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William A. Gorton

William A. Gorton

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2005
SAC 351
(989) 463-7179
Office Hours: MW 1:00 - 2:15; TTh 10:00 - 11:15

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2002
  • B.A., College of William & Mary, 1989

Research Interests

Normative political theory, American political thought, constitutional law, philosophy of social science

Selected Book Publications

Selected Articles

  • William A. Gorton.  "Is Political Talk Getting Smarter?: An Analysis of Presidential Debates and the Flynn Effect."  Public Understanding of Science.
  • William A. Gorton.  "Philosophy of the Social Sciences."  The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

 

Alma College is one of the first undergraduate colleges in the United States to belong to the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN). Created in 2006 by students at the London School of Economics, the ICCSN aims to promote the work of the ICC and increase knowledge of international criminal law. Alma joins Duke University School of Law, the University of Cambridge and other institutions in a global community that connects students who share an interest in the ICC.

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Dr. William Palmer

Dr. William Palmer
Departments: English

Although William Palmer stuttered throughout his childhood, he developed a love for words that continues to this day.

“Stuttering was a wound in my life, but inside this wound I found a gift — the ability to write and the ability to teach writing,” the professor of English says.

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