Showing events on October 29, 2013
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CSS Noon Lecture Series - International Relations and Chinese History: The Rise of Qing China
October 29, 2013 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Yuan-kang Wang, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Western Michigan University
Can Chinese history tell us anything about China's rise today? This talk will examine how the Manchus of Qing China rose to preeminence and established regional hegemony in East Asia. By integrating international relations theory with Chinese history, this talk will demonstrate how a rising state expands political interests abroad and establishing rules of the game for the system.
Yuan-kang Wang is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Western Michigan University. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago, and was an International Security Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies. Wang's research examines the nexus between international relations theory and historical China. He is author of Harmony and War: Confucian Culture and Chinese Power Politics (Columbia University Press, 2011), which examines the influence of Confucian culture on Chinese grand strategy, use of force, and war aims. Wang has published articles on peripheral nationalism in China, nationalist mobilization during Taiwan's democratization, and U.S. extended deterrence in the Taiwan Strait. His current research examines the issue of hegemony management by comparing the two hegemonies of Qing China and the United States.
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Curriculum Committee Meeting
October 29, 2013 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET
Fall 2013 Curriculum Committee meeting.
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Idealist.org Portland Graduate School Fair
October 29, 2013 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
Stop by the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair to speak with an admissions representative about U-M's MSW and PhD programs.
The fair is free and open to anyone considering graduate school.
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Personal Statement Feedback Session
October 29, 2013 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM ET
This event will give Juniors and Seniors applying to the program a chance to meet with current MSWs who have been trained by the School of Social Work to answer questions about the supplementary statement. MSW students will be there for you to bounce ideas off of, get some comments on language, and talk about which tracks you are interested in. This will not serve as a place for you to get help with grammar or spelling. The University of Michigan Career Center is great for that! This event will be a chance for you to meet with students who understand the language of the profession and can help streamline your thoughts around how to approach the essay.
If you are interested, you can please fill out this short google form and you will receive an email confirming your time.
You will have 20 minutes with an MSW student to use how you'd like. Last year, the majority of students came in with ideas or outlines- that is great! Don't feel that you need to have a complete draft prepared. We do ask that you have looked at the essay questions prior to your appointment so the 20 minutes can be used most effectively toward honing in on your actual questions and ideas.
We are looking forward to meeting with you!