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Appalachian State University Government and Justice Studies Faculty Member Quoted in New York Times
Sep 18, 2014

Appalachian State University faculty member Curtis Ryan was quoted as an expert on Jordanian politics in the New York Times on September 17. Dr. Ryan ...

College of Arts and Sciences names 2014 Outstanding Alumni
Apr 29, 2014

The College of Arts and Sciences named M Douglas Cotton the winner of the 2014 Outstanding Alumni Award at the Honors Day Reception on April 25th.Cott...

Dr. Love Has Radio interview on hate music and politics
Mar 12, 2014

Nancy Love is a Professor of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University. Her current research centers on music and politics of the...

Washington Post Publishes Dr. Ryan's Article
Mar 4, 2014

"Five years after Arab uprisings, security trumps reforms in Jordan", an article written by Dr Curtis Ryan, is published by the Washington Post....

George Ehrhardt Concluded that voter suppression didn’t happen in Boone elections
Dec 11, 2013

George Ehrhardt, An ASU professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies recently completed a study that concludes “vote suppression fo...

ASU moot court team competes at regional meeting of the American Collegiate Moot Court Association
Nov 14, 2013

Congratulations to the ASU moot court team. Six ASU students participated in the American Collegiate Moot Court Association's regional moot court comp...

Zaitzow Publishes New Chapter
Dec 5, 2012

Dr Barbara H. Zaitzow, Department of Government and Justice Studies, and Richard S. Jones, Sociology - Marquette University, had their chapter “Rede...

Civil asset forfeiture and federal equitable sharing
Nov 28, 2012

Innocent until proven guilty carries a lot of weight if you are accused of a crime. But it can be a different story when state agencies seize the prop...

Robinson to speak in South Korea
Nov 5, 2012

Matthew Robinson, Department of Government and Justice Studies, was invited by the Korean National Police University (KNPU) to attend and speak to the...

Williams and Holcomb research cited in brief to Supreme Court
Oct 31, 2012

Research by Dr. Marian Williams and Dr. Jeff Holcomb, both associate professors of criminal justice in the Department of Government and Justice Studie...