Larry Gould - Professor of Political Science
Contact
Rarick 326
(785) 628-4425
lvgould@fhsu.edu
About Larry
Larry Gould is a former Provost (1998-2013), Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences (1991-1998) and founder and former director of the FHSU Docking Institute, where he remains a Senior Policy Fellow. He was the 1988 recipient of the FHSU Alumni Association’s Pilot Award as the outstanding faculty member of the year. The Hays Chamber of Commerce named him Most Valuable Citizen in 1990 and inducted him into the Chamber’s Hall of Fame in 1996. Previously, he was director of the FHSU Model United Nations Program, Faculty Senate president, and executive assistant to the president. In 2000, he was granted the Pacesetter Award from the National Academic Advising Association. In 2008, he was awarded the William Plater Award by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. One of the few national awards for provosts, the Plater Award recognizes those chief academic officers who have advanced the civic mission of the campus through curricular reform, public advocacy, accountability for institutional citizenship, faculty development and recruitment, and partnerships with community organizations. In 2015, he was named a Kansas Icon of Education.
Education
Ph.D. Purdue University
M.A. Eastern New Mexico University
B.A. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Courses Taught
POLS 101 American Government
POLS 105 Current Political Issues
POLS 230 Introduction to International Relations
POLS 609 Model United Nations
POLS 630 International Organization in World Politics
POLS 632 Problems and Issues in World Politics
POLS 651 Recent Political Theories
POLS 689 Internship in Political Science
Research Interests
Academic Leadership and Change
Recent Research
Gould, L., Mason, T. A., & Degenhardt, K. D. (2014). Adult learners, the internet and the support service challenge. In M. M. Culp & G. J. Dungy (Eds.), Increasing adult learner persistence and completion rates: A guide for student affairs leaders and practitioners (pp. 91-112). Washington, DC: NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
Crawford, C. B., & Gould, L. (2012). Department chair perspective on learning outcomes assessment at Kansas’ public universities. Assessment Update, 24(1), 10-14.