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Conflicted Policies? Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam

Teaching American History

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Structure and Leadership Brochure. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee has a right and a responsibility to dissent with United States foreign policy on any issue when it sees fit. Read the entire document, our scholarly introduction, and discussion questions here. December 6, 1963.

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Treasuring Indonesian Culture; From Local Practice to State Political Ritual

Anthropology News

In his role as the head of state and government, President Jokowi transcends the identity of a mere political figure or official; he becomes a personification of the nation itself. In this context, President Jokowi’s embodiment of Indonesian identity is intertwined with the populist politics that underlie his leadership.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

His time in elementary school preceded both Johnson’s leadership at Collins Elementary and Duty’s in the district. She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. A new superintendent, James Henderson, took over in 2018.

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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

“We are delighted to welcome Kim Mealy to this critical leadership role. We are very excited about this new chapter in the APSA’s evolution under Kim’s leadership,” said APSA President, Mark Warren. million dollars in 2021; and serving as the co-Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation (NSF) $1.4

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Member Spotlight: Dr. Cyril Ghosh, Clark University

Political Science Now

My involvement with APSA, both as a member as well as in leadership roles, has been somewhat integral to my career. I didnt know they had their own governance structures and bylaws. I should add that, over time, I also became quite seriously involved in the leadership and administration of S+P and the APSA LGBTQ Caucus.

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Maxine Waters chastises for-profit colleges and DeVos Leadership

The Hechinger Report

former Secretary of Education; Wade Henderson, former president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; and Fail State’s director, Alex Shebanow. This is probably one of the biggest rip-offs and scandals in government of all time,” Waters said. We have got to change the leadership,” Waters said.

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History Lesson: Did the election just erase 250 years of progress?

The Hechinger Report

It was always perplexing to me to see the disparity between our society’s low expectations of women and my experience of the leadership shown by these two women, my role models. Women’s rights are human rights: That was Eleanor’s view before the slogan became associated with Hillary Clinton, from her speech at the 1995 U.N.

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