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Curricular Innovations in Political Science at Community Colleges: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges Virtual Workshop Series

Political Science Now

Curricular innovations include utilizing new textbooks or workbooks, creating a new active learning experience, and utilizing APSA Educate resources to improve face-to-face or online learning environments. She has been a Political Science educator for twenty-four years.

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In Memoriam: Dr. Boris E. Ricks, Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Passes Away

Political Science Now

Ricks was an Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Northridge, since 2008. in Political Science from the University of Southern California in 2003. Within the American Political Science Association, Dr. Ricks held a number of leadership and committee positions. Dr. Boris E.

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Meet 2024 RBSI Scholar, Karis Rivers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Political Science Now

Karis Rivers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Karis Rivers is a rising senior at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor majoring in political science and minoring in quantitative methods in social sciences. After graduating, Karis plans to pursue a doctoral degree in political science.

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New faces on campus: Students of all races welcome first black presidents to largely white colleges

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The 2012 survey from the American Council on Education was sent to public and private colleges and universities across the U.S., 6 percent — The number of colleges and universities led by a black president, according to a 2012 survey from the American Council on Education (13.3 percent of the U.S. population is black).

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

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More students question college, putting counselors in a fresh quandary

The Hechinger Report

The situation has school counselors feeling stuck, said Mandy Savitz-Romer, a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and expert in school counseling. “We A report in October by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University found that more education generally yields higher earnings — but not always.

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College advisers vow to ‘kick the door open’ for Black and Hispanic students despite affirmative action ruling 

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“You have to get good grades, you have to find a way to do the academics, but also become leaders,” said Alleyne, the energetic co-founder and CEO of TeenSHARP , a nonprofit that prepares students from underrepresented backgrounds for higher education. “In Fight for social justice.” In your schools, do something!

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