Pundits & Plaudits
Poetry Prize
Professor of English Peter Harris has won the 1996 Maine Chapbook for Poetry for his manuscript Blue Hallelujahs. Harris's work was chosen for the prize from 113 entries.

Fellow Scholar
Associate Professor of Biology Paul Greenwood recently was named the first Dr. Charles C. and Pamela W. Leighton Research Fellow, a three-year appointment that begins this fall.

Sharing His Savvy
L. Sandy Maisel, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government, has been appointed consulting editor in political science for Rowman & Littlefield, a leading publisher of scholarly books. Maisel will chair a committee that determines the winner of an annual, national award for the best innovation in teaching political science, and will convene annual think tank sessions on new approaches to the study of politics.

Plenty Of Air Time
Associate Professor of Government Kenneth Rodman explained the fine points of the Helms-Burton bill to listeners of KPCC radio's "Talk of the City" program in Los Angeles. On a live call-in program, Rodman outlined the potential effects of the bill, including the effects of a provision that would allow U.S. citizens in some circumstances to sue foreign corporations that do business with Cuba. "It attempts to use the American legal system to extend our laws to foreign corporations from countries that are encouraging trade with Cuba," Rodman told host Larry Marino. In response to Marino's question about whether other countries are pursuing such measures, Rodman said, "We are absolutely alone in the world in terms of boycotting the Cuban economy."
Rodman also was interviewed by Christian Science Monitor Radio about U.S.-European conflicts prior to the G-7 economic summit. Rodman discussed disagreements between the allies over sanctions against Cuba and Iran.