Karl Schonberg, associate professor of government, became a professor because he likes being challenged and being able to challenge his students. “I spend a lot of time talking with students about what I consider very challenging, interesting issues in world affairs,” he says.  Schonberg enjoys most about his work “interacting with students one-on-one and in small groups,” he says.  He offers courses in U.S. foreign and national security policy, international conflict and security, international law and organization, and political and economic globalization. So far, Schonberg’s most rewarding experience at St. Lawrence was “taking students to Senegal as part of the semester in France,” he says.  “It was very gratifying to be able to see students connect our academic discussions from class with their own firsthand experiences of Senegalese culture.”  Schonberg believes that studying abroad “can very profoundly change a student’s perspective on the world and his or her place in it,” and as a professor, he loves being a part of that experience. Schonberg is doing research for “a book on contemporary U.S. foreign policy,” he says.  He also recently published the book Pursuing the National Interest: Moments of Transition in Twentieth Century American Foreign Policy (2003), and an article in Political Science Quarterly, “Global Security and Legal Restraint: Reconsidering War Powers after September 11” (2004).  In his spare time, Schonberg loves to travel.  “In the past few years,” he says, “I have been to Thailand, Iran, Senegal, China and a number of countries in Europe.”