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John F. Stack

John F. Stack Jr. (July 8, 1950 – June 23, 2022) was an American professor of politics, international relations, and law at Florida International University, where he held a joint appointment as founding dean of the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, and as a professor of law at the Florida International University College of Law. Originally from Brockton, Massachusetts, and later a Bostonian, Stack received an A.B. with highest honors graduated from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts in 1972, followed by an M.A. from the Graduate School of International Studies of the University of Denver in 1974, and a Ph.D. from the same institution in 1977. He received a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, in 1989. In 1976, Stack moved to South Florida and became one of the first instructors in the Florida International University Department of Political Science, thereafter becoming a full professor and department chair. He chaired the effort to develop the FIU College of Law from 2000 to 2001, and became a member of the law faculty from the initiation of the law school in 2002, serving until his death. In 2010, Stack was one of two FIU professors who signed a letter asking FIU employees to donate to the congressional campaign of Republican David Rivera, who was lauded in the letter for support for FIU.…

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John F. Stack Jr. (July 8, 1950 – June 23, 2022) was an American professor of politics, international relations, and law at Florida International University, where he held a joint appointment as founding dean of the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, and as a professor of law at the Florida International University College of Law. Originally from Brockton, Massachusetts, and later a Bostonian, Stack received an A.B. with highest honors graduated from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts in 1972, followed by an M.A. from the Graduate School of International Studies of the University of Denver in 1974, and a Ph.D. from the same institution in 1977. He received a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, in 1989. In 1976, Stack moved to South Florida and became one of the first instructors in the Florida International University Department of Political Science, thereafter becoming a full professor and department chair. He chaired the effort to develop the FIU College of Law from 2000 to 2001, and became a member of the law faculty from the initiation of the law school in 2002, serving until his death. In 2010, Stack was one of two FIU professors who signed a letter asking FIU employees to donate to the congressional campaign of Republican David Rivera, who was lauded in the letter for support for FIU.…

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  1. date of death: 2022-06-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "2022-06-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
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  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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