Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. He was also President of the Policy Studies Organization and a Board Member of the Social Science Council. In 2012, Holdens biography was entered into the U.S. Congressional Record.

Oral History 44

Oral History Political Science Social Justice Social Science 44

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In recent years, the group’s advocacy has led to changes in the district’s graduation requirements, to align them with admissions requirements for California’s university systems, and an expansion of funding for an after-school meal program that had been cut by the school board. In 2012, it became the first U.S.

Civics 142

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 142

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2023

I entered college in 1989 with an interest in human rights advocacy, planning to be a lawyer. I’m president at Minerva University , established in 2012 and one of the few institutions of higher education that, in recent memory, has asked the question, “What would we build if we could build it from scratch?”

Humanities 103

Humanities Advocacy Human Rights Social Science 103

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

It’s all part of an awareness campaign called “15 to Finish,” pioneered at the University of Hawaii in 2012, that has taken hold in dozens of states. Let’s say you are a Florida State University student looking for a class to fulfill its history/social science requirement. Some states’ figures are even higher.

Archaeology 82

Archaeology Tutoring History Advocacy 82

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In 2011-2012, APSA had an easily accessible online resource listing all the universities that offer doctorate degrees in Political Science and which programs were endorsed by APSA. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the historic Tuskegee University.

Political Science 49

Political Science Social Justice Advocacy Social Science 49

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Americans ages 18 to 24 have historically voted in very low proportions — 15 to 20 percentage points below the rest of the population as recently as the presidential election years of 2008 and 2012 , with an even bigger gap in the 2010 midterm s, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Not all groups of students vote in equally high numbers.

Political Science 137

Political Science Civics Government Social Justice 137