Cliff Staten, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Social Sciences
Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Indiana University Southeast
4201 Grant Line Road
Crestview 140B
New Albany, IN  47150
812-941-2391

Talking with a local musician in a cafe in
Santiago, Cuba, May 2001

      Checking out the 57 Chevy in Trinidad, Cuba                      Traditional Cuban music in Santiago, Cuba


"200 million children in the world sleep in the streets today - none are Cuban"

visiting with Ernesto Cardenal

Visiting with Ernesto Cardenal, Poet of the Revolution and
Sandinista Leader, Managua, Nicaragua, May 1995


Brief Biography   

     Cliff received his Ph.D. in Political Science in 1987 from the University of North Texas.  He taught at the University of Texas and Texas State University prior to coming to Indiana University Southeast (IUS) in the fall of 1989.  He is currently Professor of Political Science and International Studies and Dean of the School of Social Sciences.  He has traveled and/or studied in Central America with a special focus on Nicaragua, Cuba, Mexico, southern Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and Europe.  Cliff teaches advanced courses on Latin American politics, US foreign policy, international political economy, and terrorism.  His book The History of Cuba (Greenwood Press, 2003) was published in paperback in September of 2005 by Palgrave.  He attended the US Naval Academy for 2 years and received his BA and MA from Marshall University.  His wife, Shannon, is the Director of Housing at the University of Louisville.  They have 3 children: Josh who is a junior at Indiana University; Ryan who is a freshman at the University of Louisville; and Anna who is a 9th grader at New Albany High School.  Cliff is teaching US foreign policy this fall and Latin American politics in the spring of 2009.  He is currently writing a book The History of Nicaragua for Greenwood Press which will be completed in the fall of 2009.  His most recent research article focuses on how terrorist organizations adapt to changing environments - see his journal article on Hezbollah listed below.

For his most recent commentary on  Cuba under Raul Castro , see The Journal (Edinburgh):
http://www.journal-online.co.uk/articles/show/2968

For his most recent journal articles see:

Staten, Cliff.  2008.  From Terrorism to Legitimacy: Political Opportunity Structures and the Case of Hezbollah.  Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution.  8:1:32-49
http://www.trinstitute.org/ojpcr/8_1staten.pdf

Staten, Cliff.  2005.  US Foreign Policy since World War II: An Essay on Reality’s Corrective Qualities.  American Diplomacy.  July.    http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2005/0709/stat/staten_reality.html

Review of his book The History of Cuba - "Staten has accomplished much with this book. He has successfully condensed Cuba's convoluted past and present into a concise, readable history that still retains sufficient detail to be intellectually useful. His insight into the respective motivations of both Cuban and U.S. actors is especially poignant. This book is highly recommended for anyone seeking to understand the most misunderstood country in the Americas and its love-hate relationship with the United States."--Robert C. Harding, Spring Hill College.

Cliff's Reading List

Tambor Olvidada by Sergio Ramirez
El Infinito en La Palma de La Mano by Gioconda Belli
Sandinista: Carlos Fonseca and the Nicaraguan Revolution by Matilde Zimmerman
From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras by Jennifer Bickham Mendez
Winning the Right War: the Path to Security for America and the World by Philip H. Gordon
After Iraq: the Imperiled American Imperium by Charles Kegley and Gregory Raymond
The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
Leaderless Jihad by Marc Sageman
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Double Play by Robert Parker

Cliff's Greatest Albums (no particular order)

