retired CIW REPORTS 2

Internship Hunts

A Process to follow: 1. Decide what kind of internship you want. That means both type (environmental, finance, diplomatic, education, etc) and venue (government, non-profit, private). CAPS students should look for a China-related internship. 2. Use a variety of resources to find potential internships. Start with 10-15 possibilities. Some (but not all!) of the major […]

Pub Pol 3071 Reading for Thursday, June 6

Peters 3 & 4 Policy brief on prisons

Pub Pol 3071 Readings for Tuesday, June 4

Marbury v. Madison Focus on the last part of the case, starting with the following paragraph: The authority, therefore, given to the supreme court, by the act establishing the judicial courts of the United States, to issue writs of mandamus to public officers, appears not to be warranted by the constitution; and it becomes necessary […]

Pub Pol 3071 Reading for Thursday 5/30

For Thursday, 5/30, read: The Constitution The Bill of Rights

Slope Day

Dylan Scott writes: One of the major advantages of studying “abroad” at CIW as opposed to going to France or Australia is that Ithaca is just a car ride or short flight away. No matter how much fun you’re having in DC, as a CIW student, the need to make plans for Slope Day is […]

American Experience Final Paper Hand-In

Policy & Politics Final Copy Hand-In

Final Paper Assignment Sheet, American Studies Course (Politics and Policy is further down)

Paper Assignment Sheet The paper assignment in this class is to research and write a paper on a historical topic of your choice. It will use historical methodology, rely on archival sources, and develop a narrative that gives a new perspective on your topic. It will have six main parts: 1. A title page, abstract, […]

Final Paper Assignment Sheet, Policy and Politics

Final Paper Assignment Sheet Your final paper will look to answer a question about a policy or policy-related topic by testing a hypothesis that you develop, using data that you find, through a research design that you create. The hypothesis will be firmly grounded in facts and data (empirical), it will look at a cause […]