Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Began Fall 1978.

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Political Science, International Relations. Focus on Soviet Union/Russia (history, ideology, foreign policy).

Other courses included: 

The American South

16th-20th C. Political Philosophy

The US Presidency

American Political Participation

Urban Studies - Architecture and Planning

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Columbia University in the City of New York, New York. Bachelor of Arts, 1989.

School of General Studies and School of International and Public Affairs.

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Political Science, International Affairs major, History minor.

Initial Focus on Middle East and Islam (history, religion, culture, foreign policy, political movements).

Final Focus on China and Japan (19th 20th Century, history, foreign policy, culture, religion - Asian Studies).

Other courses included:

American Foreign Policy

McCarthyism in the 1950s

French Language

French Literature

American Literature

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Parents' Education

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Norman Fink. Father. Lawyer.

Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy. 1947.

Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. J.D. 1950.

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Helen Fink. Mother. Textile Designer. Interior Designer. Artist.

Pratt Institute, School of Design, Brooklyn, New York. Bachelor in Textile Design. 1952.

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