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‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors

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Fifty-five percent enroll right after high school , down from 61 percent in 2016 , according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Henderson State University in Arkansas dropped 25 programs in disciplines including history, political science and biology.

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Learn more about: Examining Women’s Representation in Tribal Governance: An Analysis of Executive and Legislative Roles

Political Science Now

Prior to joining the University of Arizona, she was an assistant professor in the political science department at the University of Pittsburgh from 2018 to 2024. in political science from the University of California, Merced in 2016 and 2018, respectively, and a B.A. She received her M.A.

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Three Political Science Professors Named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Political Science Now

His history of political thought in twentieth-century Europe, Contesting Democracy, was published by Yale University Press in the summer of 2011. His book Was ist Populismus? Mueller’s book Furcht und Freiheit: Für einen anderen Liberalismus was published by Suhrkamp in 2019 and won the Bavarian Book Prize.

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Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Robert Seddig, Passed Away

Political Science Now

Professor Seddig was a long-time political science faculty member at Allegheny College. Seddig was a political science professor for 45 years at Allegheny College and retired in 2012. His colleagues in the Political Science Department also note that his passion for justice and equity ran through his academic work.

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Call for Submissions: 2024 APSA Election Reflections | Deadline: January 15, 2025

Political Science Now

This continues APSA’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs Department prior work calling for submissions around the 2016, 2018, and 2020 election cycles. What role can/does political science research play in helping to make sense of the results of the 2024 campaign and election cycle?

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

How are political science educators bringing the 2024 U.S. What assignments or activities should political science educators use to help undergraduates understand the 2024 U.S. Allison Rank is an associate professor of American Politics at SUNY Oswego. campaign and election from multiple perspectives.

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Eric Schickler Receives the 2024 Barbara Sinclair Lecture Award

Political Science Now

Since 1997, he has been associated with the University of California, Berkeley, where he has chaired the Department of Political Science and served as co-director of the Institute of Government Studies. Of particular note is his interest in exploring political history and American political development through the lens of the Congress.