Shaukat Ansari
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government
Government
National and international politics are at the forefront of current events.
At Colby you’ll study the nuances with government professors who are recognized as national and international experts in their fields.
About Government
Colby’s Government Department is known as one of the best at any liberal arts college in the country. Work with professors who are active in real-world political affairs—as consultants to governmental institutions—and whose insights appear regularly in national and international media outlets. Take courses on political theory, comparative politics (of Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, Africa, and Latin America), international relations, and American politics. You’ll think critically and work hard, and you’ll be exposed to a variety of perspectives on political and public-policy issues.
Work with professors as research assistants and present your findings at academic conferences or publish them in publications in scholarly and popular venues. Undertake a political or government-related internship, conduct independent research, or immerse yourself in the political culture of another country through one of the many Colby-approved study-abroad programs worldwide.
Faculty and Staff
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Guilain Denoeux
Professor of Government
Vivian Ferrillo
Assistant Professor of Government
Nicholas Jacobs
Assistant Professor of Government
Nazli Konya
Assistant Professor of Government
Carrie LeVan
The Montgoris Assistant Professor of Government
Sandy Maisel
Faculty Athletics Representative
Lindsay Mayka
Associate Professor of Government
Ken Rodman
William R. Cotter Distinguished Teaching Professor of Government
Dan Shea
Professor of Government
Gloria Xiong
Assistant Professor of Government
- Anthony J. Corrado Jr., M.A. ’01, Ph.D. (Catholic University, Boston College), 1986-2022, Professor of Government, Emeritus
- Walter F. Hatch, M.A. ’20, Ph.D. (Macalester, Washington), 2002-2022, Professor of Government, Emeritus
- L. Sandy Maisel, M.A. ’83, Ph.D. (Harvard, Columbia), 1971-2021, Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government, Emeritus
- G. Calvin Mackenzie, M.A. ’86, Ph.D. (Bowdoin, Tufts, Harvard), 1978-2017, The Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government, Emeritus; Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, 1985-1988
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