Faculty List

Derick L Hulme, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science & Nationally Competitive Scholarship AdvisorChair
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1992
SAC 348
(989) 463-7387
Office Hours: MW: 4:00-5:15, F: 2:00-4:30
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Education

  • Ph.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, 1988
  • B.A. St. Lawrence University, 1983

Research Interests

Terrorism, US foreign policy, Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict, politics and the Olympics

Recent Courses Taught

  • Presidential Library Research.  POL 127/327.
  • US Policy toward the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.  POL 401.
  • Advanced Model United Nations.  POL 328/329.
  • Model United Nations.  POL 226/227.
  • World Problems and Conflicts.  POL 121.

Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

Selected Book Publications

  • Derick L Hulme, Ph.D..  The Israeli-Palestinian Road Map for Peace: A Critical Analysis.  University Press of America (Rowman Littlefield Publishing Group).  2009.
  • Derick L Hulme, Ph.D..  Palestinian Terrorism and US Foreign Policy, 1969-1977: Dynamics of Response.  Edwin Mellen.  2004.
  • Derick L Hulme, Ph.D..  The Political Olympics: Moscow, Afghanistan, and the 1980 US Olympic Boycott.  Praeger.  1990.

Selected Articles

Recent Presentations

  • ""The Fulbright Scholarship: Developing institutional strategies for success"."  Ferris State University--honors college faculty and students.  Ferris State University.  January 2012.
  • "The Bush Legacy: A Critical Analysis."  college students.  Northwestern Michigan College.  November 2008.
  • "1/20/09: The US in a post-Bush World."  International Affairs Forum.  Traverse City, Michigan.  November 2008.
  • ""Teaching International Relations in a post-9//11 World"."  Michigan Conference of Political Scientists.  Grand Rapids, Michigan.  October 2007.
  • ""The Road Map for Peace: Managing the Pendular Dynamic of Terror."  International Conference on Social Science.  Honolulu, Hawaii.  June 2005.
  • "Cultivating Nationally Competitive Scholars."  Ferris State University.  Big Rapids, Michigan.  November 2004.

Professional Memberships

  • Midwest Political Science Association
  • American Political Science Association
  • National Association of Fellowship Advisors

Service to the College

Service to the Community

  • Alma/St. Louis Rotary Club

Service to the Profession

 

Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation. Alma offers 22 varsity sports—11 for the women and 11 for the men—including four sports that debuted in 2011–12: women’s lacrosse and bowling and men’s lacrosse and wrestling.

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Student Profile

Carrie Frame

Carrie Frame
Graduation: 2013
Major: English

While Carrie Frame is a writer who prefers the creative possibilities of fiction over nonfiction, she’s nonetheless enjoying the opportunity to draft a true story for herself at Alma College.

As an English major and writing minor, she has plenty of time to keep penning, penciling, scribbling and scrawling ideas from her imagination during class.

“It’s hard to find time to write recreationally in college, so I made the decision to take classes in writing,” she says. “That way, I’m earning credits and working toward my degree but also doing what I love.”

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