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William K. "Sandy" Muir, 83, died February 26, 2015. Born October 30, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, he taught political science at UC Berkeley from 1968 and finished his last class in 2012. Recipient of several teaching awards, he also authored five books, the last of which, Freedom in America, was published in 2011.
UC Berkeley alumnus James P. Glaser, who earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Berkeley, has been named dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, after a distinguished career as a member of the Tufts faculty and a Tufts administrator.
Congratulations to Professor Peter Lorentzen, whose research on Chinese Politics was referenced in New Yorker piece entitled, "Under the Knife: Why Chinese Patients Are Turning Against Their Doctors" http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/25/under-the-knife
Michael Preston, former USC vice provost for strategic initiatives, professor emeritus and former chair of political science at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has died. He was 80. Michael B. Preston was a Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California. From 1989-1995 he served as Chair of the Department of Political Science and Director of the Center for...
Congratulations to Professor David Collier, who won the 2014 Frank Goodnow Award. The Goodnow award was created to recognize distinguished service to the profession and the American Political Science Association.