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Jeffrey Edblad

 

James Hart

 

Eugene Mammenga

Degrees: BA, St. Cloud State, 1953.

MA, University of Minnesota, 1958.

Post Masters graduate studies, to 1962.

Professional background and areas of interest:

Taught at Bemidji State from 1961 to 1972. Served in the Minnesota state senate from 1966 to 1972. Lobbying career - St. Paul schools, MEA, state university system, and community college system. Commissioner of Education from 2001 to 2003. Areas of interest: U.S. history, state and local politics, American government and politics.

 

Stephan Peter

Degrees: BA, MA in Sociology, University of Bielefeld, Germany.

Ph.D. in Political Science, Northern Arizona University.

Professional background and areas of interest:

Lived in Europe for 30 years. Program developer and advisor for small co-op businesses, Germany. Taught at Navajo Community College, Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona, and Pima Community College, Tucson. Author of numerous magazine and journal articles on current political issues. Areas of interest: political parties, interest groups and social movements, political ideology, international relations.

 

Godwin Saporu

Degrees: BA, MA in Communications, University of Minnesota.

Doctor of Law degree, William Mitchell College of Law.

Professional background and areas of interest:

Attorney in private practice in the areas of constitutional law, immigration and nationality law, and employment law. Admitted to the Minnesota Bar and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Clerked at the Office of the Hennepin County Attorney. Further areas of interest: political communication, U.S. Supreme Court politics, constitutionality of hate speech and other constitutional law issues.

 

Matthew Schuster

Degrees: MA in Political Science, Arizona State University, 2003.

Professional background and areas of interest:

Currently working on MA in American History. Focus on political theory, history, and environmental politics. Teaching online and seated classes since 2003.

 

Neville Singamkutti Arachchige Don

Degrees: Ph.D. in Urban Social Institutions, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 1990.

Professional background and areas of interest:

Organized numerous international conferences, e.g., world forums of the UN World Summits. Founder of the International Research Foundation for Development, which has been accorded consultative status by the United Nations.  Research and publications on global transformation, urbanization and regional development, urban-rural community and related political issues. Co-editor of the book 'The Balkans in Transition" (2007). Recipient of the Scott Greer Award for achievements in advancing understanding of urban social institutions.

 

Jack Stuart

Degrees: A.B. Brooklyn College

Ph.D. Columbia, J.D. Loyola Law School (L. A.).

Professional background and areas of interest:

Past teaching at University of Minnesota, California State University, Long Beach, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, and Pratt Institute. Served as Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County, and research assistant, U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Current areas of interest: U.S. foreign policy, reform and protest movements.

 

Secretary

Pam Peterson (Cambridge Campus)

Laurie Lopez (Coon Rapids Campus)

 

 

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