History, Law & Government

The Department of History, Law, and Government offers students a unique opportunity to explore these subjects within a highly interdisciplinary context. Both globally and community-oriented, the division looks at central aspects of the human experience on a worldwide scale while understanding that these social experiences exist within many levels of the human community.

The HLG department is also the base for a number of associated institutions that offer students rich and diverse educational experiences. These include:

• the Climate Crisis Educational Center and the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program
• the Council for Citizenship Education
• the SAGE-SIFT (Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade) Institute for Sino-American Studies
• the State Court Watch program of the New York State Bar Association's Law, Youth and Citizenship Program

The faculty are associated with a wide variety of on- and off-campus organizations that offer further educational and internship possibilities, such as:

• Democracy Matters
• Great Decisions Program of the Council for Foreign Relations
• H-Asia (the Asian History list of H-NET: Humanities Online)
• the League of Women Voters
• the National Educational Association
• the New York State Legislature
• the New York State African Studies Association
• WAMC: Northeast Public Radio
• the Oral History Research Office of Columbia University
• the Women's Bar Association of New York State

Students in the division participate in a range of academic and career-oriented activities such as:

• History on Tour
• the National Conference on Undergraduate Research
• the Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honors Society
• the Pre-Law Club
• the first-ever Student League of Independent Voters

Contact the Dept. of History, Law & Government

Dept. Chair and Political Science and Pre-Law Program (RSC): Pamela Katz, J.D. , Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, (518) 244-2067, katzp@sage.edu.

Globalization and International Studies Program (RSC): Steven Leibo, PhD, Professor of International History and Politics, (518) 244-2330, leibos@sage.edu

History Program (RSC): Andor Skotnes, PhD, Professor of History, (518) 244-2021, skotna@sage.edu.

Public Affairs and Public Policy Program (SCA):
Harvey Strum, PhD, Professor of History, (518) 292-1746 strumh@sage.edu