Hagel Hearings
Folks– As a followup to today’s class, here’s the liveblog of Hagel’s confirmation hearings for the Secretary of Defense (with streaming video!): http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/01/live-blog-hagel-confirmation-hearing.html
Internship Portfolio Assignment Sheet (Both Classes)
For your internship portfolio, you should do the following: 1. Go into Blackboard and look for the “Internship Portfolio” on the left side of the window. Click on it. Click on the “Internship Portfolio” link in the middle. Add your entries. 2. Your first entry should be put up by Wednesday, February 6, and then […]
Blog Assignment Sheet for Politics and Policy
You must write two blog posts on aspects of your research topic. They will both be 500-700 words and will be published on the Cornell in Washington weblog. Your posts will be published during two different weeks, but both will be before spring break. We will assign the deadlines in class on January 31. You […]
Blog Post Assignment Sheet for American Experience Course
You must write two blog posts on aspects of your research topic. They will both be 500-700 words and will be published on the Cornell in Washington weblog. Your post will be published during two different weeks but both will be before spring break. We will schedule the posts during class on 1/31. When you […]
Methodology Textbook
Pollock, The Essentials of Political Analysis, 3rd edition. Get the 3rd edition as it’s cheaper and still fine.
Copyright
Everyone holds the copyright to their own work. Go to the Creative Commons website and figure out what copyright you wish to use for work you produce this semester: Direct link to the copyright generator.
President Obama’s Second Inaugural
Text here. Read for Thursday.
Grading Policy
CIW uses Cornell’s official grading system:
The Style Guide for the American Experience Course
is located here: One exception: footnotes should be single-spaced.
Week 1 Readings for HIS 4997
Readings are: FDR’s New Deal Speech, “Truman Doctrine” speech, Eisenhower on the Military-Industrial Complex, LBJ on the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
keep looking »
Recent Comments: