Professor
Education
- Ph.D.: Political Science, Ohio State University
- B.A.: Political Science, Macalester CollegeÂ
Dr. Ripley is a Professor of Political Science and teaches a broad range of courses in international relations and comparative politics. His interests include global governance, contemporary global issues, European and Asian politics, and international relations theory. He taught at the University of Pittsburgh and held a visiting appointment at the University of Wisconsin prior to his arrival at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in 1996. Dr. Ripley received a Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Pittsburgh and was a Pew Fellow of International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He was the 2013 recipient of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Teaching Excellence award. Previously, he served as the Dean of Faculty and Senior Academic Advisor for the Office for Academic Affairs and as the Associate Dean in the School of Social Sciences at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Dr. Ripley was born and raised on a family farm in Winnebago, Minnesota.Â
- Global Politics
- American Foreign Policy
- European Politics
- Asian Politics
- International Relations TheoryÂ
- Global Issues
- Comparative Politics: Asia
- Comparative Politics: Europe
- American Foreign Policy
- Senior SeminarÂ
- Foreign Policy
- Decision Making
- Advisory ProcessÂ
- PEW Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School
- Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh
- ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Teaching Excellence AwardÂ