In the company of scholars
Susan Rose-Ackerman ’70PhD
(economics), the Henry Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and
professor of political science, spoke on "Corruption and Democratic Transition"
to open the dean's 2006-07 lecture series, "In the Company of Scholars."
Rose-Ackerman has explored the topic extensively, having written Corruption
and Government: Causes, Consequences, and Reform. "Corruption can be defined in many
ways," she noted, "but I use it to mean the misuse of political power for
private or political gains by officials, firms, and individuals. . . . You have
to be opportunistic to do empirical work in the field of corruption studies.
You can look for situations where there are two sets of books to compare or
surveys from which you can deduce something useful. You can't measure
corruption directly."
Future speakers will discuss
genomics, art history, and other topics. The next lecture is scheduled for
February 13.
Exploring federal careers
A series of lectures, workshops,
information sessions, and a mini-career fair were the main attractions at
Federal Career Week this fall on the Yale campus. Students learned about
fellowships and jobs in public health, international relations, environmental
policy, intelligence, defense, economics, and more. One program, "Ten Steps to
a Federal Career," walked students through the process of conducting a federal
job search that draws on individual interests and strengths. Another session,
presented by Colleen Getz ’98PhD (political science), outlined opportunities in
the U.S. intelligence community. Getz is director of strategic
political-economic programs for the National Intelligence Council. Federal
Career Week was organized by the career offices of Yale College, the School of
Management, Epidemiology and Public Health, Forestry & Environmental
Studies, the MacMillan Center, and the Graduate School.
Graduate students honored for
teaching
Each semester, the Yale College dean's
office invites undergraduates and faculty members who supervise teaching
fellows to nominate candidates for the title of Prize Teaching Fellow. Winners
are chosen by a committee of faculty and administrators. In November, at a
dinner hosted by the deans of the college and Graduate School, 12 Prize
Teaching Fellows were honored for their outstanding ability to instruct and
inspire Yale undergraduates in discussion sections, language classes, and
science labs. This year's fellows are Carolyne Davidson (history), Seth Dworkin
(mechanical engineering), Daniel Feldman (comparative literature), Jeffrey
Headrick (chemistry), Dorota Heneghan (Spanish and Portuguese), Joshua Levithan
(history), Heidi Howkins Lockwood (philosophy), Charles More (philosophy),
Barry Muchnick (history), Todd Olszewski (history of medicine and science),
Sean Taylor (molecular, cellular and developmental biology), and Justin Zaremby
(political science).
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