Aldershot, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing. 2004(Co-edited with Pita Ogaba Agbese).
FORTHCOMING BOOKS
Stakes in Africa-United States Relations: Proposals for Equitable Partnership. Lincoln, Nebraska: Choice Press(Co-authored with Abdul Karim Bangura and others).
Beyond State Failure and Collapse: Making The State Relevant in Africa(Edited Volume). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. 2007.
Reconstituting The State in Africa. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan. 2007(Co-edited with Pita Ogaba Agbese).
The First Liberian Civil War: The Crises of Underdevelopment. New York: Peter Lang. 2007.
The State in Africa: Beyond False Starts. Ibdan, Nigeria: Spectrum Books. 2007(Co-edited with Pita Ogaba Agbese).
MONOGRAPHS
The Just War Doctrine and United States' Military Intervention in the Third World: A Comparative Study of Panama and the Persian Gulf. Monograph # 1. Atlanta, GA: Morehouse College Center for International Studies. 1994.
Ending The Liberian Civil War: Implications for United States Foreign Policy Towards West Africa. Monograph # 1. Washington D.C: Trans Africa Policy Institute. 1996.
The Economic Community of West African States and the First Liberian Civil War. Monograph #2. Atlanta, GA: Andrew Young Center for International Affairs, Morehouse College. 2004.
Legisltive Oversight of the Military in Africa. Monograph # 3. Abuja, Nigeria: The Yakubu Gowon Center for national Unity and International Cooperation. 2005.
SAMPLE OF BOOK CHAPTERS
"Democratization and Peace in Africa," in E.Ike Udogu(ed). Democratization and Democracy in Africa. Leiden, The Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 1997, pp. 99-111.
"International organizations, Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution in Africa," in Karl P. Magyar and Earl Conteh-Morgan(eds), Peacekeeping in Africa: The Case of ECOMOG. New York: macmillan, 1998, pp. 12-31.
"Democratization in Africa: A Balance Sheet," in John Mukum Mbaku(ed), Africa Towards The Twenty-First Century. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 1999, pp, 99-118.
"Humanitarian Intervention in Civil Wars in Africa," in Andrew Valls(ed), Ethics and International Affairs: Theories and cases. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000, pp. 135-150.
"Civil Wars in Africa," In S.C. Saxena, Africa: Beyond 2000. New Dehli, India: Kalinga Publishers, 2001, pp. 265-292.
"Civil Wars in West Afica: Now and Then," in Eghosa Osaghae et al(eds). The Aftermath of the Nigerian Civil War. Ibadan, Nigeria: John Archers. 2002, pp. 8-25.
"Liberia: Leaders and Legacies," in Chnadra Sriram and Karim Wermester(eds). From Promise to Practice: Strengthening the United Nations' Capacities for the prevention of Violent Conflicts. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003, pp. 307-326.
"Regional Security and Sustainable Development in Africa," in Okechukwu Ukaga and Osita Afoaku(eds), Sustainable Development in Africa. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2004, pp. 169-189.
"State Collaspe and Democratic Construction: The Prospects for Liberia," in John Mukum Mbaku and Julius O. Ihonvbere(eds), Multiparty Democracy and Chnage in Africa, Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2006, pp. 158-178.
SAMPLE OF JOURNAL ARTICLES
"The Conduct of Liberia's Foreign Policy During the Tolbert Administration: An examination of the Institutions and Instruments," Liberian Studies Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1984/85, pp. 39-51
"Beyond The Facade of Constructive Engagement: A Critical Examination of United States Foreign Policy Towards South Africa," Africa Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1, 1988, pp. 1-15.
"The Causes of the Liberian Coup," TransAfrica Forum, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1989, pp. 37-47.
" Propaganda and United States Foreign Policy: The Case of Panama," Political Communication, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1990, pp. 61-72.
"The Roots of Western Influence in Africa: An examination of the Conditioning Processes," Social Science Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, 1991, pp. 7-19.
"Western Imperialism in the Middle east: The Case of the United States' Military Intervention in the Persian Gulf," Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1992, pp. 1-16.
"From Politics Back to the Barracks in Nigeria: A Theoretical Exploration," Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 30, No. 3, 1993, pp. 417-434(Co-authored with Pita Ogaba Agbese).
"The Obstacles to the Peaceful Resoltuion of the Liberian Civil Conflict," Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol. 17, No. 1, 1994, pp. 97-108.
"Malcolm X and Pan-Africanism," Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1995, pp. 293-299.
"The Political and Economic Roots of Civil Conflicts in Africa: Implications for United States Foreign Policy," Small wars and Insurgency, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1996, pp. 41-54.
"The Crisis of Democracy in Liberia," Liberian Studies Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1997, pp. 23-29.
"The Economic Community of West African States, Conflict Management and the Liberian Civil War," Low Intensity Conflict and Law Enforcement, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1999, pp. 129-150.
"Military Rule in Liberia," Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Vol. 28, Winter 2000, pp. 327-340.
"The Ethics of Military Humanitarianism: The Case of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Intervention in the Yugoslav Civil War," Journal of Peace Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2001, pp. 36-54.
" Africa, The New Partnership for Africa's Development and the International Capitalist Order," Journal of Comparative Education and International Relations in Africa, Vol. 5, Nos. 1 & 2, 2003, pp. 111-127.
"Irregular Warfare and Liberia's First Civil War," Journal of International and Area Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2004, pp. 57-77.
"Post-Conflict State-Building in Sierra Leone," African and Asian Studies, Vol. 4, Nos. 1 & 2, 2005, pp. 163-184.
"The Crisis of the Neo-Colonial State and The Sierra Leonean Civil War," African Strategic Review, Vol. 1, No.1, 2006.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Southern Regional Education Board, Book Manuscript Research Grant, 1989.
