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Cathy J. Cohen Receives the 2024 Frank J. Goodnow Award

Political Science Now

Goodnow Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor distinguished service to the profession and the Association. Citation from the Award Committee: As a scholar, as a teacher and mentor, as an institutional and disciplinary leader, and as a political activist, Cathy J.

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Meet 2024 RBSI Scholar, Laila Waddell, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Political Science Now

Laila Waddell, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Laila Waddell is a rising senior at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University studying political science with a concentration in environmental studies. She has been active in campus life through student organizations and her department.

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OPINION: When books are banned, ‘education is impoverished, and everyone loses’

The Hechinger Report

A year ago, a Pennsylvania school board voted to ban a long list of books and other materials relating to race and social justice. How can English teachers discuss Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” Philip Roth’s “The Human Stain” or Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” without considering race and social justice?