Joseph DiSarro | |
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Born | September 20, 1948 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Ph.D. West Virginia University
M.A. Drew University B.A. Pershing University |
Occupation(s) | Professor and chair in the Department of Political Science at Washington & Jefferson College |
Political party | Republican |
Joseph DiSarro is an American professor and chair in the Department of Political Science at Washington & Jefferson College. [1] In addition to his teaching duties, DiSarro is chair of the Legal Profession Committee [2] and is the Pre-Law Advisor and Director of the college's Pre-Law Program. [3] He has been pre-law advisor Washington & Jefferson College since 1978, guiding approximately 1,117 students to law school as of 2012. [4] Ken Gormley, Dean of Duquesne University School of Law described DiSarro as "one of the most highly respected pre-law advisors in Pennsylvania." [4]
He also serves as faculty advisor for the Pre-Legal Society and Presidents for Liberty student organizations. [5] Several of his former students at Washington & Jefferson College have been served in the United States Congress, including Tom Rooney [6] ( FL-16) and Melissa Hart ( PA-4). [7]
DiSarro is originally from Westfield, New Jersey. [8] He earned a B.A. from John J. Pershing College, [9] an M.A. from Drew University in 1972, [10] and a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1979. [11] Politically, he describes himself as libertarian. [7]
He has appeared on C-SPAN providing political analysis on 2010 Pennsylvania elections [12] and on News Hour with Jim Lehrer analyzing the 2000 Presidential election in Pennsylvania. [13] The subjects of his commentary has ranged from the national implications of the 2010 special election after the death John Murtha, [14] the ability of Pennsylvania State Representative Bill DeWeese to run for re-election while under indictment, [15] the politics of hydraulic fracturing, [16] and the increasing clout of Western Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania State Capitol following the 2010 elections [17] and the rising influence of the Tea Party movement during the 2010 elections. [18] His political analysis on the politics of Pennsylvania has been featured in publications as diverse as CNN, [19] The Christian Science Monitor, [20] The New York Times, [21] and the English newspaper The Guardian. [22]
Joseph DiSarro | |
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Born | September 20, 1948 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Ph.D. West Virginia University
M.A. Drew University B.A. Pershing University |
Occupation(s) | Professor and chair in the Department of Political Science at Washington & Jefferson College |
Political party | Republican |
Joseph DiSarro is an American professor and chair in the Department of Political Science at Washington & Jefferson College. [1] In addition to his teaching duties, DiSarro is chair of the Legal Profession Committee [2] and is the Pre-Law Advisor and Director of the college's Pre-Law Program. [3] He has been pre-law advisor Washington & Jefferson College since 1978, guiding approximately 1,117 students to law school as of 2012. [4] Ken Gormley, Dean of Duquesne University School of Law described DiSarro as "one of the most highly respected pre-law advisors in Pennsylvania." [4]
He also serves as faculty advisor for the Pre-Legal Society and Presidents for Liberty student organizations. [5] Several of his former students at Washington & Jefferson College have been served in the United States Congress, including Tom Rooney [6] ( FL-16) and Melissa Hart ( PA-4). [7]
DiSarro is originally from Westfield, New Jersey. [8] He earned a B.A. from John J. Pershing College, [9] an M.A. from Drew University in 1972, [10] and a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1979. [11] Politically, he describes himself as libertarian. [7]
He has appeared on C-SPAN providing political analysis on 2010 Pennsylvania elections [12] and on News Hour with Jim Lehrer analyzing the 2000 Presidential election in Pennsylvania. [13] The subjects of his commentary has ranged from the national implications of the 2010 special election after the death John Murtha, [14] the ability of Pennsylvania State Representative Bill DeWeese to run for re-election while under indictment, [15] the politics of hydraulic fracturing, [16] and the increasing clout of Western Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania State Capitol following the 2010 elections [17] and the rising influence of the Tea Party movement during the 2010 elections. [18] His political analysis on the politics of Pennsylvania has been featured in publications as diverse as CNN, [19] The Christian Science Monitor, [20] The New York Times, [21] and the English newspaper The Guardian. [22]