Student teams from all over the country were checked in at the  Fitchburg State University Campus Center as the university once again hosts the American Moot Court Association's Eastern Regional Undergraduate Moot Court Qualifying Tournament. Student teams and coaches from as far away as California and Louisiana registered for the event. Event coordinator, Economics, History and Political Science Professor Paul Weizer, welcomed volunteer judges, as well as the competing teams. This competition will span this afternoon and all day tomorrow.

Students in Economics, History and Political Science Professor Teresa Fava Thomas' Italian American History course learn about the immigration identity of Italian immigrants in America during World War II. The course examines the history of Italians in America and seeks to explain the causes and consequences of immigration, both at the national level and a personal level. Topics will include an examination of the unification of Italy and the conditions which impelled mass migration, regional differences and various responses to economic development in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the experience of migration and the adjustment to life in America.

Yesterday afternoon, Political Science Professor Paul Weizer hosted Suffolk University Law School Associate Director of Admission and Diversity Initiatives Randolph Ceballo for a Law School 101 information session. The event, both in-person and online, guided students through the basics of applying for law school including; application requirements, scholarships, concentrations & areas of study, and more.

Fitchburg State University Professor of Political Science Paul Weizer teaches A Review of the 2023 - 2024 Supreme Court Term for the Fall Session of our Center for Professional Studies' Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA),program.

Professor Joshua Spero recently welcomed The Washington Center Representative for an Internship Information Session to discuss internship opportunities in the nation's capital for Fall 2025 semester in Percival Hall. Students, in-person and online, learned about internship opportunities at The Washington Center.

Eric Budd Professor, Economics, History and Political Science Department (EHPS) hosted a panel discussion entitled Voting in America: The Process and Its Importance in the Hammond Main Lounge yesterday afternoon. Panelists Elizabeth McNiff, Fitchburg Assistant City Clerk, Joanna Bilotta, Fitchburg City Clerk, Derrick Cruz, Fitchburg Ward 6 City Councilor, Danette Day, Associate Professor, Education, Jacalyn Kremer, Dean, Gallucci-Cirio Library, Zachary Miner, Associate Professor, Sociology, and Kenneth Mackie, Assistant Professor, EHPS spoke with students and other attendees about the process and importance of voting.

This afternoon, as part of the Fitchburg State University Constitution Day 2024 C.L. Lindsay III, J.D. (Attorney, Author, and Student Advocate) presented Knowing Your Rights: Title IX and Gender Equity on Campus in the main Hammond Lounge. Constitution Day is observed each September in honor of the document’s signing on Sept. 17, 1787.

Communications Mediamajor, and Political Science minor, Joshua Cronin recently discussed his experience with Fitchburg State University's Summer Bridge Program. Joshua, who has been working with the staff at  Fitchburg Access Television's (FATV) this semester to produce a news program with fellow student Zoe Chrisostomides called North Central News remembers his experience as key to his attending Fitchburg State.

Senior Political Science major Allison Turner presented her Honors Thesis - Breaking Barriers: Affirmative Action in Higher Education to Economics, History, and Political Science faculty yesterday afternoon. A lively discussion, and questions on future initiatives, were considered.

Yesterday afternoon, Provost Patricia Marshall welcomed those gathered in the President's Hall for Professor Teresa Fava Thomas'  presentation of  the Harrod Lecture "The Forever Shutdown: The Hamilton Woolen Strike of 1934." After an introduction by Paul Weizer, Chair of the Economics, History and Political Science Professor Fava Thomas discussed the history of the mill as well as the United Textile Workers' launch of a nation-wide strike.