Allman Brothers – Eat a Peach – I love southern rock and these guys invented it…
Beatles - Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper, and Abbey Road – I couldn’t pick just one album…after all we are talking about the Beatles…nothing else need be said
Jackson Browne – Late for the Sky – one of the most introspective and greatest singer-songwriters of our generation…such hauntingly beautiful lyrics...
Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority – great musicians, innovative rock-n-roll…the first album is still the best…
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmos Factory – very simply put…great rock-n-roll
Cream – Disraeli Gears – one of the albums I drove my mom crazy with…nothing better than to crank up the stereo and shake the floor and walls with Sunshine of your Love
Crosby, Stills, and Nash – Crosby, Stills, and Nash – when CDs first came out…this is the first one I bought to "replace" my vinyl…I will listen to this album forever
Doors – Morrison’s Hotel – yes, Jim Morrison still lives…
Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited – of all the Dylan albums this, without a doubt, is my favorite
Eagles – Hotel California – I still get tingles down my back when I hear the opening notes to the title cut…
Michael Jackson – Thriller – what can I say here…this was the top album in the world when my wife and I were just married…
Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers – last and best album by the original line up of one of the most talented rock-n-roll groups ever
Van Morrison – Moondance – Into the Mystic, Moondance, And It Stoned Me, Crazy Love…fantastic singer songwriter, a masterpiece
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin 4 – yes, I’m a Stairway to Heaven junkie
Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon – this one will still be playing when people are actually living on the dark side of the moon
Rolling Stones – Beggar’s Banquet and Sticky Fingers – I couldn’t pick just one album, these albums define rock-n-roll for my generation
Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run – What more can any one say about the best rock-n-roll album in history?
James Taylor – Sweet Baby James – another one of those unforgettable albums that I will always listen to
Who – Who’s Next – we won’t get fooled again, oh no…
Neil Young – Live at Massey Hall 1971 – so many great Neil Young albums to pick from and this didn’t come out until 2007…takes me back to my senior year in high school…

Courses That I Teach
 
Courses that I regularly teach:

Political Science Senior Seminar
Terrorism
International Political Economy
US Foreign Policy
Latin American Politics

Other courses that I have taught:

International Organization
US-Latin American Relations
Development Problems in the Third World
Political Science Methods
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to American Politics
The Common Experience First Year Seminar

Masaya Volcana

At the Volcano Masaya, Nicaragua, June 1995

Granada, Nicaragua
Granada, Nicaragua, July 1998

Useful Links for Students of Political Science and International Relations
 

Managua
Managua, Nicaragua, May 1995


Nicaragua - circa 1943/44 - My grandfather is in this picture next to the huge Banyan tree.
He helped construct the Pan-American Highway during WWII.


Marshall University Thundering Herd Football
see the movie WE ARE MARHALL ...

From Ashes to Glory...

Undefeated Seasons
1999 - Motor City Bowl Champions, MidAmerican Conference Champions
Ranked #7 in Final AP and Coaches' Polls
13 wins and no losses
1996 - I-AA National Champions, Southern Conference Champions
15 wins and no losses

I-AA National Champions 1992, 1996
I-AA National Runner-up - 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995

GMAC Mobil Bowl Victories 2001, 2002
Motor City Bowl Victories 1998, 1999, 2000
Motor City Bowl Appearances 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl Appearance 2004
Tangerine Bowl Appearance 1948

MidAmerican Conference Championships 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
Southern Conference Championships (I-AA) 1988, 1994, 1996
Buckeye Conference Champions 1937
West Virginia Athletic Conference Championships 1924, 1928, 1931

WE ARE...MARSHALL

The Herd Zone
Thundering Herd Football at USA Today


Heisman Trophy
Randy Moss (WR) 1997 (finalist)
Chad Pennington (QB) 1999 (finalist)
Byron Leftwich (QB) 2002 (finalist)

Walter Payton Award (I-AA Outstanding Player in the Nation)
Michael Payton (QB) 1992

Future Schedules (non-conference opponents) (Marshall is a member of CONFERENCE USA)

2008 - at Wisconsin, at West Virginia, Illinois State, Cincinnati
2009 - at Virginia Tech University, at West Virginia University, Southern Illinois, Bowling Green
2010 - at Ohio State, West Virginia University, Bowling Green
2011 - Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, at West Virginia University
2012 - at Miami (FL), at West Virginia, Ohio
2013 - at Virginia Tech, Ohio