Curriculum Innovation Grant, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1992.
Woodrow Wilson Foundation's Faculty research Grant(Faculty Pairing: School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Morehouse College), 1994.
Curriculum Development Grant, Morehouse College, 1994.
MacArthur Foundation's Morehouse College and Spelman College Faculty Research Grant for Peace Studies, 1994.
Wallerstein Faculty Research Grant, 1997-1998.
Coco Cola Foundation's Morehouse College Leadership Research Grant, 1997-1998.
Wallerstein Faculty Research Grant, Morehouse College, 1998-1999.
Georgia Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Research Grant, 1995-1996
The Ford Foundation Research Grant on "State Collapse in West Africa," 1998-2000.
The Ford Foundation Research Grant on "State Failure, Collapse and Reconstitution in Africa," 2000-2001
The Ford Foundation Research Grant on "The Military Question in West Africa," 1999-2001(Co-directed with Pita Ogaba Agbese)
The Ford Foundation Research Grant on "The State in Africa," 2001-2003(Co-directed with Pita Ogaba Agbese).
TEACHING AWARDS
"Teaching Excellence Runner-Up Award," St. Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois, 1987/1988.
"Professor of the Year Runner-Up Award," Student Senate, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1990/1991.
"Professor of The Year Runner-Up Award," Student Senate, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1991/1992.
"Illinois Wesleyan University's Nominee for CASE's United States Professor of the Year Award," 1991/1992.
"Professor of the Year Award," Student Senate, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1992/1993.
"Illinois Wesleyan University's Nominee for CASE's United States Professor of the Year Award," 1992/1993.
Marquis, "Who's Who Among America's Teachers," 1998.
SCHOLASTIC AWARDS
African Studies and Research Forum, "Excellence in Scholarship Award, " 2000.
African Studies and Research Forum, "Excellence in Scholarship Award," 2001.
SAMPLE OF LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Liberian Association for National Development, "Distinguished Award for Scholarship and Leadership," 1987.
Zeta Beta Tau, Northwestern University, "Distinguished Service Award," 1988.
International Studies Program, Illinois Wesleyan University, "Distinguished Service Award," 1994.
Marquis, "Who's Who in the South and Southwest United States," 1999.
Marquis, "Who's Who in America," 2000.
The State of Kentucky," Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels," 2004.
Who Is an American? The Immigration Debate After 9/11
GVSU's own Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies is hosting two panel discussions and a keynote address on the timely topic of immigration policy as part of GVSU's Constitutional Day Celebrations on September 19. For more information about the events, which include our own Professor Paul Cornish and mostly occur at the Allendale campus, please visit the conference site. This is a free event.
Contact
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
1105 Au Sable Hall
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
616-331-2864
millmich@gvsu.edu
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, Columbia University, New York, 1997.
Masters of International Affairs, Columbia University, New York, 1982.
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1980.
Courses
PLS 211 - International Relations
PLS 284 - Latin American Politics
PLS 315 - International Political Economy
Publications
The Origins and Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise (working title), W.E. Upjohn Institute(forthcoming 2008)
Owning Up: Poverty, Assets, and the American Dream, Brookings Institution Press, 2002
The World Bank: New Agendas in a Changing World, Routledge, 1997
"A Simple Gift? The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on Economic Revitalization," Employment Research, W.E. Upjohn Institute, July 2006.
“Breaking Into the Bank: The Challenge of Gaining Meaningful Access to the World Bank” (with Charles T. Myers). In Gaining Access: A Practical and Theoretical Guide for Qualitative Researchers, Martha S. Feldman, Jeannine Bell, and Michele Tracy Berger, eds., Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira Press, 2003.
“Financial Markets in 1986: The Paradox of Liberalization.” In Italian Politics: A Review, vol. 2, Nanetti, Leonardi and Corbetta, eds. London and New York: Pinter Publishers, 1988.
“The World Bank and Private Capital” (with John F.H. Purcell). In Between Two Worlds: The World Bank's Next Decade, Richard E. Feinberg, ed. Washington: Overseas Development Council, 1986.
Selected Presentations
Panel Discussion on Media Coverage of Persistent Poverty, "Grassroots and Groundwork: What Communities are Doing to Get Out and Stay Out of Poverty" the annual conference of the Northwest Area Foundation, St. Paul, MN, September 17, 2006.
“Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Building Social Capital in Poor Communities,” Keynote Address, and Workshop on Asset-Building, New England Resident Service Coordinators 6th Annual Conference, Groton, CT, May 6, 2004.
“Social Capital and Poverty,” public forum sponsored by the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, November 18, 2004.
Chair and Discussant, panel on policy reforms and performance of the international financial institutions, International Studies Association annual convention, Chicago, February 2001.
"The Challenge of World Bank-NGO Collaboration: Pursuing People-Oriented Development in a Technocratic Culture." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 1997.
"The World Bank in the 1990s: Understanding Institutional Change." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, August 1996.
Other Activities and Interests
In addition to my teaching position at GVSU, I am currently a visiting scholar at the W.E. Upjohn Institute in Kalamazoo, where I am working on a book about the Kalamazoo Promise as an asset-building strategy. I have taught previously at Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College. My professional career has spanned the fields of non-profit management, finance, research, and academia; positions have included strategic planning consultant at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, vice president for programs at the Twentieth Century Fund (now the Century Foundation), and vice president for research at Salomon Brothers. A native of Los Angeles, I live in Kalamazoo with my husband, composer Richard Adams, my 4-year old daughter, Eliana, and our black Lab Gioia. My extracurricular interests include music (I serve on the board of the contemporary music ensemble Opus 21 and the New York Youth Symphony), reading, and various crafts.
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