Trinidad (May 2001) and Santiago (May 2001)
Visiting with Ernesto Cardenal, Poet of the Revolution and
Sandinista Leader, Managua, Nicaragua, May 1995
- Brief Biography
- Cliff's Current
Reading List
- Cliff's Best Albums
of All Time List
- Cliff's Courses
- Useful Links
for Students of Political Science
- Marshall
University Thundering Herd Football
Cliff received his Ph.D. in Political Science in 1987 from the University of North Texas. He taught at the University of Texas in Austin and Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos prior to coming to Indiana University Southeast (IUS) in the fall of 1989. He served as Dean of the School of Social Sciences from 1998 through 2010 and is currently Professor of Political Science and International Studies. He has studied in Cuba and Nicaragua and traveled throughout Central America. He has also traveled and studied in South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, the Arabian Peninsula, and much of Western Europe. Cliff teaches advanced courses on Latin American politics, US foreign policy, international political economy, and terrorism. He has written two books: The History of Cuba (2003/paperback in 2005) and The History of Nicaragua (2010). His most recent research focuses on how terrorist groups (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia, Hezbollah, Hamas) adapt to changing political opportunity structures. Cliff has received the IUS Distinguished Teaching Award, the IUS Distinguished Research Award, the Chancellor’s Award for Diversity, and the Karl Metz Award for distinguished service to the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences. He recently (summer 2012) took IUS students on a study abroad program to Cuba. He attended the US Naval Academy for 2 years and received his BA and MA from Marshall University in Huntington, WV.
Cliff and IUS
students at the University of Havana, June 2012
House of Stone: A Memoir of
Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid
Reaching Out: Cuba’s New Economy
and the International Response by Richard Feinberg
Welfare State: World War II
Americans and the Age of Big Government by James T. Sparrow
Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future by Robert Reich
The Return of Depression
Economics and the Crisis of 2008 by Paul Krugman
End this Depression Now by Paul Krugman
Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman
Cliff's Greatest Albums (no particular
order)
Allman
Brothers – Eat a Peach – I love southern rock and these guys invented it…
Beach
Boys – Pet Sounds – this album, like all the Beach Boys’ albums has the
fantastic harmonies…
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...
The
Clash – London Calling – I just love the raw music put out by the greatest punk
rock band…
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…
Fleetwood
Mac – Rumours – a masterpiece, my favorite in the
group is Christine McVie…
Marvin
Gaye – What’s Going On – What a voice…What’s Going On
is a song that almost always brings tears to my eyes…
Michael Jackson – Thriller – what can I say here…this was the top album in the
world when my wife and I were just married…
Carole
King – Tapestry – another one of those unforgettable albums
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, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Mainstreet
– I couldn’t pick just one album, these albums define rock-n-roll for my
generation
Simon
and Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water – the title cut may be the most
beautiful song ever written…
Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run – What more can anyone 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
U
2 – the Joshua Tree – this is the album that convinced me that U2 was one of
the greatest bands in the world
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…
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Courses
that I regularly teach: Political
Science Research Methods Introduction
to American Politics The
First Year Seminar International
Organization Cuba
in Transition (short term study abroad in Cuba) |
At the Volcano Masaya, Nicaragua, June 1995
Granada, Nicaragua, July 1998
Useful Links
for Students of Political Science and International Relations
- Center on
Congress at Indiana University - Lee Hamilton Director
- Woodrow Wilson
Center for Scholars - Lee Hamilton Director
- Concord
Coalition
- Federal Elections
Commission
- Economic Policy
Institute
- Government
Resources on the Web - University of Michigan
- International Labor
Organization
- International Monetary
Fund
- Latin American
Network Information Center at University of Texas
- Legislative
Information on the Net
- Political Data
Base of the Americas at Georgetown University
- Social Science Research
Network
- Data on PACs and
Soft Money
- United Nations
- United
Nations Association (USA) Model United Nations
- United
Nations Scholar's Work Station at Yale University
- U S State
Department
- World Bank
- Inter-American
Development Bank
- World Trade Organization
- USA Engage
- U S Committee for
Refugees
- U.S. Senator
Evan Bayh of Indiana
- U.S. Senator
Richard Lugar of Indiana
- on-line handbook
for Turabian/Chicago style
- Havana Journal
- US Cuba Trade and
Economic Council
- Granma
International
- Cuban News
Headlines/Cuba Daily News
- Generacion Y from Cuba - Yoani
Sanchez
- Circles
Robinson blog from Cuba
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 #8 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
Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl Victory 2011
GMAC Mobil Bowl Victories
2001, 2002
Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl
(Detroit) Victory 2009
Motor City Bowl (Detroit) 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 Championship 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)
2013 - at Virginia Tech, at Ohio, Miami of Ohio
2014 – Ohio, Louisville, at Miami of Ohio, at Akron
2015 – at Ohio, Purdue
2016 – at Navy, Akron
2018 - Navy
Recent Football History
Division I-A
2012 – 5 wins, 7 losses
2011 – Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl Champion – Marshall 20, Florida International 10 (7 wins, 6 losses)
2010 – 5 wins, 7 losses
2009 – Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl Champion
– Marshall 21, Ohio 17 (7 wins, 6 losses)
2008 - 4 wins, 8 losses
2007 - 3 wins, 9 losses
2006 - 5 wins, 7 losses
2005 - 4 wins, 7 losses – Marshall joins
Conference USA
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 – Marshall
joins MidAmerican Conference
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...
Conference Affiliation Prior to 1970
MidAmerican Conference Member - 1953-69
Ohio Valley Conference Member - 1948-52
Buckeye Conference Member - 1933-39
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...
GO
HERD
From Ashes to Glory...
WE ARE...MARSHALL
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