Recent Football History

Division I-A

2008 - Time to get back to our winning ways again...
2007 - 3 wins, 9 losses
2006 - 5 wins, 7 losses
2005 - 4 wins, 7 losses
2004 - PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl - Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14 (6 wins, 6 losses)
2003 - 8 wins, 4 losses
2002 - GMAC Mobile Bowl Champion - Marshall 38, Louisville 15 (11 wins, 2 losses)
2002 - MidAmerican Conference Champion - Marshall 49, Toledo 45
2001 - GMAC Mobile Bowl Champion- Marshall 64, East Carolina 61 (11 wins, 2 losses)
2001 - MidAmerican Conference Championship - Toledo 41, Marshall 36
2000 - Motor City Bowl Champion - Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14 (8 wins, 5 losses)
2000 - MidAmerican Conference Champion - Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14
1999 - Motor City Bowl Champion - Marshall 21, Brigham Young University 3 (Undefeated Season 13 wins)
1999 - MidAmerican Conference Champion - Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
1998 - Motor City Bowl Champion - Marshall 48, Louisville 29 (12 wins, one loss)
1998 - MidAmerican Conference Champion - Marshall 23, Toledo 17
1997 - Motor City Bowl - Mississippi 34, Marshall 31 (10 wins, 3 losses)
1997 - MidAmerican Conference Champion - Marshall 34, Toledo 14

Division I-AA

1996 - National Champion - Marshall 49, Montana 29  (Undefeated Season 15 wins)
1995 - National Runner-up - Montana 22, Marshall 20 (12 wins, 3 losses)
1994 - Southern Conference Champion, National Semi-finalist- 12 wins, 2 losses
1993 - National Runner-up - Youngstown State 17, Marshall 5 (11 wins, 4 losses)
1992 - National Champion - Marshall 31, Youngstown State 28 (12 wins, 3 losses)
1991 - National Runner-up - Youngstown State 25, Marshall 17 (11 wins, 4 losses)
1990 - 6 wins, 5 losses
1989 - 6 wins, 5 losses
1988 - Southern Conference Champion - 11 wins, 2 losses
1987 - National Runner-up - NE Louisiana 43, Marshall 42 (Record 10-5)
1986 - 6 wins, 4 losses, one tie
1985 - 7 wins, 3 losses, one tie
1984 - 6 wins, 5 losses
1983 - 4 wins, 7 losses
1982 - 3 wins, 8 losses - Southern Conference reclassified to Division I-AA

Division I-A

1981 - 2 wins, 9 losses
1980 - 2 wins, 8 losses, one tie
1979 - one win, 10 losses
1978 - one win, 10 losses
1977 - 2 wins, 9 losses - Marshall joins Southern Conference
1976 - 5 wins, 6 losses
1975 - 2 wins, 9 losses
1974 - one win, 10 losses
1973 - 4 wins, 7 losses
1972 - 2 wins, 8 losses
1971 - 2 wins, 8 losses - first home game the "Young" Thundering Herd defeats Xavier on the last play of the game...
1970 - 3 wins, 6 losses - November 14th - Players, coaches and supporters killed in plane crash after the game at East Carolina...

Other Football History

MidAmerican Conference Member - 1953-68
Tangerine Bowl - Catawba 7, Marshall 0 - 1948
Ohio Valley Conference Member - 1948-52
Buckeye Conference Champions - 1937
Buckeye Conference Member - 1933-39
West Virginia Athletic Conference Champions - 1924, 28, 31
West Virginia Athletic Conference Member - 1924-32

Marshall University Football Stadium


 
 

Marshall University Plane Crash Memorials


Spring Hill Cemetary                                      Marshall University Campus

They shall live in the hearts of their families and friends forever...

November 14, 1970

GO HERD
 From Ashes to Glory...
WE ARE...MARSHALL


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