Back in Action

Don't forget that Tuesday is the last day to add a course through Banner! You can drop courses up until May 5th, though. Now that the semester is really rolling, there is a lot going on--check the action out below.

Events this week:

• Federal Gov't Jobs and Internships, Tuesday, 12 pm: Taubman at 67 George Street
  
• Fair Elections Rally and Press Conference, Tuesday, 2:30 pm: Salomon 101, then to the State House!
• Nadav Tamir on Israel in a Changing Middle East, Tuesday, 4pm: Joukowsky at Watson
• Providence 101: Making a Difference from the State Supreme Court with Acting Chief Justice Goldberg, Tuesday, 5:30 pm: Crystal Room in Alumnae Hall
• Do Poverty Relief Funds Affect Electoral Behavior? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Mexico, Wednesday, 5 pm: McKinney at Watson
• Janus Forum with Prof. Krause: Freedom Beyond Sovereignty, Wednesday, 7 pm: Wilson 302
  
• Green Energy: Converging Viewpoints (Brown Faculty Panel), Thursday, 5 pm: List 120
• Burtin Levin on US and China: Cooperation or Confrontation, Thursday, 8 pm: Salomon 001
• Brown Legal Studies Seminar: Some Unintended Consequences of Equal Opportunity Law, Friday, 12 pm: Faculty Club (RSVP to ellen_white@brown.edu)
  

Recent News Items of Interest:

• "In Iraq's North, Vote Will Define Loyalties" Washington Post: One view on the implications of Iraq's recent elections with special attention paid to Kurd-Arab relations.
  
• "To Nudge, Shift or Shove the Supreme Court Left" NY Times: An exploration of possible directions Obama can go with his potential Supreme Court nominees. The online article includes a fascinating graphic from a UChicago study that ranked current and past justices by conservatism.
  
• "Outsider Scores Upset in RNC Chairman's Race" National Journal Magazine: A thorough account of Steele's selection, including the vote breakdown of the six rounds of ballots. Though many Republicans have declared the victory a unanimously supported move in a better direction, this article suggests that the party is far from being on a single page.