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Learn more about: How has Federalism Shaped (and Constrained) Native American Political Rights?

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Melanie Jean Springer, University of California, Santa Cruz Melanie Jean Springer is currently an associate professor of politics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. in political science from Columbia University in 2006. She specializes in American politics. She received her Ph.D.

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Congratulations to the 2024 APSA Award Winners

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APSA recognizes and honors the work of various scholars who have made outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching and service. Volume 21, Issue 2 BOOK AWARDS Merze Tate – Elinor Ostrom Outstanding Book Award for the best book on government, politics, or international affairs Recipient: Olukunle P.

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New Orleans finally has control of its own schools, but will all parents really have a say?

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Celeste Lay, a Tulane political science professor who studies education policy, sees a pattern in who is succeeding in this new era. Celeste Lay, a Tulane political science professor. The best interests of public school kids in the city won’t be served by neighborhood community engagement if it’s left unchecked.”.

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Using schools to bring a dying Rust Belt city back to life

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And this year the school district opened the Family and Community Engagement Center, which offers free uniforms and coats and a food pantry. That policy contributed to the racial tensions that fed a 1917 riot, one of the deadliest in the country’s history. And she oversees the new Family and Community Engagement Center.

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APSA Resources on the 2024 US Elections

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Facilitating Respectful Conversations in the Political Science Classroom Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election Engaging the 2024 U.S. This collection showcases the work of political scientists who conduct research, teach, or provide campus service to encourage student political participation, democratic engagement, and voting.

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College student voting is way up

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The political division they’ve witnessed hasn’t discouraged young voters, said LoMonte, a sophomore political science major from Bloomfield, New Jersey, who was wearing a “TCNJ Votes” T-shirt. It’s not enough to throw our hands in the air and give up,” said Williams, a senior political science major from Union, New Jersey.